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Berkeley County Council approves grants, Volvo agreement update and multiple contracts; reads water-loan ordinance
Summary
County council approved multiple grant acceptances and contracts, amended a Volvo memorandum of agreement to reflect a $700 million commitment and 3,000 jobs, and approved project change orders and local infrastructure allocations. Several zoning items were advanced by title only.
Berkeley County Council on Monday approved a package of grants, contract awards and budget/financing items, including a $10 million Camp Hall infrastructure grant, an amendment to the Volvo memorandum of agreement increasing its local commitment to $700,000,000 and 3,000 jobs, and acceptance of several state grant awards for solid-waste, waste-tire and used-oil programs.
The council’s finance and standing committees presented items earlier in the evening and the full council voted to accept grants and authorize contracts. The actions included accepting a $500,000 EPA Brownfields assessment grant, approving a Tri Solutions contract to coat three sections of the county’s new jail floor, and approving a change order to add a right-turn lane on U.S. 176 Phase 1.
Together, the adopted measures provide funding for county environmental programs, recognize a major private employer’s revised investment and book a series of mostly noncontroversial operational contracts. Council members said the Volvo amendment provides stability for a local manufacturing plant,…
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