Colleton County Council approves lease financing for airport fuel farm, adopts multiple resolutions

Colleton County Council met on April 1, 2025, and unanimously approved third reading of Ordinance 25-02 authorizing a lease-purchase financing agreement not to exceed $1,500,000 to construct a fuel farm at the Lowcountry Regional Airport. The council also completed third reading of Ordinance 25-01 (amendments to the county council code) and adopted a series of resolutions, while taking first readings on several other ordinances.

The measures approved by vote included infrastructure, personnel and policy actions that council members described as routine or necessary to continue county operations and planned projects. Several items drew brief discussion before votes; others were advanced on first reading for later review.

Votes at a glance - Ordinance 25-02 (third reading): Authorize lease-purchase financing up to $1,500,000 for construction of a fuel farm at Lowcountry Regional Airport. Outcome: approved (voice vote). Motion and second recorded; vote recorded in the meeting as carried unanimously. (Transcript reference: ordinance text and vote.) - Ordinance 25-01 (third reading): Amend Title 2 (Administration and Personnel), Chapter 2.3O (County Council code) section 2.3O-067 (Committees). Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Ordinance 25-03 (first…