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Council advances 1% transportation sales‑tax referendum, approves ballot language and project list
Summary
Lancaster County Council approved second reading of an ordinance to place a one‑percent transportation sales and use tax on the November ballot. The package totals $253 million over 10 years and lists 147 road projects; the ordinance also seeks voter authorization to issue up to $100 million in bonds.
Lancaster County Council approved on second reading an ordinance to place a one‑percent transportation sales and use tax on the November 2025 ballot and finalized the ballot language and project buckets.
The ordinance, presented under Title 4, Chapter 37 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, outlines a two‑question ballot: (1) authorize a 1% special sales and use tax for not more than 10 years to fund a specified package of road and intersection projects and (2) authorize issuance of up to $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds payable from the tax…
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