The Mauldin City Council on Dec. 16 approved on second reading an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of an accommodations-tax and hospitality-tax revenue bond tied to the Bridgeway Station public‑private project, while a resident urged the council to halt or slow city financial support until traffic and noise studies are completed. After an executive session on the development, the council authorized the mayor or his designee to execute a letter of intent and to negotiate and execute a purchase‑sale agreement on property discussed in executive session and to spend up to $20,000 on due‑diligence activities.

The vote on the bond ordinance was moved by Mister Reynolds and carried on second reading after brief comments by council members describing the measure as the financial step in a larger, multi‑part public‑private partnership. "This is just the financial piece of a very systematic, complex, long process for a public private partnership, and this is just keeping that ball rolling," Reynolds said. Councilmember Matney added that hospitality and accommodations taxes are restricted by state law to projects that encourage tourism: "Hospitality and accommodations tax has to be used under state law on projects that encourage tourism. And that's exactly what this project does, and we're spending it appropriately."

During the public comment period, Mauldin resident Megan Brock spoke against approving tax funding for the stadium component of Bridgeway Station. "I am very opposed to that," Brock said, citing what she described as roughly "$14,000,000 of state and local taxes going to building potentially building the Bridgeway Stadium." She questioned the stadium's planned capacity and the project's traffic and parking plans: "I don't understand why there's a 10,000 person stadium being built in a residential area... There's still no traffic plan." Brock also raised concerns about noise controls, saying the city's website suggested the stadium would be subject to the noise ordinance but that the city had granted Bridgeway Stadium an exemption: "In your noise ordinance, you gave Bridgeway Stadium a complete exemption."

Council members and staff did not announce additional traffic or noise studies at the meeting. The ordinance vote itself addressed the financing vehicle and did not enact zoning or operational conditions on the project. The council later entered an executive session announced as relating to an economic development matter tied to Bridgeway Station and to negotiations and proposed contractual arrangements. After returning to open session, Mister Reynolds reported: "No decisions were made. No votes were taken." Council then approved a motion by Mister Matney authorizing the mayor (or designee) to execute a letter of intent, negotiate and execute a purchase‑sale agreement on the property discussed in executive session, and to expend up to $20,000 for due diligence; the motion carried unanimously.

The meeting transcript does not list a final ordinance number for the bond measure; council described the item as the accommodations‑ and hospitality‑tax revenue bond associated with the Bridgeway Station public‑private partnership. It also does not contain detail about the specific traffic‑management or noise‑control measures that would accompany the stadium should the project proceed. The council did not vote at the meeting on any stadium operating rules or a final lease; the actions taken concerned the financing instrument and authorizing the mayor to pursue property negotiations.

Next steps noted at the meeting: the city will continue negotiations under the authorized letter of intent and due diligence. Any future requirements related to traffic studies, parking plans, or noise exemptions were not adopted at this meeting and would need to be presented to council for further review or as part of subsequent approvals.