Mauldin approves accommodations-tax bond as public raises traffic and noise concerns about Bridgeway Station

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…