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Richland County Council OKs using 15% of accommodations tax for down-payment assistance, expands eligible teachers
Summary
Council voted to allocate 15% of prior-year accommodations tax collections for down-payment assistance and workforce housing, specifying eligibility for county employees, public safety, EMS and teachers including those at Lexington-Richland District 5; motion passed unanimously.
Richland County Council voted unanimously Dec. 3 to allocate 15% of prior-year accommodations tax collections to down-payment assistance and workforce housing programs targeted to Richland County employees, public safety personnel, EMS workers and public-school teachers, including teachers employed by Lexington-Richland School District Five whose jobs are located in Richland County.
The measure, offered as a committee recommendation and amended on the floor by Councilmember Branham to reference Section 61-5-37 of the South Carolina Code and Act 57 of 2023, directs that the housing assisted under the program be located within Richland County. The…
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