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Easley council votes: opioid grant, roads acceptance, playground dedication and appointment tabled
Summary
At its regular meeting the council accepted an opioid recovery grant to hire two officers, approved the sale of West End Hall to the school board, dedicated city land for an inclusive playground, accepted several roads into the city network (4–2), and tabled a planning commission appointment to December.
Easley City Council took several formal actions during its regular meeting.
Opioid recovery grant: Council approved Ordinance 2025-13 (second reading) to amend the FY 2025–26 operating budget to accept $332,300 from the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund and to authorize hiring two police officers and purchasing two vehicles for the Easley Police Department. The chair noted unanimous support on the vote.
West End Hall conveyance: Council adopted Ordinance 2025-14 to convey 201 and 205 S. 5th Street (West End Hall) to the school board; the sale was discussed at length and recorded 4–2 in favor. Some councilmembers raised concerns about notice, appraisal timing and nonmonetary benefits to the city.
Inclusive playground dedication: Council adopted Resolution 2025-17 dedicating city-owned property as the site for a fully inclusive playground. Presenters said the project will be funded from a source other than the city’s operating budget and described design elements intended to maximize accessibility and shade.
Roads acceptance: Council approved Resolution 2025-18 to accept certain roads from the Pleasant Hill Cottages Homeowners Association into the city road network; the motion passed 4–2 after one councilmember said the city lacked funds to maintain additional roads.
Appointment: The council considered appointing Jim Walker to the Planning Commission but tabled the appointment until December to correct ordinance wording and align the calendar with the planning commission schedule.
Votes recorded in the meeting transcript are summarized above; where the transcript recorded numeric tallies those are noted (4–2 for two items). The meeting did not include a full roll-call naming each council member’s vote on every item in the public transcript.
