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Developer asks Greer council to privatize Park Avenue to reduce utility tap costs for 'The James'
Summary
A developer for The James told Greer City Council that a near-fourfold increase in Greer CPW tap and capacity fees, discovered in March 2025, created unexpected costs and petitioned the council to privatize a segment of Park Avenue so the project can consolidate water taps and lower expenses; council deferred detailed review until a public hearing and readings.
Mike McCarthy, vice president of the Meridian Group, told Greer City Council on Sept. 9 that his company discovered in March 2025 that Greer CPW had raised tap and capacity fees "by almost 4 times effective 01/01/2025," and that his development had not received the same advance notice other developers had. McCarthy said the fee increase imposed unexpected costs on the apartment project now known as The James.
McCarthy said the project currently has two taps because Park Avenue, a public road, bisects the site. "The…
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