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Laurens County Council approves Ordinance 996 on second reading to buy two properties
Summary
On Dec. 22, 2025, Laurens County Council approved Ordinance 996 on its second reading to purchase properties described in the meeting as "Number 1 and Number 3 Gallon Street." The motion passed by voice vote, recorded as 4-0. The ordinance's intended use or funding source was not specified during the meeting.
Laurens County Council voted unanimously on Dec. 22, 2025, to approve Ordinance 996 on its second reading, authorizing the county to purchase two properties described in the meeting transcript as "Number 1 and Number 3 Gallon Street." The Chair called the motion, it was seconded, and the vote was recorded as 4-0 in favor.
The approval came as a formal motion on the second reading of the ordinance. The motion to approve Ordinance 996 was made from the floor and seconded; the Chair asked for those in favor to raise their hands and recorded the tally as four in favor and none opposed.
The meeting record contains no further details about the ordinance’s purpose, acquisition price, funding source or how the county plans to use the properties. Council members did not provide those specifics during the public meeting, and no supporting documents were cited on the record.
Because the transcript does not identify individual council votes by name, the roll-call names for the yes votes were not stated on the record; the meeting recorded only the overall tally (4-0). Any subsequent public materials, staff reports or meeting minutes that include the ordinance text, deed descriptions or funding details will be the authoritative source for those missing specifics.
The council moved on after the vote to the scheduled quarterly public input session.
