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Greenwood County accepts watershed study after public pleas about flooding; Miller recuses
Summary
The council accepted the Greenwood County Watershed Study (presented as Wolpert/Wolford) and signaled the need for a special meeting to prioritize projects and funding; a resident urged adoption citing repeated flooding and sewer overflows on Brookfield Drive. Councilwoman Miller recused from the vote because she lives in an affected community.
Greenwood County Council voted on Sept. 2 to accept the Greenwood County Watershed Study, a staff presentation the transcript references alternately as Wolpert and Wolford. The acceptance was unanimous among voting members; Councilwoman Miller recused herself from the vote because she lives in a community that the study references.
Public comment and why it mattered: Earlier in the meeting, resident Doug Collins told the council he lives on Brookfield Drive and urged them to adopt the watershed study and prioritize penny‑sales‑tax project No. 16. Collins said his subdivision…
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