Votes at a glance: Edgefield County Council actions, Jan. 26, 2026
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Summary
Council approved routine and project items unanimously, including election of officers, acceptance of the annual audit, second reading of a solid‑waste ordinance authorizing up to $30 million in revenue bonds, a first reading rezoning for industrial use, a RidgeLink fiber contract, parking-lot and trail improvements, and an easement for a private property owner.
At its Jan. 26 meeting, Edgefield County Council recorded the following formal actions (all votes recorded in the meeting transcript were unanimous unless noted):
- Agenda approval: Motion to approve meeting agenda (moved by Doctor Kenya; seconded by Tiffany Ireland) — passed unanimously.
- Election of officers: Ballots conducted by county attorney Andrew Marine; Chairman Campbell reelected chairman and Mr. Talbert reelected vice chairman for the coming year.
- Approval of Dec. 2 meeting minutes: Motion made by Mister Moody, seconded by Mister Talbert — approved unanimously.
- Acceptance of audit results as information: Motion by Mister Tower; seconded by Doctor Kenyon — accepted unanimously.
- Ordinance 25‑26‑0005 (second reading): An ordinance to amend the county’s agreement with the 3 Rivers Solid Waste Authority to extend term through 2050, update tonnage commitments, increase tipping fees, and authorize the authority to issue revenue bonds up to $30,000,000 for construction of a new phase — motion for second reading passed unanimously (administration noted minor language on tonnage rates remains under discussion).
- Resolution 25‑26‑00008: Recognition of the Strom Thurmond High School Rebels as 2025 Class AA state football champions — approved; presentation to be scheduled at the team’s event.
- Contract award to RidgeLink Communications: Award to install internal county-owned fiber between the new recreation building and surrounding county buildings (funded with accrued interest from the plutonium settlement fund; RidgeLink received a local preference) — contract awarded unanimously.
- Parking-lot and trail improvements: Designation of the lot across from the recreation office as public parking and construction of a paved walking surface along an old railroad bed to connect to sidewalks (estimated cost $30,000; roads & bridges to provide labor) — approved unanimously.
- Ordinance 25‑26‑0006 (first reading): Rezoning of three Greenhouse Road parcels from general commercial to industrial (to permit a proposed batch/asphalt plant pending later development approvals) — first reading passed unanimously.
- Resolution 25‑26‑00009: Granting an easement to Mary A. Sims to provide access to a landlocked parcel across county-owned property — approved unanimously.
- Executive session: Council moved to executive session for employee performance reviews and updates on pending litigation; reconvened with no action taken.
These items were passed without recorded dissent during the meeting and will move through any required subsequent procedural steps (third readings, development plan reviews, or presentations) as applicable.