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Council defers joint industrial-park agreement to pursue intergovernmental talks amid annexation worries
Summary
Council moved to defer ordinance 60-2025 authorizing a joint industrial and business park agreement with Georgetown so Horry County, the city of Conway and landowners can discuss off-site improvements and annexation-related concerns; Council member DeSoboto initiated the deferral and it passed unanimously.
Council considered an ordinance (referred to as ordinance 60-2025) to authorize an agreement for development of a joint industrial and business park between Georgetown and Horry County. Council member DeSoboto said the county faces impending annexation of corridor properties by the city of Conway and urged using intergovernmental tools to require off-site improvements and responsible development.
DeSoboto moved to defer the ordinance to allow county staff, the city of Conway and landowners to negotiate an intergovernmental agreement addressing off-site improvements and development conditions. The motion was seconded and the council voted unanimously to defer the item.
DeSoboto framed the deferral as a mechanism to preserve the county's ability to influence development quality where annexation is imminent; a fellow council member thanked him for engaging partners and leadership in the district. The transcript records the motion to defer and unanimous approval; no final intergovernmental agreement or timeline was recorded at the meeting.
