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Council approves expansion of Georgetown County Business Center with Santee Electric affiliate
Summary
Council approved a motion authorizing expansion of the Georgetown County Business Center and collaboration with Santee Electric Cooperative and its affiliate Georgetown County Development Holdings LLC to develop a speculative industrial building on about 5.69 acres; county staff were authorized to close the transaction and pursue project actions.
On Nov. 12 Georgetown County Council voted to approve a proposed expansion of the Georgetown County Business Center and to collaborate with Santee Electric Cooperative and its affiliate, Georgetown County Development Holdings LLC, to develop an additional speculative industrial building on roughly 5.69 acres.
Councilor Carolina moved to approve the plan and to authorize the county administrator, county attorney and staff as necessary to close the transaction and pursue the project; the motion was seconded by Councilor Newton and adopted by voice vote. The motion authorizes county staff to complete the necessary steps to close the transaction and advance construction and development activities.
Council provided no specific dollar amounts in the public record during the motion; staff and the administrator are authorized to take actions necessary to close and pursue the project. Implementation steps and contracting details (including funding source and timeline) were not specified and will be handled by county staff and the administrator's office under the authorization granted by the council.
