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Residents urge housing-court pilot, community engagement on amphitheatre and investigation of buried tanks
Summary
Three public commenters asked council to (1) pilot a housing court to curb high eviction rates, (2) ensure community input on decisions around the Bon Secours Amphitheatre, and (3) investigate alleged buried chemical tanks at the former Union Bleachery site potentially affecting groundwater.
Three residents addressed Greenville County Council during public comment on Feb. 3, raising housing, community-engagement and environmental concerns.
Bob Carson, a Greenville homeowner and member of Gold Justice, urged the council to establish a pilot housing court to address what he described as an alarming eviction rate in the county. "Greenville County has had the highest rate of residential tenant evictions in South Carolina affecting about 1 in 5 tenants," Carson said, and he pointed to pilot…
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