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Council approves economic development ordinances tied to Project Peanut; company to invest about $38 million, council authorizes fee-in-lieu and purchase-and‑s—

Sumter County Council · February 11, 2026
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Summary

Council approved third readings of two ordinances associated with local economic development: a modification to Nova Molecular’s option/ROFR and an agreement (Ordinance 25-1036) approving a fee-in-lieu and purchase-and-sale for a 46.4‑acre site tied to a project the transcript calls 'Project Peanut' and a purchaser identified as George Oates Incorporated; staff cited 47 jobs and a $38 million investment.

Sumter County Council on Feb. 10 approved two ordinances related to economic development, including a fee-in-lieu of taxes agreement and a purchase-and-sale tied to a project referred to in the record as “Project Peanut.”

A county representative (referred to in the transcript as 'Mister Bryant' for one ordinance and 'Mister Bridal' for the next) said the first ordinance addressed a modification of Nova Molecular’s option and right of first refusal, reducing an option area from about 16 acres to roughly 5 acres and substituting a different option structure. Council opened a public hearing, closed it with no speakers, and approved third reading.

For Ordinance 25-1036, the presenter summarized two documents incorporated by reference: a fee-in-lieu of taxes (FILOT) agreement and a purchase-and-sale agreement for a 46.4-acre parcel within the Pocotaligo…

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