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Easley council debates previously approved $130,000 parking-lot expenditure; item remains tabled
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Council discussed a previously approved $130,000 parking-lot expenditure that is currently tabled; staff memo dated Feb. 3 was cited as saying the fund can legally be used, but formal action to take the item off the table must occur in the business meeting.
Council members discussed item D on the agenda: a first-reading ordinance that would repeal earlier approval of a $130,000 parking-lot expenditure. The matter is currently tabled; the mayor explained that the council can discuss the item in the work session but must vote to take it off the table during the business meeting before any formal action can be taken.
Several council members expressed support for proceeding with the parking lot and for funding a downtown playground tied to the project. One council member cited a memo from staff dated Feb. 3, saying the use of the identified fund is legally permissible. "Based on my memo that I sent you … it is legal for us to take that 130 out of that fund," a staff member said, and council discussion emphasized the public expects to know why representatives vote a certain way at the business meeting.
Council members noted that if the item remains tabled, the work session cannot be used to take final action; the decision on whether to bring the item off the table will be made in the general session. No final vote or motion to take the item off the table was recorded in the work session transcript.
