Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows
Council approves FY25–26 budget amendment and reallocation of community-project sales-tax funds
Loading...
Summary
Georgetown County Council approved Ordinance 26-10 amending the FY25–26 operating budget (vote recorded 7–0) and adopted Ordinance 26-11 to reallocate capital-sales-tax (CPST) project funds, retitling some projects and redirecting balances toward park improvements at Sampit Park and South Island Park.
Georgetown County Council on March 24 approved two fiscal measures: a second-reading amendment to the FY25–26 operating budget (Ordinance 26-10) and a cleanup reallocation of excess capital-project sales-tax funds (Ordinance 26-11).
Miss Colegrove presented Ordinance 26-10 as an amendment to the county’s current operating budget; staff asked for second-reading approval and fielded questions from councilors. Councilor Newton moved, the motion was seconded, and the ordinance passed on a recorded vote of 7–0.
Beth Goodall, who described Ordinance 26-11 as a cleanup measure, explained the reallocation: funds originally designated for tennis courts at Sampit Park were retitled for park improvements (playground equipment, picnic shelters, fitness equipment) in response to community preference, and remaining balances for South Island Park were allocated to a phase-1 park-improvement package including playground updates, parking and fencing. Goodall said the ordinance formalizes those reallocations and clears project titles from earlier CPST lists. Council approved the ordinance after a motion and second.
Why it matters: The budget amendment updates the county’s fiscal plan for the current year. The CPST cleanup directs previously authorized but unspent local sales-tax revenues to park improvements identified by communities. Council discussion also included an exchange about a separate $6 million dredging item from 2014, with staff confirming the funds remain available for allocation at a future project decision.
Next step: Staff will return to council with implementation details for community-identified projects and any follow-up budget adjustments tied to these reallocations.
