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Greenville County committee approves grants for historic records, community gardens, youth basketball and park beautification
Summary
The Greenville County Committee on Finance approved a set of grant and community project requests, including a $50,000 Lowe's grant for three community gardens, a $1,000 historical-records microgrant and smaller community project awards for youth basketball, Travelers Rest park plantings and a textile-heritage marker.
The Greenville County Committee on Finance approved several grant and community-project requests, including funding for deed-book preservation, community gardens, a youth basketball program, park beautification in Travelers Rest, and a marker at Textile Heritage Park.
Miss Paris presented a South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board microgrant application of up to $1,000 on behalf of the Register of Deeds office. Kate Caros, representing the Register of Deeds office, said the county has provided about $500,000 over multiple years for an ongoing preservation effort and estimated the larger conversion/preservation project at roughly $4 million; she characterized the microgrant as a small step to restore historical deed volumes for public access. The committee approved the microgrant by voice vote.
A $50,000 Lowe's Community Impact Grant application from Greenville County Parks, Recreation and Tourism was presented to renovate community gardens at Connesty Park, East Riverside Park and the Pavilion Recreation Complex; Don Schuman represented Parks and Recreation. The committee approved the request by voice vote.
Mr. Lambert presented three community-project requests: $2,340 to fund a Mount Pleasant youth basketball program (ages 8–18; Mondays and Thursdays, 6–8 p.m., April 27 through July 30) to cover facility rental fees; a $1,500 request from the City of Travelers Rest for Spring Park planting and beautification (partnering with the Travelers Rest Historical Society) that Mr. Lambert said represents roughly 64% of the project's funding with a society contribution of $827 toward a total $2,327 request; and a $4,000 request from the Greenville County Redevelopment Authority to partner with the Greenville Textile Heritage Society on an alcove marker at Textile Heritage Park. The presenter noted the park's textile-industry history, including production of cotton webbing for the Model T and early nylon seat belts. The committee approved each item by voice vote.
All items were carried by voice vote and no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript; the meeting then adjourned.
