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Resident accuses regional board appointee of conflict of interest; council member disputes claim
Summary
During public comment, Kathy Sturgis alleged a county appointee to the Southern Carolina Regional Development Alliance has a paid role and stands to profit from development projects, and she criticized a proposed $15 million bond as a tax to cover a budget hole; a council member disputed those assertions and said the regional board is volunteer-run and that an ethics complaint has been filed.
Kathy Sturgis used the public-comment period at the March 2 Colleton County Council meeting to voice two linked concerns: she said a regional-development board appointment publicized on that agency’s website (named in the meeting as "Mr. Murdo" or "Mr. Mardall") creates the appearance of a conflict because board members, she alleged, are paid or profit from state grants while helping to connect developers to large tracts of land for projects such as data centers. She also criticized a $15 million general-obligation bond on the agenda as…
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