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Residents urge and oppose zoning and special‑tax changes during Greenwood County public comment
Summary
Four public commenters addressed rezonings and a proposed special‑tax district: Kenneth Jergens outlined a development that he said would ‘fit in properly’; Gary Pollard urged rezoning 314 Highway 221 from residential to industrial; Glenn Collins supported Pollard; Christina Cobb opposed the Spring Lake special‑tax district for a small neighborhood.
During the April 7 public‑comment period four residents addressed land‑use and tax matters on the Council agenda.
Kenneth Jergens introduced himself and asked Council to consider his zoning application, walking them through how the proposed buildings would sit with neighboring architecture.
Gary Pollard spoke in favor of rezoning 314 Highway 221 South (item 2026‑15), arguing the property’s industrial zoning would create jobs, reduce noise, and eliminate what he called an “eyesore” auto salvage yard. “...the zoning that I'm requesting that auto salvage falls under and the property has been used in an industrial capacity for over 60 years,” Pollard said.
Glenn Collins spoke in support of Pollard’s position, saying approving the rezoning now could spare repeated R1 subdivision fights in the future.
Christina Cobb, who said she had lived in Spring Lake for 25 years, urged Council against creating or continuing a special‑tax district to maintain a pond in a modest neighborhood. She said the process had been “very stressful” and that some owners preferred dissolution. Treasurer Stephanie Dorn later told Council staff had re‑notified property owners and would hold a public hearing on April 21 so the majority of owners could be heard.
Why it matters: resident input frames the public record ahead of first‑reading public hearings for rezonings and for the Spring Lake tax‑district process. Council set public hearings for April 21 on first‑reading items, providing a procedural opportunity for opponents and supporters to present testimony.
Source: Public comment period, Greenwood County Council meeting, April 7, 2026.
