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Greenwood County says 25 of 42 capital‑projects sales‑tax items are complete; one project not yet started
Summary
Project director Josh Skinner told County Council the 2016 capital‑projects sales‑tax program now counts 42 line items (including subprojects): 25 are complete, 16 are in progress and one — water lines on Highway 25 South — has not started. Skinner reviewed completed parks, fire‑service investments and timeline expectations for remaining work.
Josh Skinner, Greenwood County’s project director for the 2016 capital‑projects sales tax (CPST), told County Council on April 7 that the ballot’s 27 ballot line items translate into 42 distinct projects when phases and subprojects are counted. “We’re really looking at 42 projects,” Skinner said in his quarterly update.
Skinner said 25 projects are complete, 16 are in progress and one remains not started — water‑line work on Highway 25 South. The completed list he reviewed included parks and trails (Hodges Park, Magnolia Park, Foundry Park, Grace Street Park), a countywide public‑safety radio system, phases of the fire‑service master plan (vehicles and six new stations), the Piedmont Tech Manufacturing Center and renovation work at county facilities.
Why it matters: the CPST funds a broad set of facility, safety and infrastructure investments across Greenwood County and drives near‑term construction and procurement decisions. Skinner told the council that, because some projects came in under budget, savings have funded other work such as the Harris Landing water‑line effort.
Skinner described work now under way: trail resurfacing and signage (about $110,000 remaining), kickoff and design work for the public‑safety training center (design kickoff April 23), sewer‑line replacements beginning in May, and stormwater upgrades in the Mill Village area. He said North Greenwood Industrial Park phase two grading and spec‑building work continue and that the Arts Center would complete punch‑list items soon. “Only one not started out of the 2016. I think that’s pretty good,” he said.
On financing, Skinner reported collections for the CPST program as stated in his presentation: “89,701,000 and $16.03,” and said the county’s collections came in under the maximum allowed by ordinance, producing a modest surplus that staff has redeployed to priority work.
Council members praised staff. One councilor told Skinner he and county staff “do a phenomenal job,” and Council recognized James Bateman’s behind‑the‑scenes work on economic development projects that flow from CPST investments.
What’s next: Skinner said staff expects design advances and construction starts on several items over the next months — sewer work is scheduled to begin in May and an Arts Center punch‑list walk‑through was set for the day after the meeting. Council did not take a specific follow‑up vote on the CPST update; the presentation will guide future project allocations and contract awards.
Sources: presentation to Greenwood County Council by Josh Skinner on April 7, 2026.
