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Oconee County Council approves tax-credit agreement for 'Project Deer' industrial park
Summary
On June 3, 2026, the Oconee County Council approved Ordinance 2026-11, authorizing a special source revenue credit agreement with a company the county identified as "Project Deer." Council members said the project could mean roughly $45 million in investment and about 107 new jobs; no members of the public spoke at the hearing.
The Oconee County Council on June 3 approved Ordinance 2026-11, authorizing a special source revenue credit agreement with a company the county identified as "Project Deer." The council conducted a public hearing with no speakers and then approved the ordinance on third reading by voice vote; the transcript does not record a numerical tally.
Council members described the project as an economic development investment that would expand a multi-county industrial park and provide job opportunities. "I appreciate the hard work that Mr. Gilbert and his staff has done as well as Mr. Jones and everybody in the county's worked to bring them here," a council member said, adding the project represents "about a $45 million investment roughly and 107 new jobs." The speaker also said the county has worked to remain business-friendly to attract projects.
The ordinance, described aloud during the hearing, references "Title 4, Chapter 1 and 29 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended," as the statutory authority for executing a special source revenue credit agreement and for designating property to be included in a multi-county industrial park. The county transcript identifies the company by the internal label "Project Deer" and includes inconsistent transcriptions of the company name as "Morfer" and "Moss Dorfer." The meeting record does not include a formal written company name or additional contract details in the transcript.
No members of the public spoke during the designated public-hearing period, and the chair closed the hearing before the council moved to third reading and a vote. The motion to adopt Ordinance 2026-11 was made and seconded on the record; the chair then called for the voice vote and stated the motion carried.
The council adjourned immediately after the vote. The meeting transcript does not record the motion maker, second, or a roll-call vote tally for Ordinance 2026-11; those details may appear in the official minutes or finalized ordinance file.
