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Oconee County Council approves special source revenue credits for company identified as 'Project Deer'
Summary
Oconee County Council on June 3 approved Ordinance 2026-11, authorizing a special source revenue credit agreement with a company identified by the county as Project Deer and designating property for inclusion in a multi-county industrial park. The vote was 4–0; one council member was absent.
Oconee County Council on June 3 approved Ordinance 2026-11, clearing the way for a special source revenue credit agreement between the county and a company the county identified as "Project Deer." The ordinance also designates certain property for inclusion in a multi-county industrial park.
Chairman Matthew Durham (District II) opened a public hearing on the ordinance and said the measure is authorized "pursuant to Title 4, Chapters 1 and 29, of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976, as amended." No members of the public signed up to speak or submitted written comments during the hearing, Durham said, and he closed the public comment period.
During the formal vote, Councilmember Glenn Hart moved to approve Ordinance 2026-11, and Thomas James, Chairman Pro Tem (District IV), seconded the motion. The ordinance passed on third and final reading by a 4–0 vote; Councilmember John Elliott (District I) was absent. Following the vote, Durham extended appreciation to Mr. Gilbert and county staff, Administrator Stewart Jones and representatives of Project Mosdorfer for their investment in the county.
The ordinance authorizes the county to execute and deliver a special source revenue credit agreement and to make certain special source revenue credits available to the project, and it includes language designating property to be included in a multi-county industrial park. The meeting minutes cite the statute-based authorization but do not specify dollar amounts, timelines, or the precise parcels to be designated.
The special meeting was held at the TCTC Oconee Campus, 552 Education Way in Westminster; the meeting began at 1:00 p.m. and adjourned at 1:04 p.m. For a copy of the audio or further details, the minutes direct readers to contact Clerk to Council Jennifer C. Adams at jennifercadams@oconeesc.com.
