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Sheriff: Fire Marshall permit issued; renovations proceed as commissioners discuss proposed 80‑bed Law Enforcement Center
Summary
Greer County Sheriff Steve McMahan told commissioners the Fire Marshal permit for a proposed 80‑bed law enforcement center has been issued and renovations are under way; commissioners heard an Industrial Authority update on payments and reappointed a jail advisory member.
Sheriff Steve McMahan updated the Greer County Board of Commissioners on countywide crime and the inmate population, and told the board the Fire Marshal permit for the proposed 80‑bed Law Enforcement Center has been issued and renovations are moving forward.
The report came after commissioners voted to meet with the sheriff. During that discussion, Commissioner Steven Fite moved to take up the proposed 80‑bed facility; the motion passed unanimously. McMahan said contractor Joe D. Hall is setting up an office at the work site as work progresses.
Dale Clayton, chairman of the Greer County Industrial Authority Board, addressed the commissioners about payments that are coming due and asked how those payments should be made. The minutes do not record a fiscal plan or a decision to commit county funds; Clayton’s remarks were presented as an update to the board.
Commissioner Brent York moved to reappoint Jerry Nelson to the Jail Advisory Board; the board approved the reappointment unanimously. No budgeting or final commitment for the 80‑bed center was recorded in the minutes.
The board’s next procedural step on the facility—whether to request formal cost estimates, authorize design work, or refer the matter to a committee—was not specified in the minutes. The meeting moved on to other routine agenda items.
