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Bluffton council approves FY26 budget amendment, accommodations grants and accepts updated historic survey
Summary
Council gave second-and-final reading to a fiscal year 2026 budget amendment, approved a $25,000 accommodations-tax award to the Rotary Club for Mayfest, denied a $20,000 request from a rescue organization, and accepted the town’s updated 381-page historic resource survey.
At second and final reading, the council approved a fiscal year 2026 budget amendment as presented by the town staff member identified in the meeting packet (Speaker 18). The presenter said there were no changes since the first reading and moved to adopt the ordinance; council voted 'aye' by voice vote during the formal agenda section.
On accommodations-tax recommendations, Shannon Melroy (Speaker 8) described the advisory committee’s scoring of two applications. The Rotary Club of Bluffton requested $25,000 to support Mayfest advertising and facility rentals; the committee recommended the full $25,000 award and council approved the recommendation by motion. A separate request from Bluffton Water Search and Rescue for $20,000 toward equipment was judged not to be an eligible use of accommodations-tax dollars and the committee recommended no award; council approved that recommendation as presented.
Glenn (Speaker 15) presented the updated Bluffton Historic Resource Survey prepared by Stantec Inc., a 381‑page document that inventories and documents historic properties with photographs and two‑page forms for each resource. The Historic Preservation Commission and staff described the survey as an updated baseline for preservation work and future planning; council moved to accept the survey and voted unanimously.
Motions and votes on these items were taken during the formal agenda; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript beyond voice votes recorded as 'aye.'
