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Council approves sale of county property to Union Laurens Commission with 50-year education-use restriction; one recusal
Summary
Union County Council approved on third and final reading an ordinance conveying county-owned property to the Union Laurens Commission on Higher Education with an amendment limiting use to education by USC Union for 50 years; Councilwoman Annie Smith recused due to employment at USC Union.
Union County Council approved third and final reading March 11 of an ordinance authorizing sale and conveyance of certain county-owned real property to the Union Laurens Commission on Higher Education, with a formal amendment restricting the property's use to education by USC Union for 50 years.
Chairman Phillip Russell introduced the final-reading ordinance and an amendment adding a "declaration of protected covenant" limiting the property's use to educational purposes tied to USC Union; the amendment was moved and seconded and put to a vote. The motion to adopt the amendment and ordinance carried with five council members voting in favor and one member recusing. Councilwoman Annie Smith recused herself from the vote because she is an employee of USC Union; the transcript records the recusal.
The ordinance language requires that the property be used for education by USC Union for the 50-year term specified. Council did not record additional conditions or financial terms of the conveyance in the meeting minutes; staff indicated the agreement and deed will be finalized following the vote. The council did not record any dissenting votes on final reading. The approval triggers staff work to complete conveyance documentation with the county attorney and relevant partners.
