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Aberdeen approves multiple departmental purchases and grants 10-year tax exemption to West Lake Chemicals & Vinyl
Summary
The board approved a slate of purchase requisitions for water, electric and public works departments, with several votes noting Alderman Holliday recused; it also passed a resolution granting West Lake Chemicals & Vinyl a 10-year ad valorem tax exemption valued at $3,030,296.
During its April 7 meeting the Aberdeen Board of Aldermen approved multiple purchase requisitions across city departments and passed a resolution granting a decade-long ad valorem tax exemption to West Lake Chemicals & Vinyl, LLC.
Purchase requisitions approved include payments to vendors such as Raborn Media ($3,941.50) for the Visitor Bureau, Parks & Parks Water Well Service ($10,783.00) for the Water Department, Sunbelt Solomon ($3,300.00) for the Electric Department, Thomasson Company ($5,160.00), Emerald Transformer ($3,567.00), and several others listed in the minutes. Several of these votes were recorded with Alderwoman Rhonda Moore, Aldermen James Ivory, Jeremy Belle and John Cain voting "Aye" while Alderman Nicholas Holliday was recorded as recused on those items.
Separately, the board passed a resolution to grant West Lake Chemicals & Vinyl, LLC an exemption from ad valorem taxes for 10 years; the minutes record the exemption amount as $3,030,296 with the period beginning Jan. 1, 2026. The motion carried with the recorded votes in the minutes.
The board also approved modest payments from the City of Aberdeen Blue & White account for festival performers and vendors. Following the procurement and exemption actions the board adjourned to its next regular meeting on April 21, 2026.
The minutes do not record debate over the exemption in detail, nor do they include additional documentation about the economic-development analysis that supported the tax break; the resolution text and any supporting materials were not appended to the minutes provided.
