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Council votes to enter executive session on economic development 'Project Sweater' and legal briefing

Orangeburg County Council · July 20, 2026
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Summary

Orangeburg County Council voted unanimously to go into executive session to discuss an economic development update labeled "Project Sweater" and to receive legal advice under FOIA exemptions; no actions were reported publicly after the executive session.

During the July 20 meeting, Vice-Chair Johnny Ravenell read an item on the agenda and the council voted 6-0-0 to enter executive session. The session was listed to cover an economic development update (identified in the public minutes as "Project Sweater") under S.C. Code §30-4-70(A)(5) and a legal briefing under S.C. Code §30-4-70(A)(2) concerning attorney-client privileged matters. The public minutes record the vote to enter executive session but do not disclose deliberations or outcomes from the closed session in the public record. The meeting returned and adjourned at 6:26 p.m.

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