# Georgetown County Council Meeting - July 21, 2026


**Body:** Georgetown County (GtCountySC)
**Date:** July 20, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Energy & Utilities, Public Safety, Grants & Funding


Georgetown County Council’s July 21, 2026 meeting included several procurement and funding-related actions. Council deferred the St. Francis animal shelter animal-control contract to its next meeting. Task Order No. 12, totaling $13,425, was noted as previously approved through the agenda process; the transcript does not identify its scope or vendor. Council also approved a resolution authorizing county staff to proceed with steps related to a local-option sales tax, while clarifying that the resolution itself does not impose the tax. On second reading, council approved an amendment extending the inclusion of Silicon Ranch’s SR Georgetown LLC project in the Georgetown-Williamsburg multi-county industrial park from 35 to 60 years from its October 23, 2018 effective date, supporting the project’s fee-in-lieu-of-tax revenue agreements. Phase one is operational and phase two is under construction. No new competitive solicitation or vendor award was identified.

A presentation on the Our Marsh Counts project described NOAA-funded work to reduce plastic pollution in Murrells Inlet, including outreach, litter data collection, and a draft guide for local businesses; the presenter asked the county to consider measures addressing single-use plastics, but council took no action on that request. Council deferred a second-reading decision on an ordinance that would expand the county’s authority to restrict through-truck traffic on county-maintained roads, pending clearer criteria and a process for council review. Other agenda items were primarily recognitions and proclamations.

**Source:** Georgetown County (GtCountySC)