# County Council Oct. 20, 2026


**Body:** Greenville County, South Carolina 
**Date:** October 22, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Transportation, Physical Infrastructure


Greenville County Council’s regular meeting, identified by the title as Oct. 20, 2026, included a public hearing on a proposed countywide 1% sales and use tax for transportation projects. No vote on the referendum occurred; one speaker opposed additional taxes and called for a county audit. Council approved at second reading a millage and uniform service fee increase for the Devenger Special Tax District, and approved second-reading fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements for Projects Dogwood and Surface and an amendment to Verdeco South Carolina’s agreement. A councilmember sought to change their vote on Project Dogwood, prompting reconsideration; the transcript does not clearly capture the final roll-call result. Council also approved a transfer of approximately 0.26 acres of county-owned property at 205 Arcadia Drive to the Greenville Transit Authority.

A proposed ordinance establishing core governmental functions as priorities for annual appropriations and requiring separate affirmative votes on non-core appropriations beginning with the 2027–28 budget was referred to the Committee of the Whole. During committee reports, a councilmember cited proposed 2027 allocations of $27.5 million for roads, $22 million for parks, recreation and tourism, $4 million for capital improvements, and $44.6 million for public safety, and discussed the county’s budget pressures. No specific vendor awards or competitive procurements were identified.

**Source:** Greenville County, South Carolina