City of Florence South Carolina Live Stream

The City of Florence, South Carolina, held a city council meeting on November 9, 2026. The main procurement and capital-project discussion included the Levy Park redesign: Duke Energy Foundation committed $50,000 toward the project, which was described as an $18 million investment supported by $9 million in federal funding and a $9 million local match. The council also received a quarterly utility-infrastructure update. Staff reported that a project had received 14 contractor bids, with construction expected to begin soon, and outlined upcoming procurement for groundwater-treatment upgrades, including an RFQ and guaranteed maximum price process with early contractor involvement. Sewer work along the Jeffre Creek corridor was estimated at about $24 million; a related section has a $1.5 million South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority grant plus approximately $4–5 million in city and bond funding. A separate Pennsylvania Street project, valued at about $6 million, was nearing closeout. No contract award was recorded in the utility update.

The council approved a resolution to form the Friends of Jeffre Creek organization and appoint its initial board, with the Convention and Visitors Bureau and Chamber of Commerce added as ex officio participants. It also approved a second-reading ordinance for an updated lease agreement with PD Healthy Start and passed several annexation and zoning items. A proposed change to municipal election procedures was deferred for further review. The meeting also included a police department update and other reports; no additional procurement awards or purchasing approvals were identified.