Finance Committee Sept. 28, 2026

Greenville County Finance Committee meeting, titled Sept. 28, 2026 (meeting metadata is dated Oct. 2, 2026): The committee approved a $4,000 ASPCA grant for Animal Care Services adoption outreach and a 2027 Parks and Recreation Development Fund grant for playground equipment at Gary Pitman Memorial Park, totaling $94,557.11, including a $18,901.42 county match. It also approved a fee increase proposal to support repairs and services at a community property: the existing $50 household charge may rise by $10 annually to a maximum of $100. The committee approved transferring a remaining parcel sliver to the Greenville Transit Authority, with the association and GTA to coordinate a revised boundary that includes the basketball-court area for New Washington Heights Community Association.

Community project funding approvals included $1,969 for 11 sheriff’s office dive-team flashlights, $1,800 to replace or refurbish a Can Fire Department cardiac monitor, and $10,000 for Parker District Fire Department projects, split between firefighter protective equipment and a winter food program. The Historic and Natural Resources Trust presented three proposed land-conservation acquisitions; the transcript does not show a vote on them. It reported securing an additional $100,000 grant for the Bates House project, reducing the county’s contribution. After executive session, the committee approved actions associated with Verdo, Project Dogwood, and Project Surface; no action was taken during the executive session. A project update noted the previously approved South Point Commerce Park speculative building was fully leased, with all 85,000 square feet occupied.