8-18-2026 Regular Meeting of Greenwood, SC County Council

At its August 18, 2026 regular meeting, Greenwood County Council approved a zoning-map amendment changing approximately 100.45 acres at 2307 Bypass 25 Southeast from C-2 general commercial to R-4 two-family residential. Raleigh Land Group said the rezoning supports a planned residential development and that it is under contract to purchase the property. Council also unanimously approved forming an ad hoc committee, with representation from each district, to evaluate future data-center proposals. The chair cited Greenwood County’s data-center ordinance as particularly comprehensive; the committee is expected to include balanced viewpoints and visit operating data centers. In procurement actions, council unanimously approved a variance to the county purchasing procedure so it could place purchase orders for ambulances using the 2024 Capital Project Sales Tax before funds are on hand; officials said no deposit is due and funding should be available before delivery. Council also unanimously approved awarding the FY27 county-fleet tire purchase to Snyder Tire under state-contract pricing. The county reported annual tire spending exceeds $100,000, but no total award amount was stated; three local vendors were solicited, and Snyder’s pricing was generally lower.

Council approved a resolution recognizing Greenwood County as an NTCA Smart Connected Community, with WCTEL reporting that its fiber network passes about 72% of county homes and businesses. Emergency management staff presented a resolution to authorize an agreement with the South Carolina Office of Resilience for a fully supported Community Development Block Grant disaster-recovery mitigation set-aside to update the countywide hazard mitigation plan; the transcript does not capture a vote on that item. Council also discussed a proposed policy directing staff to begin charging, as permitted by law, for public-records search, retrieval, and redaction time after 15 minutes; the available transcript does not clearly capture the final vote. No contract number or specific dollar amount for the ambulance purchase, tire award, or mitigation-plan funding was stated.