The City of Greer was recognized by the Joyce Scott Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Tuesday’s regular council meeting.
The recognition comes following several years of partnership between the chapter and the City. It also came alongside Mayor Rick Danner’s reading of this year’s Constitution Week Proclamation.
Constitution Week is a nationally-recognized observance, and Danner says the City has been participating for at least the past 15 years. The purpose is to encourage residents to learn about the history and importance of the United States Constitution. It commemorates the original signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.
“It's important [to have] a group that represents a lot of different factions of our community and is truly interested in preserving some of the history of this area and the revolution,” Danner said. “... It truly is a relationship. Over time, the group [has] changed in some regards, but all good folks from this community, and always very accommodating.”
Also at Tuesday’s council meeting, Mike McCarthy, Vice President of The Meridian Group, raised a petition to Council regarding the privatization of Park Avenue. McCarthy is the developer over The James, a new living community set to open in the spring of 2026.
According to McCarthy, the project has been facing some financial strain as a result of increases in tap and capacity fees. These fees are associated with the complex’s water supply. McCarthy requests the privatization of Park Avenue, as he says it will allow the company to use only one tap instead of two. This helps cut down on the fees.
There was no discussion by Council on the matter. Danner says that there are plans to hold a public hearing regarding the privatizing of Park Avenue, but a date for that hearing has not been set.
There was a second and final reading of two ordinances — Number 21-2025, a zoning reclassification, and Number 22-2025, an ordinance to amend the City’s Unified Development Ordinance. Both ordinances were approved by Council unanimously.
The Council’s only item of new business, an ordinance requesting a lease extension for Snow Street Apartments LP, was tabled. This tabling was at the request of the Greenville County Redevelopment Authority and was approved unanimously by Council.
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