Greer City Council approved several ordinances at its Tuesday night meeting, in addition to honoring several town employees and appointing a new municipal judge.
Council began the meeting with special recognitions, first honoring Taylor Graham of the Greer Fire Department. Graham officially announced his retirement following 22 years of service for the city.
Other employees were recognized for work anniversaries within the city. These included: Matthew Wehrly, five years for the Greer Police Department; Meredith Ansur, 10 years in the Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department; Ashley Stacy, 10 years for the Greer Police Department; Edward Demko, 15 years in the Municipal Court; Alicia Williamson, 15 years in the Human Resources department; and Lady Munoz, 20 years in the Finance Department.
Following the recognitions, Council motioned to appoint a new municipal judge. Isaac Johnson, Jr., a current assistant municipal judge, was nominated and approved unanimously.
Council also had its second and final readings of three ordinances, all of which were passed unanimously. The first, Ordinance Number 1-2026, extends a lease agreement between the city and Snow Street Holding LLC by 10 years. The company owns Snow Street Place Apartments near the city’s center for the arts.
The second ordinance heard by Council was Ordinance Number 2-2026, which approves the transfer of two parcels of land from the city to the Greenville County Redevelopment Authority. These parcels sit on Spring Street, and the Redevelopment Authority plans to use them to construct affordable housing.
Council also heard Ordinance 3-2026 for the second time, which rezones property located on Carey Avenue from Suburban Neighborhood to Traditional Neighborhood. This classification matches neighboring properties and was recommended for approval by the planning commission.
After hearing items of old business, Council heard six items of new business. Four of these items were resolutions that were all approved on first reading. These items will not be heard again by Council.
The first of these was Resolution Number 2-2026, adopting the city’s annual safety statement. The second was Resolution Number 3-2026, the annual approval of the city’s bloodborne pathogen standard in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements. Both of these resolutions were approved unanimously.
Council then heard Resolution Number 4-2026 for its first and final reading, which approves the distribution of opioid settlement funding in compliance with the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Act. The passing of the resolution gives $240,886 to Clemson University to conduct a study in Greer that aims to identify barriers for unhoused individuals with opioid use disorders. The resolution passed 4-2, with Council members Wryley Bettis and Paul Lamb voting in opposition.
Following this, Council unanimously approved Resolution Number 5-2026, which accepts Kinbrace Court and Glenlivet Lane into the City of Greer street system. These streets are a part of the Dillard Creek Village subdivision.
A look at the historical image of downtown Greer that will be used in the mural. The sesquicentennial logo, created by local designer Scott Prather, will be overlayed over the image.
Additional items of new business included the selection of a Greer 150 public art display and the hearing of a traffic calming petition. Council chose between two mural options for the Greer 150 display, ultimately deciding on a design that features the Greer 150 logo overlayed on a historical image of downtown. While an exact location of the future mural has not been determined, it is intended to be displayed somewhere downtown.
The artist for the mural project has been selected and will be Adam Schrimmer from the Blank Canvas Mural Company. This company has done other local projects, including the mural inside Cartwright Food Hall. The cost of the mural will be finalized further along in the design process and is set to be covered using the city’s hospitality fund.
The design was approved with a vote of 4-3, with Council members Bettis, Lamb, Jay Arrowood and Karuiam Booker voting in favor of the design. Councilmen Mark Hopper, Charles Lander and Mayor Rick Danner voted in opposition. In these types of action items, when Council must vote between multiple options, each option is presented individually, and the first option to receive a majority vote is the winner. Since this design got the majority “yes” votes, it was approved, and the other design was not voted on.
The traffic calming petition is for Cunningham Drive and Vandiventer Drive, located off of Main Street near Wade Hampton Boulevard. Specifically, Council is being asked to approve a variance request so that the petition can move forward in the process. The variance request is due to the streets not meeting the required volume of vehicle traffic per day in order to petition.
According to city officials, residents and city staff both see merit to this request, with nearby school traffic raising concern. Council approved the request unanimously, allowing the petition to continue to the approval process. If successful, two speed humps will be placed on both Cunningham Drive and Vandiventer Drive, for a total of four speed humps.
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