Greenwood County Council OKs safety grants, sidewalk construction on Lake Greenwood
A public hearing took place at Greenwood County Council’s meeting this week for a boundary line agreement and a memorandum of understanding with Palmetto Crossing Construction to build a 550-foot sidewalk along the east side of Lake Greenwood.
The agreement states Palmetto Crossing will build a six-foot-wide, 550-foot sidewalk at no cost to the county.
In exchange, Greenwood County will transfer four parking spots on the south side of Lake Greenwood Boulevard parking lot to Palmetto Crossing. The county will also grant Palmetto Crossing 20 encroachment permits to build 20 boat slips in the area.
“This is providing a lot more public access for people to move around these properties,” said Carson Penney, county attorney. “So that’s given to us by Palmetto Crossing. They’re building the sidewalk. In exchange for that, there are four parking spaces in a county-owned parking lot that is in front of Break on the Lake that we are exchanging with Palmetto Crossing Construction so that they can have better access to town homes that they are constructing on their property there,” she said.
No one spoke for or against the plan and council approved the agreement, 7-0.
Josh Skinner, capital project sales tax coordinator, discussed the Safe Streets for All grant, which aims to improve road safety.
Greenwood County was awarded a $160,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation under the Safe Streets for All program. The county provided a $40,000 match to the grant from the 2016 CPST funds allocated to bike and pedestrian trails in and around Greenwood County.
The grant will be used to develop a “Vision Zero” action plan that focuses on safety issues for pedestrians, cyclists and cars on roads. The planning grant will be used to identify safety crossings and bicycle paths.
Council approved the grant with a 7-0 vote.
County Manager Toby Chappell asked for nominations from council for two open seats on the Community Action Plan Board for Opioid Abatement.
The South Carolina Opioid Relief Fund provided $25,000 to create the board. The goal is to reduce overdoses and deaths in Greenwood County.
A proclamation for Alice Hodges was presented at the start of the meeting. Hodges has worked for 20 years as director of Meg’s House and throughout the Greenwood community.
The next meeting will take place Oct. 1 at the Greenwood County Library.
Originally Published by Index-Journal on: Sep 19, 2024
By RENEE ORTIZ rortiz@indexjournal.com
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