Map shows potential impact of capital projects
A collection of maps were released Tuesday showing where in the county a potential capital projects sales tax could make an impact.
“I think visually it’s critical that we show there is a diverse reflection of projects that impact the county from north, south, east to west,” Greenwood City Manager Charlie Barrineau said. “A map with project dots is the best way to do that.”
The county received 43 applications for the potential 1-percent sales tax, also known as a penny tax.
Six maps show the location of each project submitted in the applications. Many applications have more than one project, such as an application for the county fire plan, which could impact the more than 20 fire stations in the county.
Similarly, a single application has also been filed for Greenwood’s seven parks.
One map includes all projects, while five others are broken up into categories — economic development, infrastructure, public safety, quality of life and parks and recreation.
“You can get a good indication that the projects are county wide,” Barrineau said.
While the maps do not denote any sense of priority among the projects, they do provide a visual representation of the areas that could be potentially impacted by a project, according to Barrineau.
Five committees have been assigned for each category by Barrineau and Greenwood County Manager Toby Chappell.
The committees will qualify and prioritize each assigned application and make a recommendation to the capital project sales tax commission, which was appointed by Greenwood County Council and represents the county as a whole and its municipalities.
The commission will then create a project list and referendum question to go on the November ballot for popular vote.
“We have to be realistic if the ultimate goal on Nov. 8 is ‘Yes.’ We have to realize there are voters countywide, and they will have to look to see that effort was put in for projects countywide,” Barrineau said.
Barrineau added that the maps will help the commission in determining what the best collection of projects is to gain countywide support.
Contact Colin Riddle at 864-943-5650 or follow on Twitter @IJCOLINRIDDLE.
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Originally Published by Index-Journal on: Feb 23, 2016
By COLIN RIDDLEcriddle@indexjournal.com