Here’s a recap of Greenville County Council’s Oct. 15 meeting:
Approved: Fire district property tax millage
Council unanimously approved two resolutions setting property tax millage rates for three fire departments for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
The first resolution approved a slight increase for the Dunklin Fire District in southern Greenville County from 35.3 to 37.4 mills. The second resolution approved a continuation of current rates for the South Greenville and Boiling Springs fire districts.
South Greenville’s millage rate will remain at 42.5 mills for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Boiling Springs’ millage rate will remain at 30.3 mills for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
Update: county moves into recovery mode
Operations related to Hurricane Helene across the county have shifted from response to recovery mode, according to updates to council provided by senior staff.
More than 125,000 cubic yards of debris have been collected so far by county staff and contractors, according to Joe Kernell, Greenville County administrator.
He explained those collection efforts will likely continue throughout October and November. He added none of that debris will end up in the county landfill but will instead be collected at a closed portion of the landfill where it will be ground up and sold for things like horse bedding.
Preliminary damage assessments across the county revealed 55 structures were destroyed, 649 suffered major damage and 1,300 suffered minor damage, county Emergency Management Director Jessica Stumpf told council.
She said so far 78,061 people in the county have registered for individual assistance with FEMA.
The federal disaster agency has approved more than $36 million in financial assistance for individuals and households, $1.5 million in housing assistance and more than $34 million in assistance for other individual needs.
