Here’s a recap of the June 13 meeting of Fountain Inn City Council.
Initial approval: 2024-25 fiscal year budget
Council gave initial approval to the city’s more than $33.5 million operation budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which includes no tax increases.
The budget includes spending to accommodate a 9.5% increase in health insurance costs. It also covers hiring additional personnel, including three firefighters, a code enforcement officer, an animal control officer, a CDL driver for the sanitation department, a GIS technician, a recreation supervisor and a part-time weekend judge.
This item will go before the City Council for final approval June 25.
Postponed: Rezoning for retail and self-storage facility
Council postponed a rezoning request for 3.49 acres at 1314 and 1318 N. Main St. The applicant, Alex Dmyterko of Century Development Partners LLC, plans to build a three-tenant retail/office building at the front of the site and a three-story, 90,000-square-foot climate-controlled self-storage facility at the rear of the property.
This item will go before the City Council for final approval July 13.
Other item: Project updates
During his report to council, City Administrator Shawn Bell provided updates on various projects, including:
- Jones Street and Weston/Trade Street parking lots have been stripped of asphalt and curbing. Work on the parking lots is expected to be complete by June 28.
- Woodside Connector’s existing trail has been shut down for demolition and its bridge construction will begin soon.
- For the Woodside Streetscape project, the sidewalk and curb cuts have been poured, and lights and landscaping will be installed.
Initial approval: Council annexation and rezoning questions
Council gave final approval to an ordinance amendment that clarifies the governing body’s member’s ability to ask direct questions to applicants regarding annexation and zoning matters that have already been considered by the Planning Commission.
Previously, council directed questions to city staff when a request was being considered. Applicants or their representatives were also asked to speak during the public forum portion of each council meeting to acknowledge they are able to answer questions or provide information. However, the public forum portion of each meeting is not intended as a time of debate, so council members are not expected to speak.
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