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Recycling facility could bring 200 jobs

Orangeburg County Administrative Centre

A recycling company is considering Orangeburg County for a 200-job facility.

The business is promising a minimum investment of almost $18.5 million and the creation of at least 200 jobs, County Attorney Jerrod Anderson said.

About $14 million would go toward buildings, $3.7 million toward machinery and $800,000 toward pollution control equipment.

Orangeburg County Council on Monday approved a resolution and first reading of two ordinances providing incentives for the project.

One ordinance establishes a fee-in-lieu of taxes agreement with the project, the other provides it with the multicounty industrial park incentive.

The multicounty industrial park is a mechanism designed to provide an industry with additional incentives. There is no physical park.

The company is choosing to remain confidential at the moment and operates under the name Project Recycle.

In other business:

• Council approved third and final reading of an ordinance issuing no more than $2.5 million in general obligation bonds to fund the purchase of county vehicles.

Young said this is part of a regular five-year plan to replace vehicles as part of the county’s Vehicle Replacement Plan. It will go toward replacing five ambulances, several public works vehicles, sheriff command vehicles and a detention center vehicle.

The county is moving toward replacing the sedan-style vehicles with Chevy Tahoes.

The SUVs will be about $2,000 more up front. The county estimates they’ll save money by holding up better than the current sedan-style vehicles on rural roads.

• Council gave second-reading approval to two ordinances in connection with a project currently operating confidentially under the name Project Profile. The ordinances give certain tax credits to the project and places it in a multi-county industrial park.

Anderson said it is the first prospect looking to take advantage of the opportunity zone created off exit 145.

The prospect will make a capital investment of $8 million and create 15 full-time jobs and five part-time jobs.

• Council passed third reading of an ordinance rezoning property at 2437 Russell Street from Residential General to Commercial General for the construction of a restaurant.

• Council carried forward to the next meeting a resolution and ordinance regarding an economic development project operating confidentially under the name Project Huntley.

Anderson said the project involves a solar farm. The prospect promises a minimum investment of $115 million in solar panels and equipment but no new jobs.

Councilman Willie B. Owens originally decided to move for the approval of the project but later rescinded his motion.

Council took no further action on Project Huntley.

• Council passed a resolution honoring the late Councilman Clyde B. Livingston and presented it to his family.

• Council passed a resolution declaring the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Orangeburg County.

• Council passed a resolution in support of prescribed fire in Orangeburg County.

• Council passed a resolution honoring the founders of the Orangeburg County Consumer Health Council.

• Council passed a resolution honoring Paul M. Rollison Jr. for serving on the board of Santee’s fire services district for 25 years.

• Councilwoman Janie Cooper-Smith commended those who took part in the litter challenge between Sept. 16 and 30.

“It was very successful for those that took part,” Cooper-Smith said. “A lot of people had a hand in it.”

She added, “Something bad is about to happen to those litterers in Orangeburg.”

• Brian Cue, a student at S.C. State, appeared before council to discuss a concern with sidewalks along Russell and Magnolia Streets.

“I have a hard time navigating the streets down there,” Cue said. “I can’t cross the light because there’s no ramp down to the sidewalk.”

He added that the curbs are really steep, which could put him directly in the street in front of oncoming traffic.

“There’s no curve on the sidewalk at all,” Cue said. “We need to make our sidewalks safe.”

County Administrator Harold Young said the streets fall under the control of the state, not the county, but they are already working with the Department of Transportation to revamp the area.

“There’s already been a study and money allocated for a portion of that up to Highway 33 coming from the other side,” Young said.

He added that Congressman Jim Clyburn has earmarked some money to help do some projects or streetscapes along the Russell Street corridor down to Highway 33 as well.

“I’m pretty sure that would take care of his issue because that’s a revamping of the sidewalks,” Young said.

• Council went into closed, executive session to discuss contractual matters involving the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office and seven economic development updates for confidential projects operating under the names Project Trade, Project Recycle, Project Halo, Project Blue Lake, Project Profile, Project Palmetto and the Gateway Enterprise Zone.