Here’s a recap of Greer City Council’s April 14 meeting.
Approved: Accommodations tax grants
Council approved allocating about $322,000 in accommodations tax grant funding to various organizations for events, festivals and other activities that draw visitors to Greer.
In briefing council on the grant requests, city finance director Christopher Kline explained that state law mandates accommodations tax revenue, which is derived from a tax on hotel and lodging accommodations, must be spent on tourism-related activities and must be spent within two years of collection.
The grant recommendations were approved by the city’s Accommodations Tax Committee for advertising and programming, which are two uses specified under state law.
Council approved 11 advertising grants totaling $121,630 for promoting a number of events, including Greer Farmers Market, Jubilee food, wine and culture festival, the city’s Dia de los Muertos festival, and the Greer Arts & Eats festival.
Council also approved 11 programming grants totaling $200,316 for a number of events, including:
- $40,000 to the Greer Chamber of Commerce for the Greer Arts & Eats festival
- $20,437 to Greer Parks, Recreation and Tourism for Freedom Blast
- $25,000 to South Carolina Charities Inc. for the BMW Charity ProAm ParTee on Trade
- $25,026 to Any Given Supper in partnership with White Wine Butter for Jubilee: a food, wine and culture festival
Approved: Subdivision streets added to city inventory
Council approved a trio of resolutions accepting streets in the Vines Creek, Donahue Hills and Chartwell Estates subdivisions into the city road inventory.
The roads in Vines Creek are Bowfin Street, Vines Creek Drive, Hickory Shad Court and Redear and Redfin roads. The roads in Donahue Hills are Nadine Way, Cyndis Lane and Donhill, Algeddis and Alvin Pond drives. In Chartwell Estates, Chartwell Drive was added to the city road system.
