Penny tax meeting set for Oct. 24

Barbara Ball

1 month ago

BLYTHEWOOD – Richland County Council members Derrek Pugh (Blythewood Dist. 2) and Gretchen Barron (Blythewood Dist. 7) will host a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m. at Doko Manor to discuss specifics of the 2024 Transportation Penny Tax referendum.

Almost 13 years after Richland County residents voted in 2012 for a $1.1 billion Transportation Penny Tax to be collected over 22 years, Richland County Council recently voted to ask residents to support a referendum for a second Transportation Penny Tax on Nov. 5, 2024 – this one for $4.5 billion to be collected over 25 years or until the money is collected, whichever comes first.

For a look back at how the 2012 Penny Blythewood projects fared and a look at what’s in store for Blythewood under the New (2024) Penny, go to: www.blythewoodonline.com/richland-county-reps-to-host-new-4-5b-penny-tax-meeting-2

The public is invited to attend the meeting and ask questions.

The referendum for the New Penny will be held Nov. 5 as part of the general election.

CORRECTION: In its 10-17-24 edition, The Voice reprinted a photo of the Langford Road/Main Street (Hwy 21) intersection from the Town’s Facebook page that included the statement: ‘Stay tuned for progress photos as traffic improvements are made over the coming weeks.’ Although the caption doesn’t say so, the photo and statement are not referring to Penny Tax work, but to road-striping work that Great Southern Homes will be doing to accommodate increased traffic expected from a housing project that is proceeding nearby on Langford Road.