Lisa M. Benfield

The Spartanburg County 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan outlines a strategic roadmap to improve the community through federal grants including CDBG, HOME, and ESG. The plan's key priorities include increasing affordable housing opportunities (preservation, development, homeownership), enhancing quality of life through expanded public services, fostering community revitalization via public facilities and infrastructure, ensuring effective program management, and actively addressing homelessness through housing and services. It aims to create a better living, working, and recreational environment, primarily for low- and moderate-income residents, and support those at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

This 2026 Annual Action Plan details Spartanburg County's strategy for utilizing federal grants from HUD, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds. As the third year of the 2024-2028 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, it focuses on priorities such as increasing affordable housing opportunities, improving non-housing community development and quality of life, fostering community revitalization, ensuring effective program management, and addressing homelessness through various housing and support services.

The Board of Voter Registration and Elections conducted a certification hearing for the Statewide Primary. Key activities included the review of UOCAVA and provisional ballots, the certification of official results, and the ordering of a recount for County Council District 2. Additionally, the Board identified the need for runoffs for the County Council Chair, District 2, and District 6 positions, and successfully completed a recount process.

The board conducted a meeting to address a variance request for a residential property, which was approved, and scheduled hearings for two appeal requests regarding notices of violation for signage and unauthorized land disturbance. The meeting included the review of staff reports, public hearings, and board deliberations concerning compliance with land management ordinances.

The council meeting agenda included an executive session and a variety of public hearings regarding budgetary ordinances, amendments to Special Source Credit Agreements for economic development projects, and property easements. Additional agenda items involved reports and actions related to boards and committees, the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee recommendations, personnel reports, and department updates from Parks, Public Safety, and Public Works. The council also considered ordinance readings for development projects and reviewed various budget amendment resolutions.