Fountain Inn officials are considering their next steps after Greenville County voters rejected a proposed penny tax that could have helped fund several of the city’s transportation priorities.
The Greenville County Council voted in July to put a transportation sales and use tax on the November ballot, leaving voters to decide whether to impose a special 1% sales tax within the county to fund future transportation infrastructure projects.
Voters ultimately rejected the countywide tax, with 48.49% voting in favor and 51.51% voting in opposition. However, voters in Greenville, Mauldin, Simpsonville and Travelers Rest approved separate municipal penny tax referendums…