Here’s a recap of the April 13 meeting of Greenville City Council.
Initial approval: $26M state funding for downtown conference center
A conference center is planned to be created in downtown Greenville as part of a $500 million mixed-use development called the Falls Park Conference District. The city previously received $26 million from the South Carolina General Assembly for the conference center project.
An initial $7 million was allocated to the city for the project, previously known as the Greenville Cultural Arts Center, in the state’s general appropriations bill for fiscal year 2019-1010. The state’s general appropriations bill for fiscal year 2020-2021 included the remaining $19 million for the project.
Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to appropriate the state funding, including current and future accrued interest, to the city’s Capital Projects Fund. Approximately $7 million of the state funding will be disbursed to the Museum and Gallery Inc., as directed by the state’s budget proviso in fiscal year 2025-26. This action is the result of the downtown conference center no longer including a museum and gallery feature as envisioned in years past.
Approved: $3M for Greenline-Spartanburg property purchases
The city plans to purchase 10 parcels of land in the Greenline-Spartanburg neighborhood. Council approved a resolution authorizing the purchase of a total of 2.85 acres in the neighborhood from Greenline Park LLC for $3 million…