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MAULDIN — The city of Mauldin is poised to join other Greenville County municipalities in pursuing a penny sales tax to fund road improvements, with a looming deadline to have the issue put before voters in November.

At a special workshop earlier this month, Mauldin officials discussed the potential benefits of the tax for the city and its residents. If approved, it would fund road repairs and reduce property taxes for homeowners.

The move follows the state legislature’s new law allowing municipalities to have their own penny tax, where before only counties could implement them.

Under the law, at least 20 percent of the revenue must go back to homeowners as property tax credits. The ballot language must also list any bonds to be issued and name the specific projects the revenue would fund.

Council members discussed the tax at the July 6 workshop. If cities want a penny tax, they must do so before the county passes one. Greenville County is in the process of putting the tax before voters this November.

City Administrator Seth Duncan emphasized the urgency, noting that the city receives no direct gas tax funding and must compete for resources through the county’s legislative delegation seat funds or the state’s GPATS program, or “beg” the Department of Transportation to add a road to its repaving list.

Who owns the roads in South Carolina adds further complexity.

Taft Matney, the council’s economic development chair, cited Ashmore Bridge Road as an example. Although the road runs primarily through the city, it is under state control, so the city cannot authorize necessary widening or full repaving.

“We can’t touch state roads — we can’t touch county roads,” Matney said.

The tax would address such gaps, with $18.84 million projected for road resurfacing and extensive repairs. Other funded projects would include a signal and pedestrian crossing at Bridgeway Boulevard, a new fire station and improvements to the cultural arts center.

Councilmember Carol King urged colleagues to consider that most city residents voted for a penny tax two years ago when a county measure failed by a narrow margin.

“I think that we all need to look at the facts,” King said. “Whether you like it or not, most people in our city voted for a penny tax two years ago.”

The council will vote Aug. 3 on whether to place the measure on the November ballot.

MAULDIN, S.C (WSPA) – Mauldin voters could soon decide whether to approve a one percent sales tax city leaders say could generate $19.6 million for road resurfacing projects.

The proposed tax comes after legislators passed a municipal tax relief act in May, allowing cities to impose a 1% sales tax. Several areas, including Travelers Rest and Simpsonville, are also considering similar measures.

However, voters in Mauldin could face paying two separate 1% sales taxes if both the city’s proposal and Greenville County’s recently approved 1% transportation tax are passed by voters.

Carol King, a Mauldin City Councilmember, explained the municipal tax relief act specifically permits cities to impose such a sales tax, and gave detail for how the revenue would be used for future projects.

“Revenue would be used for specific projects. So the city of Mauldin, currently we have designated the revenue to go toward our roads, which would be infrastructure-related and paving street projects. And we currently have $4 million designated for a new fire station,” King said.

However, not all residents are in favor of paying more in taxes. Richard Bouchard, a Mauldin homeowner who has lived in the city for almost 40 years, voiced his opposition.

“A no for me as a homeowner,” Bouchard said. “I think just like me with a budget, I believe they can find the money somewhere else,” Bouchard said.

Despite opposition, Councilmember King explained it was important to allow voters to choose. “When you look at 2024, when it was last time that the county voted on the penny tax, if you look at the city of Mauldin and the precincts in the city of Mauldin, the majority of voters in the city of Mauldin voted in favor of the penny tax,” King said.

The city still needs to take a final vote on the referendum for approval, which is scheduled for August 3. If the referendum passes City Council approval, it will then be submitted to the Greenville County Voter Registration and Election Board for inclusion on the November ballot. If approved, the 1% sales tax would go into effect in May 2027.

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. —

The Greenville County Coroner has ruled the death of a man found connected to a bridge over I-185 and I-385 near Mauldin and Simpsonville as a suicide, witnessed by multiple drivers in the area.

Chris Hale with Mental Health America said the method of suicide often stems from accessibility and feelings of hopelessness.

“They think that they’ve expended all their options. They think this is the only possible solution left,” Hale said. “And that’s our job, to help them brainstorm other ways through it, because they kind of get tunnel vision on it.”

Hale explained that two common factors contributing to suicide risk are loss and burden.

“Whether that be a loss of freedom, a loss of financial security, a loss of housing, the loss of a loved one. And then that burden of carrying that loss by yourself, that’s the thing that pushes it in more and more,” Hale said.

The Carolinas and Georgia have suicide rates higher than the national average, with South Carolina ranking the highest among the three.

Resources like the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline are available to help those in need. The hotline fields about 4,000 calls each month in the Upstate and connects individuals with free resources such as Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, rehabilitation programs, housing assistance, and food pantries.

“We’re like the best friend you’re never going to meet. You can tell us anything. There’s no judgment on our side,” Hale said. “It’s free, 24/7, 365. No appointment necessary.”

The 988 hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and all calls are completely anonymous. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is just a phone call away.

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