Mauldin City Council on Monday, Aug. 16 accepted more than $600,000 in funding for a variety of city-related projects.
Project 1: Access Point
Access Point, which consists of over 600,000-square-feet of manufacturing and industrial warehousing spread over two speculative industrial buildings, is receiving $100,000 in utility tax credits from Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas.
According to supporting documents, the city has used utility tax credits to assist other local development projects such as:
- MP Husky
- Trane/Alo
- Brookfield Oaks Drive
Project 2: Brownfields study in City Center District
In addition to the utility tax credits, City Council accepted $300,000 in EPA funding to assist in a brownfields study and mitigation in the City Center district.
The study will include community-wide hazardous substance and petroleum assessments on multiple brownfield sites within its jurisdiction, with an emphasis on the Central Redevelopment District target area.
Project 3: Mauldin Cultural Center lobby and plaza renovations
City Council accepted more than $200,000 to support the renovations.
The funding includes:
- $183,725 grant from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism’s 2020 Undiscovered South Carolina grant program
- $30,000 appropriated from Greenville County Council
City Council also approved the allocation of $90,576 for renovations to the Cultural Center’s restrooms.
In other business:
APPROVED: Inmate labor agreement
City Council approved an agreement to resume inmate labor to assist with Public Works operations including sanitation, and parks and grounds.
“During COVID, we couldn’t use inmate labor,” said Councilmember Carol King. “This is an agreement for the city to engage with the inmates again. We would be able to engage them, but not have to use it.”
The city is discussing whether or not they will use inmate labor or continue to use temporary staff.
