Ballot measures

Must a one percent sales and use tax be levied in the City of Simpsonville, South Carolina for no more than eight years for the purpose of allowing a credit against certain municipal ad valorem tax liability and for the purpose of raising the amounts specified for the following purposes? (1) $44,400,000 for citywide road infrastructure improvements, including repaving, drainage systems, curbs and sidewalks INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: All qualified electors of the City of Simpsonville desiring to vote in favor of imposing the tax for the stated purposes shall vote “YES,” and all qualified electors opposed to levying the tax shall vote “NO.”

Must a one percent sales and use tax be levied in the City of Mauldin, South Carolina for no more than eight years for the purpose of allowing a credit against certain municipal ad valorem tax liability and for the purpose of raising the amounts specified for the following purposes? (1) $15,600,000 for city road infrastructure improvements, including repaving, drainage systems, curbs and sidewalks (2) $4,000,000 for a new fire station project. and must the City Council of the City of Mauldin, South Carolina be authorized to issue and sell, either as a single issue or as several separate issues, not exceeding $15,600,000 principal amount of general obligation bonds of the City of Mauldin, to defray the costs of the foregoing purposes, plus issuance costs, to be paid from the sales and use tax to be imposed as stated herein and pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds, and, in the event such sales and use tax is inadequate for the payment of such bonds, such bonds shall be payable from an ad valorem tax imposed on all taxable property in the City of Mauldin? INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: All qualified electors of the City of Mauldin desiring to vote in favor of imposing the tax for the stated purposes and authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds in connection therewith as outlined above shall vote “YES,” and all qualified electors opposed to levying the tax and issuing such bonds shall vote “NO.”

Must a one percent sales and use tax be levied in the City of Greenville, South Carolina for no more than eight years for the purpose of allowing a credit against certain municipal ad valorem tax liability and for the purpose of raising the amounts specified for the following purposes? (1) $294,279,000 for road improvement projects, including road repaving and reconstruction projects; road congestion relief, bridge and intersection projects; and new sidewalk projects and sidewalk repair and improvement projects. (2) $32,374,000 for stormwater and drainage projects. (3) $41,912,000 for critical sewer infrastructure projects. (4) $17,580,000 for public assembly facilities, administration buildings and public safety projects. (5) $24,000,000 for fire station projects. Total: $410,145,000 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: All qualified electors of the City of Greenville desiring to vote in favor of imposing the tax for the stated purpose of allowing a credit against certain municipal ad valorem tax liability and for the purpose of raising the amount specified above shall vote “YES,” and all qualified electors opposed to levying the tax shall vote “NO.”

I approve a special sales and use tax in the amount of one percent to be imposed in Greenville County for not more than eight (8) years, or until a total of $1,100,000,000 in resulting revenue has been collected, whichever occurs first. The sales tax proceeds will be used to fund the following projects: Project (1) For financing the costs of highways, roads, streets, bridges, and other transportation-related projects facilities, and drainage facilities related thereto. $990,000,000 Project (2) For financing the costs of mass transit systems operated by Greenville County or jointly operated by the County and other governmental entities. Mass transit is to include but not be limited to the operation and expansion of the mass transit system as defined by Greenville Transit Authority's Transit Development Plan including improved frequency and enhanced routes. $33,000,000 Project (3) For financing the costs of greenbelts. To the extent permitted by the Act, greenbelts are to include but not be limited to acquiring land and conservation easements for the following: expanding public parks and green spaces, lands for active sports fields, securing water access points, expanding trails and greenways, protecting lands critical to wildlife, floodwater management, working farms and forests, natural resource management, historic preservation and protecting drinking water sources and water quality in rivers, lakes, wetlands, and other water bodies. $77,000,000 Instructions to Voters: All qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of levying the special sales and use tax shall vote "YES" and all qualified electors opposed to levying the special sales and use tax shall vote "NO."

I approve the issuance of not exceeding $150,000,000 of general obligation bonds of Greenville County, payable from the special sales and use tax described in Question 1 above, maturing over a period not to exceed eight (8) years, to fund completion of projects from among the categories described in Question 1 above. Instructions to Voters: All qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of the issuance of bonds for the stated purposes shall vote "YES;" and all qualified electors opposed to the issuance of bonds for the stated purposes shall vote "NO."

Must a one percent (1%) sales and use tax be levied in the City of Travelers Rest for no more than eight (8) years for the purpose of allowing a credit against certain municipal ad valorem tax liability for owner-occupied residential property located within the City limits and for the purpose of raising the amounts specified below for the following purposes? 1. $3,942,000 for Connectors/Trails/Sidewalks. 2. $2,613,500 for Public Parking Infrastructure. 3. $4,958,500 for Public Assembly Infrastructure. 4. $3,062,000 for Critical Roadway Repairs. 5. $1,250,000 for Drainage Infrastructure. Total: $15,826,000