Lovely Gadson wants to be a Supreme Court Justice.
Kirsten McCollum wants to work as a crime scene investigator.
A public forum at City Council is scheduled for Tuesday at Greer City Hall to respond to a proposed 2016-2017 fiscal year budget increase of $2 million (9.8 percent more than last FY) to accommodate the hiring of 13.5 (half = part-time) employees.
The repeal of a Public Works Fee to be replaced by a Sanitation Fund Fee, for city residents, is also part of the forum that begins at 6:30 p.m.
The Greer Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying a person in an attempted armed robbery at Lowe’s, located at 1370 W Wade Hampton Blvd.
The person is described as a white male, 30-40 years of age, 6-foot-5 inches, 240-300 pounds and balding. He was wearing khaki pants, an olive green T-shirt and NIKE tennis shoes.
Sgt. Randle Ballenger wears his uniforms proudly. Both as an Army National Guard sergeant and traffic sergeant with the Greer Police Department.
City Council unanimously approved a nearly $22.5 million balanced budget for fiscal 2016-2017 in a first reading Tuesday night. That is an increase of 9.8 percent over the $20.6 million budget ending June 30.
It is a historical jump in personnel with the addition of 13.5 positions – the most budgeted in any fiscal years by City Administrator Ed Driggers.
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