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The Carolinas Development Assistance and Siting Hub (C-DASH) program offers support to local governments in the Carolinas with education and technical assistance on solar and wind energy siting and permitting.
The C-DASH team is available to help counties understand the recent South Carolina Energy Security Act (S.3309), which details design and development standards for solar energy systems over 13 acres in counties without their own ordinance.
The team can explain solar decommissioning requirements... Read more
Get your bearings with the July issue of County COMPASS!
This month's newsletter includes:
- The 50th anniversary of the Home Rule Act
- A look at county Fourth of July celebrations
- National recognition for Horry County Finance Director Jamie Norman
- Ways to share your input for SCAC's 2026 policy development
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This summer marks an important milestone in South Carolina government history. Gov. James Edwards signed the Home Rule Act into law on June 25, 1975, which is considered the beginning of modern county government in our state. Previously, counties had little authority and were run primarily by state senators.
Over the past five decades following the Home Rule Act’s implementation, the Palmetto State’s 46 county governments have advanced to... Read more
Members of the General Assembly returned to Columbia on Wednesday, pursuant to the sine die resolution (S. 292), to take up the conference report on the FY 2025-26 budget bill, H. 4025 as well as any vetoes by Gov. Henry McMaster. The Senate overrode the governor’s veto on the pending gun charges bill, ... Read more
Well-managed local governments are important not only to the citizens they serve, but to businesses and industries that are located in those communities. The services and infrastructure provided by local governments are key elements in a community’s quality of life efforts. Effective leadership is needed at all ranks of local governments, not just at the council or chief administrative officer level.... Read more