We want to hear your voice. Beginning in 1997, and three times since, York County voters have approved the one-cent sales tax known as Pennies For Progress. This program was the first of its kind in South Carolina. Since 1997, more than one billion dollars has gone into improving roads and intersections across York County.
Citizens ultimately choose the roads that will be widened, paved or improved. York County Council does not choose the projects, but appoints a commission of citizens who pour over all the requests from the public, and come up with a project priority list based on that input.
State law requires that all funds raised through the sales tax must go into road projects listed by priority. It’s critical that we hear from the public about which roads need attention. Once the final project list for Pennies Five is approved, citizens will vote on it during the general election in November of 2024.
Here’s the list of meetings through this fall. All meetings will begin at 6pm.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – Tega Cay – Council Chambers- 15077 Molokai Drive
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – RFATS and COG – Rock Hill Operations Center, Conference Room 132, 757 S Anderson Road
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 – Lake Wylie – Oakridge Middle School, 5657 Oakridge Road
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 – Clover- Community Center; 120 Bethel Street
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 – York – York City Council Chambers 10 N. Roosevelt Street
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 – Fort Mill-Catawba Ridge High School– 1180 Fort Mill Parkway
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 – Sharon, Hickory Grove, Smyrna, McConnells - Sharon Community Center, 3722 Woodlawn Street
*Just added meeting- September 6, 2023- Lesslie/Catawba area. Lesslie Vol. Fire Station #1 3191 Lesslie Highway
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 – Rock Hill – Rock Hill Operations Center, Conference Room 132, 757 S Anderson Road
*All meetings will begin at 6pm
*Future meetings to be determined