New referendum video explains benefits of local option roads solution

GREENVILLE, SC – As voters continue to seek information about the November roads referendum, Citizens for a Better Greenville County has released their latest video, explaining why solving infrastructure problems at the local level is the best possible solution.

As County Councilman Butch Kirven explains, government has an obligation to address citizen needs in the most effective manner possible. “If we can fix it at the local level, we have an obligation to do that,” he states in the video.

The proposed referendum would implement a one penny sales tax, with all the revenue raised from that tax used for local road and infrastructure improvements. The referendum projects were decided on by a citizen’s committee that sought input from communities across the county. Identified priorities include reducing traffic on Woodruff Road by creating a parallel route, improving safety at the county’s most dangerous intersections, and building sidewalks surrounding schools.

If voters choose not to pass the referendum, under the current State DOT repair schedule, Greenville County residents will have to wait up to 82 years to have all of our roads repaired.

Citizens for a Better Greenville County hopes the short, informational video reaches voters in a nontraditional way.

“We want to people to know that the roads in Greenville are in bad shape, and there is a viable option to fixing them, no matter how we have to get that message out there,” said Bob Knight, chairman of the group.

The video can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4atkfAoYFw.

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About The Citizens for a Better Greenville County

Citizens for a Better Greenville is a coalition of Greenville residents, businesses, and nonprofits working to pass the November, one-cent sales tax referendum. The tax is limited to a period of eight years, and will fund needed road and infrastructure improvement projects including road resurfacing, intersection improvements, bridge improvements, and sidewalks around schools. The group lists safety, economic development, quality of life and monetary control of roads funding as key reasons to pass the referendum.

Go to www.greenvillecounty.org and click on the November Referendum to read the entire list of projects.