Can SC school board member still have say in $23M project? What ethics commission says Bristow Marchant, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Feb. 24 A Midlands school board member will not be allowed to visit a school construction site while he s recused himself from being involved with the project.
An advisory opinion issued by the state Ethics Commission on Tuesday says Lexington-Richland District 5 board member Ken Loveless is prohibited from visiting the Piney Woods Elementary School site or reviewing work related to the project.
Earlier this month, Loveless agreed to recuse himself because of a business tie with with Contract Construction, the main contractor on the $23 million Piney Woods project. Loveless company is a subcontractor with Contract Construction on a separate project, a new lab for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.