Morgenroth said Tuesday that the bronze sculptures bring a touch of culture and enrich the park.
Greer resident Allison Saravia offered a starkly different assessment of the exhibit when she spoke at Monday night s Greenville City Council meeting. She questioned whether the nudity depicted in the sculptures is just art. I’m keeping myself pure for marriage, and that 100% includes keeping my eyes pure. I thank God somebody warned me about the statues, because if I had gone downtown unknowingly, that would have robbed me of my innocence, and you would have been responsible, Saravia told council members. You have no idea how profoundly that would crush my spirit. Do you care at all that you’re making hundreds and more people cry bitter tears?
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A recent court settlement calls for developer Niemitalo Inc. to receive $100,000 and permission to proceed with a subdivision in rural northern Greenville County that county officials had blocked in 2018.
Residents Julie Turner and Brian Campbell, who both live near the subdivision on Tigervillle Road in the Slater-Marietta area, each opposed the project and were parties in the litigation over the development.
In an email this week, Turner said she was largely excluded from mediation talks in the case and felt like she had no choice but to agree to the settlement that was reached in late April. The developer gets what he wants in every regard. I get nothing, Turner said. The rural character of my community gets destroyed and my property s value as a horse farm is diminished.
Greenville County Council Chairman Willis Meadows wants to repeal a controversial land-development rule that has sparked legal battles over proposed subdivisions in unzoned parts of the county.
The rule s supporters, which include environmental groups and rural homeowners, say it is a valuable tool in preventing urban sprawl.
But homebuilders and other detractors say the measure, known as Article 3.1, is too vague. They also say it has been used in an arbitrary manner by the Greenville County Planning Commission since it was put in place in April 2018.
Article 3.1 states that new subdivisions must have adequate infrastructure and roads. It also says they must be compatible with environmental conditions and surrounding land-use density.
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