The Tigerville Fire District and the Chanticleer Community Special Tax District a pair of agencies from very different parts of Greenville County are each seeking to increase their property-tax rates.
The Tigerville Fire Department, which serves 7,500 people in a 31-square-mile area of northern Greenville County, has proposed a 53% rate increase that would add $62.80 to the annual property tax bill of a $100,000 home.
The department wants to boost the pay of its three fulltime firefighters, hire part-time staff and buy a new fire engine, pumper truck and a $70,000 vehicle for its fire chief.
Leaders of the Chanticleer district, which includes about 275 homes in an upscale country club community southeast of the Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital campus, are looking to raise its tax rate for the second consecutive year to cover the costs for a fulltime deputy who patrols the neighborhood.
Large fire on Glassy Mountain now 100% contained, firefighters say
Fire burned four acres Updated: 3:00 PM EST Jan 22, 2021 Anne Newman
Fire burned four acres Updated: 3:00 PM EST Jan 22, 2021
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Fire burned four acres Updated: 3:00 PM EST Jan 22, 2021 Anne Newman Executive Producer Several fire crews now have a large fire on Glassy Mountain in Greenville County under control, according to the Glassy Mountain Fire Department. Officials say the fire was about four acres in an open field near Moonshine Falls Trail and no homes are being threatened at this time.Tigerville Fire Department helped Glassy Mountain F.D. with mutual aid, according to fire officials, with Tigerville Fire Department.The South Carolina Forestry Commission also responded to the fire, according to Mike Bozzo, with South Carolina Forestry Commission.The SCFS and several SC Forestry personnel along with a hand crew from the co