Wesley, Shana, Lillian, Holly, and Mary Evelyn
- Lugoff Resident— 27 years
- Father of Three Girls
- Wife is Shana Munn of Camden
- President of The Yard Store Co., Inc.
- Columnist to Chronicle-Independent
- Member of First Baptist Camden
- Lifelong Conservative Republican
- Served on School Board 1993—1997
- Served on County Council since 2002
- Chairman KCC Recreation Committee
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New Sports Complex in West Wateree (click the image for full size view) |
New Law Enforcement Center in Lugoff (click the image for full size view) |
New Commercial Business Park in Elgin (click the image for full size view) |
Grass is growing under my feet, in a good way! Recreation has been made a priority by County Council
in the past four years. We adopted a Recreation Master plan, formed a Recreation
Committee, purchased land, and received over a $1 million dollars in grant money.
The ground work has been done to accomplish many great things over the next four
years.
As the Chairman of the Recreation Committee, I pledge to grow and improve our facilities
countywide. Working with County Council and staff, I promise to fully implement
the Recreation Master plan and have a top rated recreation program in South Carolina.
Recreation is for all ages. Plans are to add walking tracks, tennis courts, soccer
fields, etc., in the near future to meet the needs of our community.
Several enhancements
are currently underway, including more public recreation facilities on Lake Wateree.
Work is beginning on Phase 1 of the new sports complex in West Wateree. Families
will be playing on new facilities as early as this year. This park is going to set
the standard and elevate expectations for our entire recreation program.
Regardless
of how long it takes, we are committed to doing it right.
There is a lot to do, please give me four more years to see the job done. |
The main reason I ran for County Council
four years ago was to make our community safer. I have made good on that promise,
but there is still more to do.
More cops are on the roads today, three more fire
substations have been built, fire equipment is being modernized, and a new law enforcement center
is being built as a result of positive, effective leadership.
Expanding fire service
throughout the county is a growing need. A new substation in Salt Pond may be necessary
to reduce insurance costs. Whether it is more funding for training or equipment
or personnel, I am committed to support our public safety personnel.
County Council
works with the Lugoff Fire District to insure they are provided adequate funding.
They have received full funding over the past four years, and I pledge to continue
to support their hard work.
Property has been purchased and clearing is underway
to begin construction on the new law enforcement center beside Shoney’s in Lugoff.
Expanding our Sheriff’s facility is going to have a direct impact on solving crimes
faster. This means you are safer.
Please, give me four more years to see that the
Law Enforcement Center is built right for you.
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Success is not an accident. I voted to do an economic master plan three years ago
to identify the best ways for our community to attract new business. With the plan
now in place, we are adding the infrastructure to go after and recruit new jobs.
Our planning is paying off. Recently, Kershaw County was placed in the top tier
of counties by the SC Department of Commerce in job creation. We were ranked above
Charleston, Spartanburg, and Horry counties.
Quality jobs have been added to our
community over the past four years. Kawishima, Forgitron, and Hengst are just a few
new companies that our county government attracted.
Dana Corp., Yutaka, and Invista
are three companies that have expanded as a result of positive leadership from the
top down.
My work, along with the other members of County Council, has now placed
a new commercial park at the I-20 Elgin interchange. We now have land to attract
new jobs at all four interchanges along I-20.
Leadership, planning, and action are
getting results. Our industrial tax base is growing. This means our property taxes
can remain lower and jobs will be here in the future for our children to work.
Please,
give me four more years to attract more jobs and build the Elgin park.
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