According to the Sumter County Voter Registration & Elections office, here are the results of the Tuesday, June 12, 2018, primary.
Out of 71,642 registered voters in Sumter County, a total of 11,275 ballots were cast. Of those ballots cast, 6,928 voted Democratic and 4,347 voted Republican.
Sumter County Council approved third and final reading Tuesday evening of a balanced budget with no tax increase for the second year in a row.
Also during its regular meeting, Council passed third and final reading of a fee-in-lieu incentive agreement for an industry expansion that will see an investment of $150 million from Becton, Dickinson Company that will bring 125 jobs as well.
On June 12, 2018, Sumter County Council approved the third and final reading for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Budget Ordinance. This year’s budget proposal was balanced at $52,752,483 revenues and expenditures with “NO TAX INCREASE.”
Funded by a three-way partnership of Sumter County Government, the City of Sumter and the Sumter Smarter Growth Initiative, the Development Board’s mission is to increase per capita income by creating jobs and luring capital investment to our community.
E-waste (Electronic Waste) will be collected the first Saturday of each month at Sumter County Public Works located at 1289 North Main Street from 8:00 am – noon.