Clinton Council approves budget, zoning requests
Clinton, South Carolina – Clinton City Council passed second reading Monday on its 2026-27 budget and also gave a final nod to a neighborhood rezoning request that had prompted council to table the matter this spring
The budget for the upcoming fiscal year totaled $11,265,167 for the general fund, and $25,643,779 for the utility fund.
Like last month, council passed the measure with a vote of 6-1, with council member Anita Williams voting against it. Williams claimed Monday night the 2.63 % cost of living increase should be graduated based on salary, but City Manager Joey Meadors said that didn’t comply with state mandates for cost-of-living increases.
Council also approved second reading on rezoning a residential section of Musgrove, Davidson and Campbell streets.
Initially the request had included R3 which could be used for multi-family dwellings but council opted to, instead, approve a planning commission recommendation of R1 for lots facing Musgrove Street, and R2 for lots on the other streets.
Zoning director Phil Lindler explained the area is small and while the owner has no firm plans yet submitted, it’s not a space that would allow for very many new properties. The R2 could include single family with smaller lots or duplexes but not multi-family homes such as condos or apartments.
Council also gave second reading to the annexation of property which has been approved for an RV park and cabins. Formerly on land that had been part of the Whitten Center property, the lots, 675-00-00-007 and 637-00-00-010, are on the left on Hwy. 72 beyond the industrial complex and the I-26 junction.
According to Lindler, the developer had requested the option of more lots but the planning commission held it to a maximum of 489 lots. Currently, the plan calls for up to 440 RV lots and 49 cabins, and there may be commercial businesses near the highway.
If the developer changes the numbers of lots and cabins he will have to come back before the planning commission and council for approval, Lindler said. The commission also required a 100-foot tree buffer rather than the requested 50-foot buffer.
