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Greenville, SC (Fox Carolina) – The city council of Greenville unanimously approved the first reading of his company budget for the 2025-26 financial year after the city administrator appeals to the city on Monday evening.

The heads of state and government and supporters of the city applauded throughout the state of the city, which was delivered by Shannon Lavrin, the city manager.

Lavrin emphasized several achievements in the past two years, including the reduction in crime and the safer from streets.

“Greenville remains a safe city. Crime is the lowest in 10 years,” said Lavrin. “The city installed or repaired three miles and added more than 500 accessible side ramps,” she added.

Lavrin also praised the city's financial stability.

“Greenville is the only city in South Carolina that has a triple-a rating of all three credit rating agencies,” she said.

When the city of Greenville looks ahead, the council members also approved an operating budget of $ 291 million for the 2025-26 financial year during a first reading. The budget is around 20 million US dollars higher than in the last financial year.

Despite the increase, the city does not plan to charge taxes. The city uses interest profits, redistribution of project funds and surplus to support part of this budget growth.

While Greenville continues to go out in the population, Lavrin explained that the city is pursuing a very balanced growth replacement, which is derived from the city's comprehensive plan in 2021 in 2021.

“As part of this plan, the community told us that there were certain things that they wanted- one of those who are a balanced growth as we approach growth so that we can plan for the future and take this growth into account,” said Lavrin.

Some important priorities for the city are public security and commitment, mobility and transport, open spaces as well as sustainability as well as economic growth.

The improvements include adding police officers and fire service staff, the completion of the plans for the New Stone Avenue Fire Station, the creation of a new Airpot Loop Trail, the expansion of the Swamp Rabbit Trail and the improvement of the corridor of South Pleasantburg.

“It is the route in the street of the city of Greenville that experiences the most accidents within the city,” said Lavrin.

Another priority for the city is affordable living space. The city's proposed budget comprises this initiative 10 million US dollars.

During a public hearing to the budget, several people spoke to support this financing.

A man who spoke was a reverend that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once invited to accompany students to a sit-in at a lunch counter.

“We were arrested together in the same prison cell,” said Reverend Grady Butler. “If he were here today, he would very much enjoy that for those who are homeless, those who are outdoors. I have no doubt in my head.”

“I came here to give a testimony and encourage these people to make these decisions that do not forget the people who have these needs and do not put them aside,” said Butler.

Butler, a lifelong official who is almost 90 years old, was forced from his house in Nicholtown after his rent doubled. He is now a tenant of Beyond Housing, a group offers affordable living space for residents of the state.

“I hope we will be sensitive and become alive and do what we have to do to save things. Otherwise we will be like the Titanic we go under,” said Butler.

Representatives with Beyond Housing also want to ensure that the budget passes with the assigned means.

“I want the community and the city to get together and promote it. We need this financing,” said Sheila Dogan, Managing Director of Beyond Housing.

The second and last reading of the city's budget is planned for May 19.

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