The prospect of 50 new jobs coming to the county within the next couple of years was discussed among Mullins City Council Members during this past week’s meeting. City Administrator Pete Rogers reported that SO-PAK-CO plans to reopen a facility on Mullins Street, investing a little more than $4 million in improvements.
“The special source credit will add up to almost $142,000 for them, but after 20 years, we will have received over $550,000 worth of new taxes for their improvement,” Rogers said. The County sets the FILOT and special source credit, he said, recommending that city council agree by resolution to designate the property as a Multi-County Industrial Park, which was approved.
“It’s a good thing for Mullins, good jobs and a good investment,” he said.
In other business, council members agreed to declare Dec. 24 through Dec. 26 as official Christmas holidays for employees, all city department offices will be closed.
Rogers said at the request of Congressman Jim Clyburn, city officials have prepared a list of public works projects needed. The wish list is in response to President Elect Barack Obama’s pledge to launch a public works program that could cost as much as $700 billion, he explained. Rogers said the city has to move quickly, listing water infrastructure as a top priority.
“This is a wish list … if we could get one, it would be wonderful, but I’d sure hate not to ask for it,” he said, adding that he would include creating a police and fire substation at the National Guard Amory, that would also house a Boys & Girls Club.
“It’s great funding that we haven’t had in a long time. We can address our needs and put people to work,” he said, mentioning that a number of buildings in the county have been constructed with public works funding, such as the Beeson Building and multi-purpose building.
Obama has said that the federal government “will create millions of jobs by making the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since the creation of the federal highway system in the 1950s. We'll invest your (taxpayer’s) precious tax dollars in new and smarter ways and we'll set a simple rule — use it or lose it. If a state doesn't act quickly to invest in roads and bridges in their communities, they'll lose the money.”
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