On Tuesday night, Anderson County Council approved the distibution of the county's $188,508 available from the accommodations tax.
Council also approved a five-year extension the fee-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with BMW, which since 2009 have generated a $100 million in investment and an annual payroll in Anderson County through the supplier companies located here.
They also passed, on second reading, tax incentives for a company from the West Coast, Project East, a 15-year-old organic agribusiness, which will create 27 new jobs at an average salary of $18.74 and a $6.9 million total capital investment.
Below is a summary of the for Accommodations Tax (ATAX) funding from Anderson County for fiscal year 2014-2015. Total ATAX Funds Available: $188,508
Anderson Area YMCA Midnight Flight Roadraces
$3,000
Anderson Arts Center Annual Tourism Projects
$3,000
Anderson Convention and Visitors Bureau Rev 3 Triathlon
$4,000
Anderson Convention and Visitors Bureau Fishers of Men Dist. 3 Championship
$6,000
Anderson Convention and Visitors Bureau American Bass Anglers National Championship
$23,000
Anderson Convention and Visitors Bureau Walmart Bass League Regional Tournament
$1,000
Anderson Convention and Visitors Bureau SC High School League Wrestling Championships
$4,000
Anderson Meals on Wheels St. Nick's Chili Fix Chili Cook-Off
$1,500
Anderson County Labor Day Omnium
$6,000 requested $15,000
Anderson County Museum Promotion of Museum Events & Exhibits 2014-20 I 5
$12,000
Anderson County Parks Dept. Saluda River Rally
$10,000
Anderson Lights of Hope
$2,500
Anderson JROTC Drill Championships
$4,000
Balloons Over Anderson
$5,000
Belton Area Museum Assn. The Smithsonian's Hometown Teams: How Sports Slwped America
$1,000
Belton Area Museum Assn. Brochures
$2,000
Belton Alliance Standpipe Heritage & Arts Festival
$1,000
Belton Center for the Arts
$1,000
Belton Center fo r the Arts Standpipe Arts Festival Juried Art Show
$750
Belton Center for the Arts The Listening Room on Main
$5,000
Belton Tennis Association
$13,500
Bowie Old Fann Reunion, Inc.
$2,000
Clemson Kennel Club AKC Dog Show & Trials
$2,500
Clemson Little Theatre Annual Advertising Budget
$500
Electric City Playhouse 2015 Season Advertising
$1,000
Foothills Alliance Festival of Trccs
$500
Foothills Bridge Electric City Sectional
$2,000
GAMAC Concert Season
$2,000
Honea Path Merchant's Assn. Sugarfoot, Honey Soppin' and Arts Festival
$1,000
America the Beautiful
$2,500
Iva Community Recreation Dixie Youth State Championships
$12,500
Iva Community Recreation Field Modifications for Dixie Youth State Championships
$2,000
Main Street Program of Anderson Main Street Block Party
$1.000
Main Street Program of Anderson Main Street Father's Day Car Show
$1,000
Main Street Program of Anderson Regional Advertising
$2,033
Pendleton Historic Foundation Tourism Promotions for Ashtabula & Woodburn Historic House Museums
$4,000
The Belton Alliance SC Chili Cook-OffChampionship
$1,500
SC Upstate Equine Council Horse Play in May
$15,000
Starr Athletic Assn. Starr Fall Festival
$600
Starr Athletic Assn. State Soccer Tournament
$1,000
Starr Athletic Assn. State Basketball Tournament
$1,000
Starr Athletic Assn. State Volleyball Tournament
$1,000
John Thomas Ashley Camp #43 Battle of Anderson
$5,000
T. Ed Garrison Arena Garrison Arena Promotions
$9,000
Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail Quilt Trail Promotion
$2,500