City Makes Thompson Mayor Pro Tempore

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Anderson City Council has chosen Councilwoman Beatrice Thompson as Mayor Pro Tempore to replace former Councilman Don Chapman who stepped down in December to run for the South Carolina House District 8 seat.

Council also approved the use of $14,507,668 funds, received as part of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds of the America Rescue Plan, for infrastructure upgrades, broadband expansion and premium pay for employees at Monday's meeting.

The city will also move ahead on a shared commercial kitchen at 110 N. Murray Ave for food entreprenuers, which will be paid for with a $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission and the other roughly $500,000 from city’s general fund.