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Inglês
Estados Unidos da América
14 episódios
desde 16 de Abril de 2026
episodic

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Council Vice Chairman Don Mize and I participated in the Oconee County Republican Party town hall on October 15. We discussed property taxes, Flock cameras, the county’s financial review, roads, residential growth, economic development, and other issues facing Oconee County. Thank you to Barry Sand…

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Property values increased significantly through reassessment, but that does not mean your taxes increased by the same amount. In this update, I explain the millage rollback, why some property owners may still pay more or less, where actual tax increases are coming from, and what to expect when tax …
An update on the Flock audit logs, why County Council took up the issue during Wednesday’s special meeting, and where things stand today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewdurham.substack.com
Friends, Fewer than 400 people live in the Town of West Union. On August 11, the town voted to annex 268 acres for a development of roughly 400 homes. The only thing connecting that property to the town is a railroad corridor about three miles long that West Union annexed in 2024. South Carolina la…
Where do we draw the line? On August 18, Oconee County Council will bring forward the Protection from Mass Surveillance Ordinance. The Constitution is not somebody else’s job to defend. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episode…
Before the Corinth-Shiloh fire tax district existed, Oconee County ran that station for about $460,000 a year. Two paid firefighters, around the clock. Today it costs $1.3 million, and the people inside that district carry it alone. This week I walk through the whole thing, start to finish: how the…
There are cameras across Oconee County reading your license plate. Every car, every day, whether you have done a thing wrong or not. County Council never voted on them. There was no ordinance and no public hearing. Most of you never heard a word about it, and until folks in this county started reac…
Several residents raised concerns about the condition of Blackwell Bridge after photos circulated online. I take you beneath the bridge to show you exactly what we found after meeting with SCDOT engineers. We’ll separate fact from speculation, discuss the challenges facing South Carolina’s aging i…
Chairman Matthew Durham breaks down the July 7, 2026 Oconee County Council meeting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit matthewdurham.substack.com
In this episode I break down a developer lawsuit, the primary, and why none of it is over. Don Mize won District 3 with 64 percent of the vote. But a Democrat is on the ballot in November, that seat is more split than people think, and it flips if Republicans stay home. I also cover Tuesday’s budge…
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