THE PENNY IN THE NEWS
May 19, 2025 | WSPA
It has been more than a year since Spartanburg County began collecting on the penny tax sales referendum. So, how are things going so far?
May 19, 2025 | FOX
An extra penny is raising money to fix roads in Spartanburg County
February 4, 2025 | FOX
The Penny Tax is expected to bring in over $500 million over the next six years, with two of the more than 575 projects now completed
August 9, 2023 | FOX
Since the passing of the penny sales tax referendum in Spartanburg County, officials estimate about $500 million dollars will be generated to improve county roads.
Penny tax update: Spartanburg’s new government complex will include apartments and retail
Hundreds of road improvements coming to Spartanburg Co.
Spartanburg Co. Penny Projects progress and detours ahead
How Spartanburg County uses sales tax dollars to fix its roads while Greenville looks for funding
https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/spartanburg-road-repairs-sales-tax/article_8abfa9d9-934e-4f5c-a32f-c57bf8f2f4af.html‘Penny Man’: Spartanburg Co. hires transportation engineer to oversee tax projects
https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/penny-man-spartanburg-co-hires-transportation-engineer-to-oversee-tax-projects/Roundabouts and road paving: Spartanburg County penny sales tax projects taking shape
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2025/02/21/what-to-know-about-spartanburg-countys-road-improvement-projects/79353479007/
February 4, 2025 | FOX
February 4, 2025 | FOX
The Penny Tax is expected to bring in over $500 million over the next six years, with two of the more than 575 projects now completed
2024
Penny Tax Funded Projects
https://www.foxcarolina.com/video/2024/12/12/penny-tax-funded-projects/Spartanburg Co. Penny Sales Tax project updates
https://www.wspa.com/news/spartanburg-co-penny-sales-tax-project-updates/
First two penny sales tax-funded road projects completed in Spartanburg County
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2024/12/12/two-spartanburg-county-roads-resurfaced-so-far-with-penny-tax-funding/76947405007
2 major Spartanburg County roads recently saw improvements. Here's which roads are next.
https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/spartanburg-county-resurfaces-290-daniel-morgan/article_1376a23a-b8b3-11ef-8ce3-03bde5309a6c.html
Spartanburg County secures $16M grant for Asheville Highway and North Pine Street safety
https://www.wyff4.com/article/spartanburg-county-asheville-highway-north-pine-street/62081314Spartanburg County awarded $16 million to implement road safety enhancements
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/09/06/spartanburg-county-awarded-16-million-implement-safety-enhancements/2 of Spartanburg's busiest — and deadliest — roads are targets of a $20M road safety project
https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/spartanburg-county-road-safety-grant/article_97d6e0ee-6c96-11ef-886c-1727224278a7.htmlSpartanburg Co. road projects coming up, funded by penny sales tax
https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/spartanburg-co-road-projects-coming-up-funded-by-penny-sales-tax/
2023
Clemson University professors study potential penny sales tax impact in Spartanburg Co.
https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/clemson-university-professors-study-potential-penny-sales-tax-impact-in-spartanburg-co/Spartanburg County Penny Sales Tax on the ballot once again
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/10/19/spartanburg-county-penny-sales-tax-ballot-once-again/Business owners get behind penny sales tax that would fix Spartanburg County's most dangerous intersections
https://www.wyff4.com/article/business-penny-sales-tax-spartanburg-intersections/45576475Spartanburg early voting begins Monday. Voters to decide municipal races, penny sales tax
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2023/10/19/early-voting-starts-monday-spartanburg-council-penny-tax-at-stake-school-boards-2023-election/71202482007/Clemson study reveals penny sales tax will have $573M impact on Spartanburg County roads
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2023/10/19/clemson-study-reveals-economic-impact-of-penny-sales-tax-for-roads-one-spartanburg-referendum-voters/71218344007/Spartanburg County voters to decide on penny sales tax in Nov. 7 election
https://www.wyff4.com/article/spartanburg-county-penny-sales-tax/45687296OneSpartanburg pushes ‘penny’ sales tax for roads ahead of crucial Tuesday referendum
https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/spartanburg-voters-choose-whether-to-pay-penny-sales-tax-for-roads-as-onespartanburg-pushes-for-approval/article_3577bc0e-7a87-11ee-9bfa-53a64871588a.htmlSpartanburg voters to decide penny sales tax, other municipal races. What you need to know.
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2023/11/06/spartanburg-county-voters-head-to-polls-tuesday-to-decide-penny-tax-school-boards-city-council/71378574007/Penny sales tax for roads passes by wide margin in Spartanburg County
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2023/11/07/early-sampling-shows-support-for-spartanburg-county-penny-sales-tax-voters-election-tournout/71419634007/Spartanburg County voters decide on penny sales tax referendum
https://www.wyff4.com/article/spartanburg-county-penny-sales-tax-referendum/45771211Spartanburg Co. approves penny sales tax to fix roads
https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/spartanburg-co-approves-penny-sales-tax-to-fix-roads/Spartanburg County voters continue 1 percent sales tax, this time for roads
https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/spartanburg-voters-approve-penny-sales-tax-road-work/article_82bcfe8c-7d9a-11ee-a4eb-abe8156ef101.htmlSpartanburg County hits ground running after penny sales tax passes
https://www.wyff4.com/article/spartanburg-county-penny-sales-tax-passes-sc/45783353'It met expectations.' Penny tax vote boosts Spartanburg County election voter turnout.
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2023/11/10/penny-sales-tax-vote-boosts-spartanburg-county-election-turnout-to-17-85-municipal-referendum/71419692007/Spartanburg County Council finalizes penny sales tax for roads. What you need to know.
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2023/11/22/penny-sales-tax-roads-made-official-spartanburg-county-election-voters-referendum-council/71664607007/‘Exciting step toward progress’: Spartanburg city staff, municipal court to relocate
https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/spartanburg-city-staff-moving-to-new-location/article_836251ca-9451-11ee-b27e-03bbce5a2107.htmlPenny tax for roads referendum moves closer to November ballot in Spartanburg County
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2023/07/18/penny-sales-tax-for-roads-moves-closer-to-november-ballot-in-spartanburg-repairs-motorists-voters/70414875007/Residents react to Penny Sales Tax going back on the ballot in Spartanburg Co.
https://www.wspa.com/news/residents-react-to-penny-sales-tax-going-back-on-the-ballot-in-spartanburg-co/Group of Spartanburg County Republicans oppose penny tax for roads, bridges. Here's why.
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2023/09/29/spartanburg-county-republicans-just-say-no-to-penny-tax-roads-referendum-voters-taxes/70959799007/Here's why Spartanburg city, county and business leaders endorse penny tax for better roads
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2023/04/03/onespartanburg-endorses-penny-sales-tax-for-road-improvements-road-repairs-spartanburg-chamber/70056314007/Spartanburg organizes penny tax push, preps road improvement list
https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/spartanburg-organizes-penny-tax-push-preps-road-improvement-list/article_894122e6-e516-11ed-b724-db38db5008c4.htmlSpartanburg penny tax first phase projects close to completion, phase two begins soon
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/02/21/spartanburg-penny-tax-first-phase-projects-close-completion-phase-two-begins-soon/