PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARINGS will be held on March 16th, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Jasper County Council Chambers at the Clementa C. Pinckney Government Building located at 358 Third Avenue, Ridgeland, South Carolina on the following item(s): 1. An Ordinance establishing the Jasper County Greenbelt Program as mandated in the 2024 Referendum on Transportation Sales and Use Tax within Jasper County; and Other Matters related thereto. PUBLIC COMMENTS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, ARE INVITED. At the public hearing, all taxpayers and residents of Jasper County and other interested persons who appear will be given an opportunity to express their views for or against the ordinance. Anyone wishing to comment on any of the proposed ordinances is encouraged to attend the public hearing and must sign-in on the public hearing sign-in sheet before the meeting begins. Additional options to participate in the public hearing include emailing written comments to ewlarson@jaspercountysc.gov or by mailing comments to Planning Department at P.O. Box 1149, Ridgeland, SC 29936. All written comments must be received by 1:00 pm on March 16th, 2026. Jasper County is an Equal Opportunity Employer Special Accommodations Available Upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities IPL0315104 Feb 27 2026