Notice of Closeout and Public Hearing

NOTICE OF CLOSEOUT PUBLIC HEARING

Concerning Program Performance and Accomplishments

CDBG-CV #9300-C19

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, on behalf of Sumter County, will hold a “Virtual” Grant Closeout Public Hearing to review program accomplishments conducted under a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) project known as the FAR UV School Buses.

The Santee-Lynches area put together a project and used $918,355.91 of CDBG-CV funding for a regional project supported by Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter Counties. Santee Lynches collaborated with six School District Superintendents in our region: Clarendon 1, Clarendon 2, Clarendon 3, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter and executed one project. Our project put FAR-UV Light technology on school buses which is 99.9% effective at killing pathogens. As a result of this light saturation all pathogens, whether airborne or surface bound, will be destroyed. The technology provides an ongoing passive disinfection/decontamination, and we will utilize units for buses that cover 300 Sq Ft.

Anyone interested in joining the public hearing through remote access should call: 877-594-8353.  When prompted, you should enter the Participant Pass Code: 42390843.

This Public Hearing and the matters to be discussed will serve as advertisement to the local community that the FAR-UV School Buses was completed and closed out on January 31, 2022.

Sumter County does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status or disability in the admission of, access to, or treatment regarding employment in its federally assisted programs or activities.

Tammy Smith, Government Services, Grants Coordinator has been designated to coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's regulations.