District 4 Council Member· 2025-2028
Grant DeShields
Spartanburg County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 2
- Total speaking time
- 6:40
- Avg per meeting
- 3:20
- Segments
- 164
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Top issues during term (8)(Development)
Development Agreements for Numara, LLC and Valara Holdings, LLC
Fee agreements give companies reduced tax payments instead of full property taxes — a trade-off for attracting jobs and investment.
Industrial Development Appeal at 430 Jones Road
The project represents a $28 million capital investment and anticipated tax revenue, alongside 50 full-time jobs.
2910 E. Main Street developments
Commercial and industrial site plans (Ironbay Garage Units, Overhill Warehouses, Shoppes at Turkey Creek)
NorthMark Strategies Project Information
Financial details were not specified during this informational presentation.
government complex development
This massive $80 million project is a heavy lift that will shape local taxpayer investments for years to come.
Copper Line Townes Preliminary Plat
downtown development
Taxpayers will foot the bill for the relocation project, though the exact cost hasn't been plastered everywhere yet.
Decisions during term (10)
Recorded while DeShields was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Second reading — Numara/Valara development agreement (4000 S. Pine Street)
Second reading — AIB CLT1 development agreement (389 Tyger River Industrial Drive)
Second reading — 300 Jones Road Associates development agreement (430 Jones Road)
First Reading of Ordinance Authorizing Development Agreement for High-Performance Computing Center
Red Rock Developments Resolution (Project Amelia)
Red Rock Developments Ordinance (Project Amelia)
AIB CLT1 LLC Development Agreement
300 Jones Road Associates LLC Development Agreement
Economic Recruitment and Development Committee Items A-C
Mayfair Mills Textile Mill Site Certifications (Arcadia Village & ECS Development)
Voting record (2)(Development)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
First Reading of Ordinance Authorizing Development Agreement for High-Performance Computing Center
Supports the development agreement as a way to secure better county control, construction standards, and post-construction measures.
Red Rock Developments Resolution (Project Amelia)
This is speculative, and I would like to see more progress as to who the new tenant would be and what the jobs would entail.