Cheraw Town Council Briefing

Cheraw Town Council Briefing Minutes Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 5:30 pm 1. Call to Order Minutes: Members Present: Mayor Byrd, Jim Crawford, Tom Boan, Cherryl Melton, Jerry Tucker, Amy Gavin and Robert Williams. Others Present: Brian Rogers, Patti Norris, Madison Scott, Janet and John Carrigan, Ben and Pam Yohe. 2. Approval of Minutes of February 2026 Town of Cheraw Council Briefing. Minutes: Councilman Boan made a motion to approve February minutes. Councilman Tucker seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. 3. Presentation from Destination by Design about Town Rebranding. Minutes: Destination by Design presented the final branding images for the Town of Cheraw. 4. Presentation from Janet Carrigan to discuss a possible grocery cooperative. Minutes: Janet Carrigan did a short presentation about creating a grocery cooperative similar to the one in Hillsborough, NC. She presented several pictures of the inside of the store and gave a synopsis of what they sold. This store is partnership between shareholders and employees. The store opened in 1987 in an existing multiuse building and has been a huge success. Councilmembers were able to ask questions, and Mrs. Carrigan provided the contact information for the main contact at Weaver St. Market who said he would be glad to answer any questions. 5. Monthly Update from Town Manager a. Capital Projects Update Minutes: Brian states that the Theatre on the Green is moving along nicely. They should be finished with the project in the fall, a few weeks prior to the Jazz Festival. The upgrades included subflooring, windows and ADA access on the side. The bidding for the playground at Arrowhead Park should be concluded by mid to late summer. Market Hall bids should be submitted by May 27th. Brian will  meet with Garver in two weeks to discuss more funding. Walk through at Caston Park will be on Thursday at 10am. b. Property Appraisal-New Fire Station Minutes: Brain states that the owners of the .478 acre lot adjacent to the property of the new fire station reached out and offered to sell that parcel of land for $70,000.00. We had the property appraised and the value was $57,000.00. c. Vacant Properties Minutes: Brian states that the Housing Authority is requesting that we donate vacant properties to them. 6. Executive Session a. Request to Enter into Executive Session to Discuss Personnel Updates. Minutes: Councilwoman Melton made a motion to enter into executive session. Councilman Boan seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. Entered into executive session 6:15pm. Councilwoman Melton made a motion to exit executive session. Councilman Boan seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. Exited executive session at 7:19pm. 7. Adjourn Minutes: Councilwoman Melton made a motion adjourn the meeting. Councilman Boan seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. | Minutes published on 05/21/2026 at 4:56 PM