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Deal in the works for Carlisle Plant in
Trenton Edgefielddaily.com web posted June 4, 2005 Though final arrangements have not been made, lawyers have been working to finalize a purchase of the Carlisle Plant in Trenton Edgefield Daily.com has learned. Falling from the tax roles in 2004 the town lost between $25,000 and $28,000 a year in revenues according to Edgefield County Auditor Bill Gilcrest and Trenton Town Councilman Keith Sexton. “When Carlisle fell off the books, Trenton took a hit,” Auditor Gilcrest said, “but they are in good financial shape according to their reports, so this will help,” he said. Neither Gilcrest nor Sexton could say what the new owners would be producing or how many jobs would be involved. Town Councilman Sexton said it was his understanding the new owners,”are a specialty company, but what they produce I don’t’ know.” With the recent influx of new jobs between Urban Outfitters and now a new company in Trenton things are looking up for the county. Revenues generated from industry is the mainstay of building a tax base, Too often Edgefield County residents are told homes being added will lower their taxes, Dr. Marty Solomon stated, “You’ve been told that your taxes will be lower because of all the growth. Baloney, what happens is a few people make huge profits, and the taxpayer ends up footing the bill.” An example of this was given by County Auditor Bill Gilcrest, with over 100 homes in Mount Vintage, even with car taxes included and the majority paying school taxes with no children, the entire area does not come close to paying what Tranter in Edgefield pays, “we’re talking about a little over $200,000 versus $800,000 in revenue,” he said. Clearly a tax base cannot be supported, nor endorsed as being supported by the addition of subdivisions. To the contrary, subdivisions generally cost the county between $20,000 and $50,000 per housing unit, depending on location, in costs for infrastructure upgrades according to a majority of studies conducted on the issue. "It is really good to see industry returning to Edgefield County," Gilcrest said, "that's what we need." Return to Main Page
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