Daniel Prince
Alexander Tucker appointed to Housing Authority Board
Union City Council approved a $955,000 match from the city to finish off sewer upgrades in Buffalo, Excelsior, and the Union Mill area. City Administrator Joe Nichols said the areas needing the work had fallen out of previous grant projects, and this new grant they are applying for will finish the work on those areas. He said it will affect 60 homes and two churches, and he hopes it will help with the infiltration of rainwater, as well. The city and county are applying for an $840,000 Community Development Block Grant for the project, which will include 6000 linear feet of sewer line and 45 manholes. If they get the grant, the city will have to cover the remaining $955,000 for the project. Council unanimously approved that match.
In other business, Union City Council voted to bring a new face onto the Union Housing Authority Board. Alexander Tucker received 5 votes to Frank Alexander’s 2. Frank Alexander had served on the Housing Authority Board since 2008, and is very active in the Carolinas Council for Housing and Redevelopment Codes Officials organization, where he was named South Carolina Commissioner of the Year for 2021 and was first runner-up for Commissioner of the Year at the regional level. He also had a letter of recommendation from the Housing Authority Board. Alexander Tucker has a background in quality control and sales, having worked at Haemonetics as an R&D chemist, Capsugel in Greenwood as a core chemist, Lonza in Greenwood as a quality assurance coordinator, and most recently at BNG Hospitality in Greenville as membership director and general manager. Tucker will serve on the Housing Authority Board for a five-year term ending April 6, 2028.
Also at the meeting, Laura Williams was recognized for 26 years of work with the city in the finance department. Mark A. Gregory was honored for 18 years with Union Public Safety. William J. Browning has served 8 years with Public Safety, and Jason S. Smith was recognized for 6 years with the water department.