Westminster declares top priorities

The mayor and five of the city’s six councilmen agree priority one for the city is raising revenues.  And they are not talking about property taxes or utility charges.  At their annual strategy meeting, there was agreement to consider other methods to grow the city’s finances.  Mayor Brian Ramey says they include incentivizing home development, expanding garbage pickup routes, and building a new recreation complex whose games could bring in added ticket sales.  Yesterday’s three-hour priority-setting meeting was moderated by Jeff Shacker of the South Carolina Municipal Association.