Editor’s Note: The remarks below refer to articles printed in The Dillon Herald last Thursday about how the school would no longer be receiving a portion of the Local Option Sales Tax money from Dillon County.

By Betsy Finklea
Councilman Jack Scott made some remarks about a meeting that he had on Friday morning with some people prior to the called Dillon County Council meeting. He stood to make his remarks which he was making while NETC Board Chair Dan Bozard was present.
J. Scott said he may be speaking a little out of turn and apologized for being late. J. Scott said he had a meeting at 8:00 a.m. J. Scott said last week he shared the workshop meeting with a friend of his, and this friend of his was very concerned about Dillon County. He said this friend was better suited financially than he is. He said his friend was concerned so he called some heads together and set a meeting for Friday morning since he was the one who presented it to him. He said his friend said at this meeting, “Don’t worry about the money.”
He said his concern was that “they have got this industry thing going, and we don’t need this conflict of interest going in the newspaper.”
“We don’t need the newspaper putting bad news out there to industry that might be coming in. It looks terrible. It looks bad,” said J. Scott.
“We were all in agreement that this was one of the worst things, in my personal opinion, that could have ever happened to this county because it’s not bad as we’re making it out to be,” said J. Scott.
“We’re talking about $180,000 shortfall.” “Come on, man, you got that in your personal bank account,” J. Scott said looking at Bozard. That statement was followed with laughter, and Bozard stating that he was not that generous this morning.
J. Scott said these guys were going to have a meeting with Rodney Berry when he sets a meeting. “Just to let you guys know, to hold everything down so we won’t be getting excited and carry on and maybe run some industry off, stay out The Dillon Herald except for good news. Stay off Facebook except for good news. Let’s be happy, get along, and let’s bring some industry in here for our kids, our grandkids. Let Rodney handle it,” said J. Scott.
“You take care of business,” he said looking at County Administrator Rodney Berry, “and when we show next meeting you better have it took care of.” This was followed by laughter.
“So what comes out of that meeting Rodney will be, so it’s out of my hands,” said, Scott, unless they want him at that meeting. Scott said he would be in touch with him afterwards.