David Seifert, chief financial officer for the City of Greer, was appointed to the board of directors of the Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada.
In February, several municipal court administration officials graduated from the MCAA 101 training of the Municipal Court Administration Association of SC. These were Nyia Adams, Town of Salley; Brenda Armstrong, City of Charleston; Arlene Eargle, Town of St. George; Desiree Hill, City of Greenville; Bobbi Hughes, Town of Andrews; Katherine Jackson, City of Columbia; Brittney Jacumin, Town of Mount Pleasant; Amy Johnson, Town of Edisto Beach; Wilette Mazyck, City of Charleston; Talisha McCall, City of Bennettsville; Tammy McCathern, Town of Swansea; Rudi Summers, City of Greenville; and Justin Wise, City of Cayce.
Numerous municipalities received federal Land and Water Conservation grant funds through the SC Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism for park projects. They are the City of Aiken for the Smith-Hazel Park rehabilitation, the City of Charleston for Fort Pemberton public access improvements, the Town of Edisto Beach for the Vine Street bike path resurfacing, the City of Greenville for the Gower Park renovation, the City of Liberty for the City Gym Park, the City of North Augusta for the Sharon Jones Amphitheater, the City of Spartanburg for the Duncan Park revitalization, and the City of York for the Phase II development of City Park.