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🌱 How drought is testing York schools’ partnership with Black’s Peaches

York, South Carolina Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hello York! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How drought is testing York schools’ partnership with Black’s Peaches
  • What York County might be losing to hidden data center tax breaks
  • How York County’s new $560 million budget could hit your wallet

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 54.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. York Schools work through drought to maintain local farm partnerships (wbtv.com) — York School District 1 is working with longtime local farm Black’s Peaches to keep fresh produce in cafeterias, even as severe drought slows some crops and strains farmers’ finances. Through the Certified SC Cafeteria program, students learn where their food comes from, how it’s grown, and how local farms adapt to environmental challenges while still supplying nutritious options.
   

2. South Carolina Fails To Disclose Data Center Tax Breaks As QTS Builds $1 Billion York County Campus (wrhi.com) — A new watchdog report says South Carolina doesn’t disclose how much tax revenue it gives up for data centers, even as QTS builds a massive campus in unincorporated York County near Lake Wylie. That gap matters locally because state tax breaks can quietly shrink York County’s revenue, while new county rules now force data centers to undergo public review, acoustic studies, and stricter environmental safeguards.
   

3. York County Council Debates Golf Cart Ordinance, Receives $560 Million Budget Proposal, and Hears Ongoing Data Center Concerns at April 20 Meeting (wrhi.com) — York County Council just received a $560 million budget proposal with no general fund tax hike but new millage increases for roads and rural fire service that could affect your bill. Council also advanced a Baxter Village golf cart ordinance, heard pointed complaints about QTS data center noise and infrastructure costs, and approved multiple rezonings, grants, and road projects that shape growth around York.
   

4. A scammer has collected fraudulent reservation fees at a York County park for years, detectives say (postandcourier.com) — York County deputies are investigating a years-long scam at Field Day Park in the Lake Wylie–Clover area, where someone allegedly posed as a reservation contact and collected cash for fake bookings. Investigators want to hear from anyone who paid cash for rentals, food truck spots, sponsorships, or pickleball classes at the park since 2020.
   

5. Record SC drought is taking a toll across Rock Hill region farms and lakes (heraldonline.com) — York County farmers can now apply for low-interest federal emergency loans as a months-long drought dries up crops and pushes Lake Wylie more than four feet below full pond. Local agritourism staples like Bush-N-Vine, Black’s Peaches in York, and other farms are feeling the strain as utilities urge voluntary water cutbacks and warn of possible boat ramp closures.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

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