Hello all,
I come to you today to ask for your help. I need everyone, Spartanburg County residents and state residents to write a letter, email, or call your local State Representative and State Senator and tell them DO NOT pass a state budget without fully funding the Local Government Fund. The South Carolina State Legislature has for years failed to adequately fund the Local Government Fund, this has impacted Spartanburg County in a major way. The failure of the Legislature to act on this has caused Counties across the state have to make cuts to their budgets because the Local Government Fund was not fully funded. I am fighting for our Spartanburg County Deputies to receive a pay raise that would bring them up to the normal starting pay for an agency our size. I can’t do that without the Legislature fully funding the Local Government Fund. I need you and everyone you know to reach out to your State Representative and State Senator in a professional, kind, courteous, yet upfront way and tell them DO NOT pass a state budget without fully funding the Local Government Fund. This does not only affect the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, it affects you as a citizen as well. The only alternative to raise funds for the counties is a Tax Increase and no one, including myself wants that done. I need your help NOW in getting the attention of the Legislature and telling them this need to happen this year. There is NO reason why they cannot fully fund the Local Government Fund THIS YEAR. They work for us, the citizens, let’s remind them of this and let them hear from you on this matter. Thank you for your time and assistance.
God Bless,
Sheriff Chuck Wright
