Batesburg-Leesville Town Council District 5
Election Information:This Municipal Election will be held Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Your address indicates you live in the district for this race.To find your Election Day polling location, go to: https://vrems.scvotes.sc.gov/Voter/Login?PageMode=PollingPlaceEARLY VOTING: If you prefer to vote prior to November 4, 2025, you can vote during a two-week early voting period Monday, October 20 through Friday, October 31, except Saturday and Sunday, at YOUR county voter registration office. If you are registered in Lexington County, go to the Lexington County Voter Registration and Elections Office: 605 West Main Street, Room 130, Lexington, SC 29072. If you are registered in Saluda County, go to the Saluda County Voter Registration and Elections Office: 4390 Batesburg Highway, Saluda, SC 29138.ABSENTEE VOTING: You may be eligible to vote absentee by mail. For details on eligibility and how to submit your request, see this SC Election Commission Voting Absentee page: https://www.scvotes.gov/absentee-voting.Position Description: Batesburg-Leesville City Mayor or Town Council [District 1, 3, 5, 7]The Town of Batesburg-Leesville has a nonpartisan council-manager form of government, including the mayor and 8 council members who serve 4-year terms. Each council member represents a single district, while the mayor is elected at large. The mayor and council members have equal votes on the town council and are responsible for making policy, enacting laws, and appointing the town manager. To serve as Mayor or Council Member a person must be a resident of the town, at least 18 years of age and registered to vote.
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Cathe Knox
(NON)
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Sheba Williams
(NON)
What prompted you to run for office?
What steps would you take to address the community’s recurring flooding and stormwater drainage issues?
How would you meet local needs for public transportation?
What are your other priorities for action?
Campaign Phone
803-553-3898
Education
Some postsecondary education
Qualifications
Business owner, former volunteer firefighter of Batesburg SC, volunteer for various organizations, non-profit experience, motivated individual with a love of my town.
I have lived and been a part of this community for most of my life. It appears there has been negativity growing in our municipality for some time and I believe we need to bring a positive working environment back into our community. It helps to develop ideas and better leadership throughout our community. I believe solution mindedness is a better route to take.
We need to look at our town ordinances when it comes to the responsibility of clearing property and drainage ditches and adjust and/or enforce them accordingly. We also have to work closely with our county and state officials from our area as well as SCDOT to complete an overall plan and agreement of responsibility for the areas of our town with flooding and stormwater issues. Also, I have shown citizens how they can step in and help by cleaning the street drains that are close to them on their streets. This helps to keep trash and debris out of the pipes which will keep the water draining more smoothly. It is always better when the community contributes to making our BL the best town possible.
As for public transportation in BL, I believe that it has been looked into and the value of the service to our citizens would be awesome, but it appears there has not been enough interest to warrant public transportation to be added to our area. It was tried several years ago and was not able to sustain itself, and it was stopped. In the future we may see the needs arise that will help the people in this area.
I want to create a positive approach to taking action in our community. We all know there are infrastructure issues with stormwater. We also need to work with our planning commission and zoning board to set proper ordinances and protocols for land areas and building in our town. There need to be updated ordinances, some that would require setbacks. We need assurance there is room for emergency response vehicles to be able to easily reach and to safely protect homes. This would require that structures are built with enough clearance for access. Our budget is a major priority. I would also like to see term limits set for council and mayor, improvements in the areas of sidewalk maintenance, streetlights, general town upkeep, etc.
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