Last week during the July 23 City Council meeting, The Platform at Greer and Greer Moves unveiled the big check of $10,000 to one lucky Bootcamp graduate! Rich Johnston, founder of Performance Enhancement Delivery was one such winner! Rich was among the 11 other Platform Bootcamp graduates who submitted an application for this latest round of grant funding. The check was handed out by Philippe Barreaud from Michelin Innovation Lab and Brooke Rennison from BMW. Congratulations to Rich for being the 3rd recipient of the Greer Moves Grant Award! We look forward to what’s next from you and the other Platform at Greer Bootcamp Graduates!
The City of Greer is looking for a Detention Officer for our Police Department! If you’ve been looking to get into a career with law enforcement and you’re looking to help serve the Greer community, consider applying today! For more information and to apply visit: https://bit.ly/3YqIo5f
Let’s take a look in the Greerview as we recap the previous week of events, as well as look ahead to what’s coming up in Greer. This week, we recap Hank’s (the Greer Municipal Court’s advo-cat) primetime debut and NEAT Bourbon Bar coming to Greer. We’re looking ahead to the upcoming Tax Free weekend, The Platform at Greer Huddle, our last Moonlight Movies of the summer and more!
https://youtu.be/VCGLv9UiVz4
Road work ahead! Construction is set to begin today on Mountain View Road. The work zone starts south of Fews Bridge Road and goes to Highway 414. Drivers should expect land closures and delays. Work will continue until the end of October. We’ll keep you updated with any changes!
August is almost here! Take a look at what we’ve got in store for you this week in Greer:
Tuesday (7/30)
Greer Farmers Market – 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM – City Park
Thursday (8/1)
The Platform at Greer: Huddle – 5:30 PM - 7:00pm – City Hall
Moonlight Movies (Ratatouille) – 7:00 – 11:00 PM – City Park
Back on Tuesday this week, City Council took the time to recognize several City of Greer employees for their length of service as well as their contributions over the years. Congratulations and a special thanks to everyone on the list below:
• Joe Garraux – 5 Years with Parks, Recreation & Tourism
• Kody Gould – 5 Years with the Police Department
• Bryan Medlin – 5 Years with the Police Department
• William Westermeier – 5 Years with the Police Department
• Kathy Hiles – 10 Years with the Municipal Court
• Christopher Krajenka – 10 Years with the Police Department
• Robin Byouk – 15 Years with Parks, Recreation & Tourism
• Vickie Adams – 20 Years with Administration
A heads up for anyone visiting City Hall tomorrow: the parking lot entrance from E Poinsett St.(side with roundabout entrance) will be closed for the majority of the day. Public Services will have a crane parked there removing a tree limb that has fallen near the train tracks. That side of the parking lot will reopen as soon as the crew can remove the limb. Please plan on using the Line St. side entrance for parking until the limb has been removed.
We’ve got a special announcement for all bourbon connoisseurs; NEAT Bourbon Bar is opening a location here in the City of Greer! The new bar will be located at 108 E Poinsett Street, and it marks their third location. There will be a wide selection once the bar opens, with an emphasis on standard bourbons alongside some harder to come by selections. Mayor Rick Danner welcomes NEAT to the City and is happy that “establishments are expanding, and they are choosing Greer for its sense of place and welcoming atmosphere.” We’ll keep you updated as development progresses!
The City of Greer has something brand new to share with you! Join us for our exiting new video series: Greeview where we recap the previous week of events, as well as look ahead to what’s coming up in Greer. This week, we recap the recent farmers market peach cook off, new golf carts @greergolf, a recent state championship, and more!
https://youtu.be/bVIfWFVBSI0
As we approach the last full week of July, here’s what’s going on in the City of Greer:
Tuesday (7/23)
Greer Farmers Market – 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM – City Park
Greer City Council Meeting – 6:30 – 8:30 PM City Hall
Thursday (7/25)
Greer Recreation Association Board Meeting – 8:00 – 9:00 AM – City Hall
Moonlight Movies (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem) – 7:00 – 11:00 PM – City Park
Heads up Greer residents! Starting today, a new area code was added to the Upstate: 821. What does this mean for people with existing 864 area codes? Any number with an 864 area code must be dialed with the area code going forward. Be sure to update your phone contacts! 📱
The Platform at Greer's next Huddle event will have some familiar Greer faces! Mayor Rick Danner and his wife Rita are the special guests for the next Platform at Greer Huddle on August 1 from 5:30-7 PM. Rick Danner has led the city through a time of unprecedented development and growth. Mrs. Danner grew up in Greer and has a unique perspective on the city’s evolution. We hope you’ll join us at Greer City Hall for an interactive conversation about the City of Greer’s quality of life, strong sense of community, and role in a rapidly growing region.
This summer may be hot but we’ve got some cool stuff going on in the City of Greer this week! 😎
Monday (7/15)
Greer Planning Commission Meeting – 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – City Hall
Tuesday (7/16)
Greer Farmers Market – 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM – City Park
Thursday (7/18)
Moonlight Movies – 7:00 – 11:00 PM – City Park
Saturday (7/20)
Tunes in the Park – 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM – City Park
Just a heads up for anyone heading to City Park tomorrow: the swing arbors will be repaired starting tomorrow morning at around 7:30 AM. During the repair, there will be barricades blocking off the entire area. These barricades will begin on each side of the smaller fountain and wrap around the backside of the swing arbor and along the brick wall behind the arbor. You will still be able to access the sidewalk to walk around the fountain and swing arbor (you just won't be able to walk through the middle.) We will keep you updated and let you know when the swing arbor repairs are finished!
We’re officially one week out from Freedom Blast 2024! As promised, here’s more photos from the event. 📸 We’ll have an album with all the photos on our website soon, once our editor finishes them up (he took almost 4,000 photos!)
We hope you had a great Independence Day! Here’s what Greer has in store for you this week:
Tuesday (7/9)
Greer Board of Architectural Review Meeting – 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – City Hall
Greer Farmers Market – 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM – City Park
Greer City Council Meeting – 6:30 – 8:30 PM – City Hall
Thursday (7/11)
Moonlight Movies – 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM – City Park
The City of Greer wishes you a fun and safe Independence Day! As a reminder, all city offices, buildings, and facilities will be closed today. There will also be no trash collection today and normal trash pick-up will resume on Friday and Saturday.
Freedom Blast 2024 is one for the books! Thank you to everyone who came out; we hope you enjoyed it! For now, enjoy some of these highlights with more photos coming soon. 📸
A quiet July 4th week after Freedom Blast, here’s what’s going on in Greer (as a reminder, all City offices will be closed for July 4th):
Tuesday (7/2)
Farmers Market - 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM - City Park
🎆 Freedom Blast 🎆 is tomorrow! We wanted to take the time to say thank you to everyone who has helped and help set up for Freedom Blast. It’s a monumental task each year and without you, Freedom Blast wouldn’t happen.
With that said, we’ll see you all tomorrow at City Park at 6 PM for an evening of fun; get ready to Party like a Patriot!
