Parks, Recreation & Tourism

The City of Greer Parks, Recreation & Tourism department just wrapped up a rocking partnership with Chandler Creek Elementary and Greer Middle School over the past few weeks. Students at both schools took part in the Rock your School initiative and painted various rocks that are now on display at Tryon Park. The Rock your School program is designed to get kids involved in a fun and creative activity that helps to spread kindness and celebrating the little things.

We’ve just got our regularly scheduled City Council meeting for you this Thanksgiving week. Tuesday (11/26) Greer City Council Meeting - 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – City Hall

Downtown Greer shoppers, we’ve got something fun for you this holiday season. In partnership with @discovergreer, we’re introducing the Greer Station Holiday Passport! From November 29 – December 15 you can participate for a chance to win downtown gift cards. All you have to do is: pick up a passport from a business, collect stamps with each purchase (limit of one per business), and then turn in your passport to either Greer City Hall or Cartwright Food Hall at the Little Leaf Coffee counter! You only need 5 stamps to be entered into the giveaway. Three winners will be notified the week of December 16. Passports can also be picked up at Greer City Hall Monday – Friday from 8AM – 5PM. For more information, visit the Discover Greer website: https://bit.ly/dgholidaypassport

Debris clean up after Helene is still underway in Greer, and we have a few more updates for you this week. SCDOT has collected 340,000 cubic yards of debris as of 11/14 across Greenville County. Collection will continue until at least January for our area. For the rest of the month in Greer, there will be a focus on Wade Hampton from US29/SC 291 all the way to the eastern county border with Spartanburg County. We understand some people still haven’t had debris picked up or it may seem as if DOT is missing certain areas. Due to how FEMA structures its reimbursements, state road and city road debris cannot be mixed together. What this means is that the same trucks can’t pick up debris from state and city roads at the same time. DOT is using their own crews as well as contracted crews for work here in Greer. Lastly, any root balls or large logs will eventually be picked up with the use of larger equipment.

Coming at you at the start of the week with another episode of Greerview, the weekly Greer recap series where we recap what happened last week and look ahead to what’s coming up this week. Last week we had: a Helene debris collection update, our recently released parking survey, and more. This week we have: the scheduled Greer Planning Commission meeting for tonight, Tuesday’s Farmers Market, IGNITE Greer and more! Head on over to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CityofGreerSC to see the latest episode!

Here’s what we have going on this week in Greer! Monday (11/8) Greer Planning Commission Meeting - 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – City Hall Tuesday (11/19) Greer Farmers Market – 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM – City Park Wednesday (11/20) The Platform at Greer: IGNITE Greer – 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM – Cartwright Food Hall

When the leaves start falling, the Public Services department starts calling! Heads up to City of Greer residents with leaves already starting to pile up: the Public Services department has started its loose leaf collection cycle. Collection will go from now until mid-February, so be sure to have your leaves curbside the morning of your area’s scheduled pickup. For more information, and to view the complete pickup schedule, head on over to the loose leaf collection page: https://www.cityofgreer.org/o/ps/page/loose-leaf-collection

We’d like to hear from you! In collaboration with Walker Consultants, the City of Greer has created a short survey on parking in the downtown area. As we continue to grow, our plan is to improve parking over the coming years. The survey will remain open from now until December 1. Head on over to the City Parking page to take the survey: https://www.cityofgreer.org/page/city-parking

You don’t want to miss this week’s episode of Greerview! The weekly recap series where we recap what happened last week and look ahead to the coming week in Greer. Last week we had: the Syl Syl Annual Christmas Toy Drive, some behind the scenes shots of Christmas decorations going up in town, and awards given to Mayor Danner and Ann Cunningham; our Parks, Recreation & Tourism director. This week we have: the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on Tuesday, the Center for the Arts’ Gingerbread House Competition, loose leaf collection updates, and more! https://youtu.be/XMn0cLLvvs4

A quiet and cozy November week for you this week in Greer. We hope you’ll attend this week’s council meeting! Tuesday (11/12) Greer City Council Meeting - 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Greer City Hall

It won’t be long before the new Sports and Events Center is here, and with a new facility, comes new employees! We’re looking for a qualified candidate to lead the upcoming Sports and Events Center as a director. The Sports and Events Center director will be responsible for managing and evaluating all services related to the center. This person needs to be a natural leader and driven to provide the best for the Greer community. This is a great opportunity to find your career in Greer! Learn more and apply at: https://bit.ly/saecdirector

The annual Syl Syl Christmas Toy Drive is this Sunday, November 10 from 2 - 4 PM at the Clock in Greer! (603 W Poinsett St.) The toys donated will go straight into the Cops for Tots and Country Santa programs. They’ll be looking for new and unwrapped toys for kids aged 1-12. The toy drive commemorates Sylvia Holtzclaw who was involved in the tragic Blue Ridge Savings Bank case. Please consider donating to help underprivileged children and give back to the community this holiday season!

Debris clean-up efforts from Hurricane Helene are still underway. In case you missed our post last week, we want to remind you that the DOT is focusing on interstate and primary routes before they’ll be moving into neighborhoods and secondary roads. If you’re experiencing issues on a state-maintained roadway, please reach out to 855-467-2368 to report your concerns. To determine if you live on a state-maintained roadway, you can view our GIS mapping tool: https://gismaps.cityofgreer.org/cityofgreermap/. Select the layers list icon on the left, filter to streets, then select “SC-DOT-Owned Streets” (you may have to zoom in and wait for it to load.)

Last week, both Mayor Danner and Parks, Recreation & Tourism director Ann Cunningham received awards on behalf of the MSG Preston B. Johnson Chapter 39 Disabled American Veterans. Mayor Danner received his award from the chapter for: “his dedication and unwavering support of veterans and their successful partnership for Freedom Blast.” Ann’s award was presented: “for her long commitment, devotion, and passion to Greer Veterans Park that honors America’s veterans.” The Greer DAV chapter has over 400 members who serve in the area, some of which were present during the Recreation Board meeting where the awards were presented.

November is here and with it, we’ve got a brand new Greerview fresh off the press for you! Join us this week as we recap gone on the past week in Greer as well as what’s coming up this week. Last week, we had: Trunk or Treat, a Day of the Dead celebration, an update on Hurricane Helene debris cleanup and the recent city park award. Coming up this week we have: The Platform at Greer’s Bootcamp and Huddle events, as well as a recent update on Bailey the Fox in city park. https://youtu.be/l1DDf0crjTU

Kicking off November with just a few events this week in Greer. Monday (11/4) Breakfast with Santa Ticket Sales - 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Visit the Breakfast with Santa page for more info: https://www.cityofgreer.org/o/prt/page/breakfast-with-santa Thursday (11/7) The Platform at Greer: Huddle – 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM – City Hall

After some recent vandalization, Bailey the fox is taking a break and getting a makeover from our friends over at Keep Greenville County Beautiful and Greenville County Litter Ends Here. You can expect to see Bailey back in city park soon!

We want to let you know our solid waste contractor Meridian Waste has resumed normal, bagged yard waste pickup. We are still working with SCDOT on cleaning up the debris from the impact of Hurricane Helene. The DOT has crews across the Upstate focusing first on interstate and primary routes before moving onto secondary and neighborhood roads. We understand this process has been lengthy for people in Greer, but we appreciate your continued patience as we continue the cleanup. A reminder to begin piling debris on the side of the road, safely out of the roadway. You can report issues on a state-maintained roadway by calling 855-467-2368. Find more information, visit our Trash and Yard Waste page: https://www.cityofgreer.org/o/ps/page/trash-and-yard-waste

Here’s this week’s episode of Greerview, where we recap last week’s events and look forward to what’s coming up in Greer. For this week, we’ve got information on supporting Greer Police Department's Cops for Tots, ways to celebrate both Halloween and Day of the Dead in Greer, plus we look ahead to some early Christmas planning! https://youtu.be/0ZkQVc6s_6s

We hope to see you downtown this weekend for a family-friendly festival celebrating art, music, food, and fun. This year’s Greer Arts & Eats festival put on by the Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce will feature more than 80 artisans, a food court, a beer garden, live music, and a kids creation station. The festival will pack Trade Street on Saturday from 10am to 8pm. We hope you’ll stop by our tent in the parking lot of the Historic Greer Depot. You can sign up for our newsletter for a chance to win a prize package valued at more than $250! The give-away includes a 24-can backpack cooler from Kanga Coolers a Greer-themed stainless steel tumbler and charcuterie platter from Chelsea's Ladies Clothing and Accessories, a ForGreer pickleball set, a Discover Greer extra-large coffee mug, and more. To view the full list of artisans, food vendors, and a full schedule, visit: https://lnkd.in/g7VzUMbV