John Marks

3 days ago | heraldonline.com | John Marks

Looking for somewhere new to eat? Odds are York County has it, or it’s on the way. This area has more than two dozen restaurants that opened this spring, or that announced plans to open. Many of those planned spots are coming soon. Rock Hill is heavy on new places to eat, but there are options in Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie and Clover, too. Here’s a look at the freshest entries to the York County food scene. Click on links for each to find out more information.

4 days ago | pollux.positive-feedback.com | John Marks

All components in BOLD are loaned; all components in standard face are owned by me as of fall 2016 The essential sound of this system is determined first by the loudspeakers, prototypes called Esperanto Parolantos.

1 week ago | heraldonline.com | John Marks

Business owners within the Fort Mill School District would see higher tax rates under a budget proposed Tuesday night. So would apartment, vacation home, vehicle and boat owners. A $253 million general fund budget would come with the highest tax rate increase allowed by law. A 21.2-mil increase would bring the rate to 308.6 mils — that’s a 7.4% increase. Millage is the rate applied to the assessed value of property.

1 week ago | heraldonline.com | John Marks

A week after new school impact fees increased the cost to build homes in Fort Mill, separate fees could have the opposite effect on businesses. Town impact fees for fire service and municipal buildings would be reduced by more than a third if the town approves a proposed update its fees. The change could mean hundreds of thousands of dollars difference depending on the business type and size. The fee update would slightly increase the cost of a new home, but reduce costs for apartments.

2 weeks ago | heraldonline.com | John Marks

Plans for more than 400 new York County homes come from Rock Hill, Fort Mill and York. The county planning commission will hear details on all of them April 14. Two new neighborhoods would replace long-time mobile home properties. Another would build on a site zoned for homes almost two decades ago. Here’s a look at the latest plans:▪ JCM Corporation of York County proposes 129 homes and 95 town homes near Rock Hill.