COUNTY — At its Oct. 17 meeting, the Pickens County Republican Party passed a resolution opposing the addition of a seventh member to the Pickens County School Board of Trustees.

The county Legislative Delegation was set to have a public meeting on the issue Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Pickens County Career and Technology Center. Results of that meeting will be included in the Oct. 30 edition of the Pickens County Courier.

Although the resolution praises the board for providing “the highest level of education possible to the children of Pickens County” and praises the district for reaching “award-winning heights as a result of capable teachers and School District leadership,” it questions the lists of property in foreclosure or taken and any additional property taxes, saying such taxes “will be an intolerable burden on Pickens County families.”

The resolution said that a six-member school board has worked “very well” and the six-member county council has also worked for decades.

The proclamation also notes “the majority of both a six- and seven-member School Board is still four members, (so) nothing is gained by going to a seven-member board.”