South CarolinaResolution would ask state to name York County highway
The proposed resolution would ask the department to mark the road from I-77 to South Carolina Highway 5 in York County with Sheriff J. Elbert Pope’s name.
What it does
The proposed resolution would ask South Carolina’s transportation department to name a York County stretch of U.S. 21 for Sheriff J. Elbert Pope and mark it with signs.
Argument forA highway named for Sheriff Pope could make his decades of service to York County visible to residents and travelers.
Argument againstInstalling and maintaining memorial signs could take time and money from other Department of Transportation work.
More detail
The proposed resolution would ask the South Carolina Department of Transportation to name the highway stretch and put up signs or markers. The request covers U.S. Highway 21 in York County, from Interstate Highway 77 to South Carolina Highway 5. The requested name is “Sheriff J. Elbert Pope Memorial Highway.”
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 11Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial ResolutionsLatest
- Aug 11IntroducedIntroduced
Transportation