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A Greer resident is suing Greenville County Council for $300 million on behalf of all county property owners after the state Supreme Court ruled that road fees the county had imposed were invalid.
The lawsuit, filed By Jerry A. Bruce on Wednesday, says Greenville County has collected an estimated $30 million in road-maintenance fees and public safety telecommunications infrastructure fees through new and amended county ordinances.
The Supreme Court ruled in June that the were invalid after they were previously challenged in a separate lawsuit. In that case, three Republican state lawmakers from Greenville County, Reps. Mike Burns and Garry Smith and state Sen. Dwight Loftis, prevailed in arguing that the fees the county was collecting were illegal taxes…
