Columbia-based Voterheads will now allow residents of Greenville and Spartanburg counties to track local government and receive alerts through its social media platform. The company provides users with information and the ability to vote and comment on local public meeting agenda items, and aims to allow people to hold representatives accountable at election time, said cofounder Mike Switzer.
The local government service is free for the general public, but the company also provides paid services to commercial clients across the Southeast that are interested in the data. Those professional subscribers include companies such as hotel chains that might want to keep abreast of zoning or hospitality tax changes, and utility companies that want to know about changes that could affect their infrastructure.
Upstate voters will be able to track activity in the following offices: Greenville City, Greer City, Mauldin City, Spartanburg City, Greenville County, Greenville School District 1, Spartanburg County, and Spartanburg School District 1.
