The latest legal filing in the years-long dispute over what is now the MorningStar tower alleges York County violated the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act.
MorningStar Fellowship Church filed the allegations last week against the county. Morningstar alleges the county published what the church says is largely false information in a March press release, but then invoked attorney client privilege as a reason to not provide MorningStar information supporting the release, which the church requested through FOIA.
The filing mentions public information officer Greg Suskin, who sent the release to media outlets in March. On Thursday afternoon, Suskin emailed to The Herald that the county has no comment at this time on the latest filing.
MorningStar supporters have been at odds with the county for more than 15 years over an unfinished 21-story tower in Fort Mill. Discussions remain intense, as York County Council meetings in recent months routinely draw up to a dozen church members or supporters who ask the county to let MorningStar finish the tower. Various legal disputes have been in court dockets for more than a decade.
Construction began in 1986 on the tower as part of Heritage USA and Praise the Lord ministry property in Fort Mill, which had been popularized by Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. The tower was left unfinished when the ministry filed for bankruptcy amid a scandal that cost Jim Bakker his position.
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