WINNSBORO – For the second time in two years, Fairfield residents are banding together to oppose a controversial rezoning in their backyards. Last week, the Fairfield County Planning Commission voted 4-1-1(an abstention) to recommend that council vote against rezoning nearly 400 acres at the southwest corner of S.C. 34 and Gum Springs Road to accommodate […]
Richland County’s mass zoning proposal losing ground
October 5, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – As Richland County leaders near the end of what’s become a lengthy process to change the zoning en masse for the unincorporated areas of the county, both a zoning map and the first reading of amendments to the zoning text to the county’s zoning ordinance received approval Tuesday. The Richland County Council approved […]
McCoy running for SC Senate Dist. 17
October 5, 2023 By
LANCASTER – Tripp McCoy has announced his candidacy for S.C. Senate District 17 as a Republican, covering parts of Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, and York Counties. McCoy, a business owner, was born and raised in Lancaster. He says he is running for the Senate to make a difference and to bring fresh perspectives and innovative solutions. […]
Final vote on Richland County zoning map set for Oct. 3
September 28, 2023 By
Next: Vote on planning commission’s amendments to county’s mass rezoning law COLUMBIA – It was in 2016 when Richland County planning and development began working to replace the county’s 2005 Land Development Code (LDC) with a new code for the entire 365,000 acres of unincorporated property in Richland County, including the unincorporated areas of Blythewood […]
Ridgeway Council proposes $300 fine for tall grass
September 28, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway residents will have to keep their properties mowed and the trash picked up or face a $300 fine. The Ridgeway Town Council voted unanimously earlier this month to add the penalty to the Town’s existing ordinance that addresses unsightly weeds or grass that is more than a foot high and trash on […]
Did Fairfield council vote? Or not?
September 28, 2023 By
Who Ordered Second Public Comment Cut from Agenda? WINNSBORO – Angst continues over the decision to eliminate one of two public comment sessions from the agenda at Fairfield County Council meetings. Council Chairman Doug Pauley said at the Sept. 11 meeting that council members had decided to omit the second public comment session. Such a […]
Kennedy’s ethics violations mount
September 21, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – State investigators have listed a litany of new ethics charges against a former Richland County elected official. Former Councilwoman Gwendolyn Kennedy already owes nearly $11,000 in fines levied from earlier violations in 2012 and 2015, according to the S.C. Ethics Commission’s online debtor list. More than 200 new ethics counts were presented during […]
Blythewood Town Council may raise FY 2024 legal budget to $500,000
September 14, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With no discussion, council passed first reading of a budget amendment Monday night that increases the budgeted amount for the Town’s outside legal expenses from $200,000 to $500,000 for the current fiscal year 2023-24. According to budget information on the Town’s website, it spent approximately $152,500 on outside legal expenses in FY 2021-22 […]
Blythewood PC OKs site plan for 104 townhomes
September 14, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Planning Commission voted on Aug 29, to recommend approval of a site plan for 104 townhomes proposed in one of the most traffic congested sections of downtown Blythewood. The vote passed 3-2 with Marcus Taylor and Erica Page opposing. Great Southern Homes wants to build the townhomes along with a walking […]
Subdivision of more than 1,000 homes proposed for Fairfield County
September 14, 2023 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY — As many as 1,000 to 1,600 residential units could be coming to Fairfield County if Fairfield County Council approves a request from Haven Homes to rezone 392 acres from Industrial (I-1) zoning to Residential 2 (R2) zoning. The property, bordered by Gum Springs Road, Devil’s Race Track and Highway 34, was rezoned […]
