BLYTHEWOOD – Seven candidates have filed to run for office in Blythewood’s Nov. 3 municipal elections. Filing closed at 5 p.m., Sept. 2. Mayor J. Michael Ross, who is seeking a second term, is unopposed for the office of Mayor. If there are no write-in candidates registered with Town Hall by Sept. 16, Ross will […]
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Filing Closes for Blythewood Races
September 3, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With only hours left to file for elective office in the upcoming Nov. 3 municipal elections, only five candidates had filed for four seats at press time Wednesday morning. Mayor J. Michael Ross has filed to run for a second term as mayor. Current Councilman Eddie Baughman and Malcolm Gordge, who is Chairman […]
Ballot Fills Out as Deadline Loooms
August 27, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Four candidates have filed for four seats in the upcoming Town elections set for Nov. 3. Mayor J. Michael Ross, a Cobblestone Park resident, has filed to run for a second term as mayor. Councilman Eddie Baughman, who lives in Lake Ashley, and Malcolm Gordge, who lives in Ashley Oaks and is Chairman […]
Council OK’s Rezoning
August 27, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – At a special called meeting and public hearing on Aug. 20, Town Council unanimously passed final reading of an ordinance to rezone 636 acres along Community Road for industrial use. The new zoning classification, Light Industrial-2 (LI-2) was requested by Richland County for an industry it says is interested in the site. During […]
Filing Now Open for Nov. 3 Election
August 6, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Candidates who want to run in the upcoming Blythewood general election may file from now through Sept. 2. Voters will be electing a mayor and three council members. Those wishing to be on the ballot for the Nov. 3 nonpartisan election must file a Statement of Candidacy with the Blythewood Town Clerk during […]
Funds Earmarked in Secret Meeting
July 30, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – At the Monday night Town Council meeting it was revealed that the Town’s Accommodation Tax Committee met via phone sometime in July, without public notice and without notifying the media, to vote to recommend funding for two Bravo Blythewood events: a Butterfly Festival ($7,500) and the Beach Bash ($5,000). Councilman Bob Mangone expressed […]
Council Bids Farewell to Massa
July 2, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – During his last meeting as a Blythewood Town Councilman, Bob Massa, who is relocating with his wife, Teresa, to Seneca this week, was wished well by his fellow Councilmen on Monday evening. “These presentations are usually fun for me,” Mayor J. Michael Ross said as he presented Massa a plaque recognizing his service […]
Town Mulls New Plan for UTC Grants
July 2, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town was awarded two separate Utility Tax Credit grants from Fairfield Electric Cooperative in 2013 ($240,714) and 2014 ($216,167) for a total of $456,881 to construct a restaurant building in Doko Meadows across from Town Hall. Immediately following the 2012 Town Council election, the three newly seated councilmen – Bob Massa, Bob […]
Parker: Tree Rules Unwieldy
May 28, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A year after the Planning Commission revised and combined the Town’s Landscaping, Buffer Yards and Tree Preservation Ordinances into one ordinance and sent it to Council for a vote, the proposed ordinance continues to be held in abeyance as the Town operates under a tree preservation ordinance that Town Administrator Gary Parker declared […]
Town May Shrink Boards, Commissions
April 16, 2015 By
Council Urges Citizens to Take Traffic Survey BLYTHEWOOD – During its monthly marathon workshop Tuesday morning, Town Council discussed a number of topics, but took no votes. Councilman Tom Utroska managed to stir the pot even though he was absent due to travel. He left behind a letter to members of Council suggesting they consider […]
