BLYTHEWOOD – The editor of the County Chronicle named in a conspiracy lawsuit along with the Town of Blythewood and its mayor is asking a judge to throw the case against her out. The Country Chronicle was previously owned by Camden Media, a partnership owned by Charles H. Morris of Savannah, Ga., and Mike Mischner […]
Winnsboro residents to pay trash pick up fees to cover county charges
June 1, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – As of July 1, 2023, the Town of Winnsboro will be forced to pass a new county surcharge along to the town’s residents, according to Winnsboro Town Manager Jason Taylor. Fairfield County has charged a commercial solid waste fee for years, but in its 2021-2022 budget, the county expanded the fee’s applicability to […]
Town of Blythewood’s largest budget increase tied to employee compensation
June 1, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Cost of living increases, hiring more staff, and significant improvements to Doko Meadows Park highlight the Town of Blythewood’s draft 2023-2024 budget. Blythewood Town Council voted unanimously on May 22 to pass first reading of the annual budget. The town’s 2023-2024 budget includes $5.6 million in projected revenues against $5.06 million in spending, […]
Blythewood council eyeing single-member districts
June 1, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Town Council voted on May 22 to approve first reading of an ordinance calling for a referendum for Blythewood voters to decide whether Town Council should change from at-large voting districts to single-member districts. Currently, Town Council is composed of four council members and a Mayor, all elected at-large. The town would […]
Blythewood Council approves rezoning; residents call for burn to end
May 25, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Town Council approved the rezoning Monday night of a 290-acre parcel from D-1 zoning to Light Industrial zoning (LI2). The parcel is slated to become a rail yard as part of the Scout Motors plant adjacent to the Ashley Oaks subdivision. With the 3-2 approval on second reading, the project has […]
Fairfield County Council nixes plans to end driveway maintenance
May 25, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – After a citizen addressed the hardships an amended ordinance would impose on many of the county’s residents, Fairfield County Council members did not advance second reading of the ordinance during Monday night’s meeting. Ordinance 814, an Ordinance to Amend and Restate Ordinance 674 Roads, Highways and Bridges (which had earlier amended Ordinance 616) […]
Fairfield’s late audit expected about mid-June
May 25, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County’s oft-delayed 2022 audit that was supposed to be submitted Jan. 1, 2023, now won’t be ready until mid-June at the earliest. Interim Administrator Laura Johnson issued the revised forecast during Monday night’s council meeting. Johnson said she expects county staff to receive a draft document soon from the county’s auditing firm. […]
Richland PC pursues mass zoning amendments
May 25, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – After almost an hour Tuesday evening of reviewing and discussing procedures related to proposed amendments made by the Richland County Planning Commission to the county’s 2021 Land Development Code, the Development and Services (D & S) Committee was not a lot closer to getting those amendments to county council for a vote. At […]
Richland County mass rezoning re-do up for consideration
May 18, 2023 By
RICHLAND COUNTY – As the proposed mass rezoning of all rural zoned (RU) areas and every other parcel in unincorporated Richland County winds through a second year, it is approaching important votes. The county’s Development and Services committee will meet Tuesday, May 23, at 5 p.m. to consider proposed text amendments to the 2021 Land […]
BZA denies exception for 140 homes on Wilson Blvd.
May 18, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A Columbia developer says plans to cluster up to 140 lots off Wilson Boulevard wouldn’t exceed what the Town of Blythewood already allows for a traditional subdivision. Residents, however, fear the development would pour more vehicles into an already traffic choked road system. On Monday night, the Blythewood Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) […]
