JENKINSVILLE – Two seats are open for the Jenkinsville town council election on May 3, 2022. But when filling closed on March 4, only one person had signed up to run. Clayrann White Small and Gail Pauling are the incumbents for the two seats, but only Small filed to run. Pauling did not file and […]
Council majority planning third rec center
March 3, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Mitford’s community center averages one to three people a day. Monticello’s averages three to five. Nobody visited either center at all in November. With $3M already earmarked for three rec centers in the county, council wants to spend more taxpayer money on parks and recreation. On Monday, council voted 5-2 to lease 8.12 […]
Greene waffles on council transparency
March 3, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – According to reports from the S.C. Comptroller General, the state continues to withhold funding amid delays in the county completing its annual audit. The amount being withheld reportedly stands at about $700,000. County Administrator Malik Whitaker called it a “mini-crisis” in emails obtained by The Voice in February. “We have a mini-crisis situation […]
Whitaker threatens to stop accepting Town’s waste
March 3, 2022 By
Taylor: Town Prepared To Go To Court WINNSBORO – During county council’s meeting Monday night, County Administrator Malik Whitaker doubled down on the county’s position that the Town of Winnsboro owes over $60,000 in unpaid solid waste fees. In a letter to Winnsboro Town Manager Jason Taylor, dated Nov. 15, 2021, Whitaker wrote, “For the […]
Blythewood budget workshops set for April 21, May 5
March 3, 2022 By
BLYHEWOOD – Budgeting is underway at town hall and council is scheduled to have two budget workshops on April 21 and May 5 before finalizing the budget in June. Staff spent last week working on budget proposals. The mayor will meet with the Town’s bookkeeper next week to go over details of the budget prior […]
Blythewood Town Council approves 2020-2030 comp plan
March 3, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In a series of final votes Monday night, town council adopted the Blythewood Comprehensive Plan for 2020-2030. They approved an ordinance to revise the Town’s business license ordinance to allow for early payment, approved funds for Traditions (an outside agency), and approved a vendor to replace the floor covering in the Manor. Comprehensive […]
Blythewood council passes 1st reading on 3 budget amendments
March 3, 2022 By
Vote Ups Legal Budget to $145K BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council gave approval to first reading of three budget amendments Monday evening, with a unanimous vote on two out of the three. The amendment that passed 4-1 will increase the Legal and Professional budget to reflect the increasing legal costs caused by the current lawsuits, Town […]
Citizens may speak March 7 on rezoning unincorporated 29016
March 2, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Residents in the unincorporated areas of 29016 (outside the Blythewood town limits) will have a chance next week to speak out for or against their property being rezoned by Richland County Council. The rezoning effort by Richland County is part of its newly revised Land Development Code (LDC). The LDC was adopted by […]
Attorney: MPA to sue Town of Blythewood, Franklin for defamation, breach of contract
February 24, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Attempts to settle an ongoing lawsuit between the Town of Blythewood and its former marketing firm appear to have fizzled. Now MPA Strategies LLC, which filed a Freedom of Information complaint stating the Town violated public record laws, plans to sue the Town for defamation and breach of contract, according to recent court […]
Taylor: County double charging Winnsboro for waste disposal
February 24, 2022 By
Town Lays Groundwork for Possible Legal Action WINNSBORO – Several things don’t smell right with a roughly $60,000 solid waste disposal bill that the Town of Winnsboro said it recently received from Fairfield County, according to town officials. Town Administrator Jason Taylor says the bill represents a double charge for a service municipal residents already […]
