WINNSBORO – “Council will be bringing good news to the public forum Thursday evening [Sept. 20],” Council Chairman Billy Smith reported to The Voice earlier this week, regarding the proposal to repurpose Mt. Zion for new county offices. “An important part of making this project affordable for the county is for the developer to be […]
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Council OKs first Mt. Zion vote
August 16, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – With Fairfield County stung by massive job losses and another 120 positions expected to vanish, development of a new $11.4 million county administration building aims to ease some of that pain. Supporters also note tax credits would finance the majority of costs of renovating the Mt. Zion Institute site in Winnsboro, lowering the […]
County gingerly pursues Mt. Zion
January 11, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Before going into executive session Monday evening to discuss a contractual matter concerning a Memorandum of Understanding and proposed deed agreement between the County and the Town of Winnsboro aimed at renovating Mt. Zion for use as County office space, County Administrator Jason Taylor laid out the sticking point. To go forward with […]
Mt. Zion rehab hits potential snag
December 28, 2017 By
WINNSBORO – On Nov. 21, Winnsboro Town Council voted to accept a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Fairfield County and 1st & Main Development of Durham, N.C., regarding the revitalization of the Mt. Zion property. The MOU was proposed by Councilman Billy Smith last summer, but before it could be voted on, Council was distracted […]
Mayor: Saving Mt. Zion Would Require County Money
June 23, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (June 23, 2016) – As part of his report to fellow elected officials at Monday night’s Intergovernmental meeting at the Midlands Tech QuickJobs campus, Winnsboro Mayor Roger Gaddy told County Council that if the Mt. Zion Institute property was going to be saved, the County would have to get into the game. Winnsboro retained ownership […]
Town Reclaims Mt. Zion
March 4, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (March 4, 2016) – After two years, efforts by a group of citizens to save and restore the Mt. Zion Institute at 205 N. Walnut St. may have finally come to an end. Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to begin the process of transferring the deed to the property from the Friends of Mt. […]
Low-Income Fears Fuel Mt. Zion Debate
February 19, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Feb. 19, 2016) – Emotions ran high Tuesday night as residents spilled out of Town Council chambers and into the hallway for what may have been the last appeal for the life of Mt. Zion. Leading the charge for demolition was Marie Rosborough, who presented Council with what she said was a survey she conducted […]
Mt. Zion Fails Code Inspection
January 8, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Jan. 8, 2016) – The Friends of Mt. Zion Institute (FOMZI), battling for the better part of the last two years to restore the former Mt. Zion Institute school buildings and stave off the wrecking ball, received some less than encouraging news from Winnsboro Town Council Tuesday night. “One portion of it (FOMZI’s contractual deadline), […]
FOMZI Makes Case for Mt. Zion
September 18, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – Board members from the Friends of Mt. Zion Institute (FOMZI) spent more than an hour in executive session at Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting, trying to stave off the wrecking ball that lurks behind their contractual deadline. That deadline – to stabilize the buildings on the property to meet Winnsboro’s Dangerous Building Code […]
