WINNSBORO – If people left a recent Mt. Zion Institute forum with reservations, it wasn’t due to a lack of information about the proposed project. Fairfield County Council members, staff and the developer spent two hours Thursday evening addressing residents’ questions about the project during a forum at Midlands Tech-Fairfield Campus. If built, the $11.5 […]
Mt. Zion/Admin forum set for tomorrow night
September 19, 2018 By
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 […]
Admin forum scheduled for Sept. 20
September 13, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County residents with a vested interest in an $11.5 million project that would repurpose the old Mt. Zion Institute into new county offices will have a chance to have their questions answered at an upcoming public forum. The forum is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Fairfield County campus of Midland […]
Community forum set for admin building
September 6, 2018 By
Forum Set For Sept. 20 At Fairfield Midlands WINNSBORO – A community forum and county council work session concerning the proposed new county administration building project will be held from 5 – 8 pm at the Midlands Technical College’s Fairfield Campus on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The forum will include a 5 p.m. reception where citizens […]
Admin building faces opposition
August 30, 2018 By
Smith Pushes Back In 15-Minute Soliloquy WINNSBORO – Council members voted 4-0 to approve second reading of an ordinance authorizing development of a new administration building and a lease agreement and other contracts associated with the Mt. Zion site. But repurposing the old Mt. Zion institute into a new Fairfield County administration building is far […]
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 OKs deed for Mt Zion
January 25, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – County Council voted 5-2 Monday night to accept transfer of the deed for the Mt. Zion property from 1st and Main Development Group, should the renovation of Mt. Zion prove, in the end, not to be feasible. Mikel Trapp and Neal Robinson voted against the County accepting the deed. During County Council time, […]
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 […]
Letter to the Editor: Vote for Revitalization
January 11, 2018 By
I lived in Winnsboro for 25 years and participated in my community in many ways. Although I now live away from Fairfield County, I continue to be vitally interested in a place that will always be near to my heart. I support the proposal before council to revitalize property with historic significance and put it […]
