Tag Archives: Richland County Council

How to reconsider

By Adam Beam | Published: November 5, 2009
I have a story in today’s newspaper about how City Council members might reconsider a vote taken last week to extend the city’s landfill contract with Houston-based Waste Management. Mayor Bob Coble told me that’s something the council hasn’t done during his 20 years as mayor. So how could council members legally reverse themselves? That’s not [...]
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County Council wants to hear from you about bagging yard debris

By adam beam | Published: August 13, 2009
Richland County officials have scheduled four public hearings about proposals that would install buffers along lakes and rivers and require homeowners to bag their yard debris. The yard debris issue has to do with flooding. Officials believe that when homeowners just pile their yard debris by the curb, storms will wash the debris into the storm [...]
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Council members pitch their TIF

By adam beam | Published: July 22, 2009
Last night, City Council members Tameika Isaac Devine and Sam Davis made a pitch to the Richland County Council about a new special tax district (a tax increment finance district, or TIF) for North Columbia. You can read some background on this here and here. Here’s what they had to say: After their speeches, Devine and Davis offered [...]
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In today's paper

By adam beam | Published: April 7, 2009
Lots of local government news in the paper today: Columbia officials are planning a statewide stimulus summit for local governments on April 17th. Governor’s offices in some other states have organized this, but Gov. Mark Sanford hasn’t scheduled one so Mayor Bob Coble is doing it for him. Coble announced yesterday the city would begin posting its [...]
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Stories in today's paper

By adam beam | Published: March 3, 2009
Two things to check out: Stevens and Wilkinson has offered to settle its lawsuit with Columbia for $1.6 million. The firm filed an offer of judgment. The city can accept it and settle the case now, or they can reject it and go to trial. If they lose at trial, and a jury awards Stevens and [...]
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