I admit it. I receive the Lexington Chronicle every week and read it cover to cover to keep up with everything that is going on in Lexington SC and the surrounding areas of Irmo, Lake Murray, Chapin, as well as other areas of Columbia, SC. I hope this information gives you a glimpse of some things going on in our community and would also like to invite you to visit our state of the art website for your Lexington SC Online home search. Below you will find some excerpts about some things going on in our community.
Property Checks on Lake Murray The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department will conduct property checks for homes and businesses located on Lake Murray. Marine Patrol deputies will conduct property checks in order to try to provide citizens with peace of mind concerning their lakefront homes or businesses during the traditional off-season for boating and other recreational activities on Lake Murray. Marine Patrol deputies will dock their boats at lakefront homes or businesses to determine whether a residence or business has been broken into.
Without Cash, County Will Have No Say on Bus Service
The Central Midlands Regional Transportation Authority is restructuring its board based on financial contributions. Richland County and the city of Columbia financially support the bus system run by the authority. Lexington County and its municipalities do not. The change will give Richland County, the city of Columbia and other Richland municipalities voting rights on the new 15-member board. Representatives from Lexington County and its municipalities can remain on the board as advisory members, but will have no vote. So in addition to losing voting rights, Lexington County could also lose its thre bus routes. A decision on service areas will be made by the new board.
Lexington Landfill Cleared for Recreation Fields A Lexington landfill may soon be the site of new soccer fields and some storage buildings. The landfill area off of Railroad Avenue was recently cleared by DHEC for recreational and other uses. Town Council will form a citizen’s committee to take suggestions and work on converting the area into usable space. The town hopes to raise money and get donations so the land can be developed without using taxpayers dollars. Local soccer groups have expressed the most interest in adding playing fields at the landfill site. In gaining clearance to use the land the town has also been cleared of liability in connection with a nearby contamination problem on Hollis Road. Development of the property may take several years.
Pilgrim Point residents will get help with the cost of street lights in the lakeside subdivision. Town council will vote next week on paying a portion of the cost that has been bourne by homeowners up to this point. The town pays for one street light per eight homes in subdivisions located inside town limits. In Pilgrim’s Point that amounts to about $1,600. The payment will be made directly to the homeowner’s associaton, which pays for extra street lighting in the 48-home subdivision. The payment comes after council changed regulations that allowed the town to pay for street lights only on roads owned by the town. Roads in Pilgrim Point subdivision are privately owned. In the past, homeowners were footing the bill of $750 per month for the lights.
Corley Street Park to be Upgraded
Corley Street Park is getting new playground equipment. The new equipment will be funded byb an $18,841 donation from the Lowe’s Charitable Education Foundation. The money will be used to update equipment at the park, which now includes swings and a slide. In addition to the playground area, the park site also has spray pools. Corley Street is one of the four town parks.
