Mount Pleasant City Council approves construction payments, streetwork contracts and three demolition orders; grants temporary access for Anderson Town Crossing

The Mount Pleasant City Council unanimously approved a package of construction payments and contract awards, ordered three dilapidated structures to be demolished after public hearings and authorized a temporary construction access license for the Anderson Town Crossing development on a developer’s request. Council also approved a performance agreement with the Mount Pleasant Economic Development Corporation tied to Project Elixir Pro.

Council members approved three pay requests that had been placed on the consent agenda for capital projects: pay request number 1 to J-Two Construction Service for work at the Industrial Lift Station and force main in the industrial park for $242,303.68; pay request number 8 to Wicker Construction Inc. for the West Loop wastewater collection project for $475,061.18; and pay request number 25 to Heritage Construction LLC for work at the Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant for $447,468.22. Those consent items (including approval of minutes from the June 17, 2025 meeting) passed by a single, unanimous motion.

The council also awarded Street Work Bid 01-2025 to support asphalt milling/edge milling and chip seal/seal coating work. The staff presentation said the city authorized $2,000,000 in bond funding for multiple capital improvements on March 15, 2024…