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Batesburg-Leesville council approves rezoning, grants and construction contracts; hears energy program briefing
Summary
The Batesburg-Leesville Town Council on a March evening approved a rezoning ordinance for two parcels at 565 West Columbia Avenue, approved several vendor contracts and hospitality-tax grant requests, accepted a proclamation recognizing March 2025 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month and heard a presentation from Dominion Energy about a free neighborhood energy-efficiency program.
The Batesburg-Leesville Town Council on a March evening approved a rezoning ordinance for two parcels at 565 West Columbia Avenue, approved a series of vendor selections and grant requests and accepted a proclamation recognizing March 2025 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month. The council also heard a presentation from Dominion Energy about a neighborhood energy-efficiency program coming to the town.
The council opened a public hearing on an ordinance to rezone two parcels at 565 West Columbia Avenue (Lexington County TMS 007021-08-010 and 007021-08-011) from R-2 general residential to C-1 general commercial; no members of the public spoke at the hearing and the council adopted the ordinance on second reading.
Why this matters: The rezoning converts a total of about 0.51 acres to commercial zoning, which allows a broader set of uses than the existing residential designation and may affect future development and permitting for the parcels.
In other formal actions, the council:
- Approved first reading of a rezoning request for property on Pine Tree Lane (Lexington County TMS 0062026-01-011) from R-2 general residential to R-1A single-family and manufactured-home residential; the request was submitted by the property owner and had…
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