Council approves property option for brewery, industrial park expansion, water-line transfer and other actions

Richland County Council on March 18 approved multiple ordinance and property actions during its regular meeting, including an option to transfer county-owned land to Mark Anthony Brewing Inc., an expansion of the I‑77 Corridor Regional Industrial Park, and a transfer of water lines at Columbia Mall.

The council voted to authorize the grant of an option to acquire certain county property to Mark Anthony Brewing Incorporated and to permit the transfer when the option conditions are satisfied. The motion passed on third reading with a unanimous roll call: Councilmembers Jason Branham, Derek Pew, Tyra Little, Paul Livingston, Allison Teratio, Don Weaver, Gretchen Baron, Tish Dozier Aileen, Jessica Mackey, Shaquis Newton and Cheryl English voted yes.

Council also…