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Council authorizes city manager to ask SCDOT to transfer parts of Mason and Kitson streets to city ownership
Summary
Greenwood City Council voted 6–1 to authorize the city manager to submit a formal request to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to transfer ownership of portions of Mason Street and Kitson Street — about a half-mile of roadway and adjacent right-of-way — to the city.
The Greenwood City Council authorized the city manager to submit a formal request to the South Carolina Department of Transportation to transfer two segments of roadway — portions of Mason Street and Kitson Street adjacent to the Kitson Mill planned development district — into city ownership.
City staff told council the two highlighted segments total roughly a half-mile of roadway and include the adjacent right-of-way: sidewalks, back-of-sidewalk areas, and a short retaining wall installed between 2016 and 2018 at the corner of Maxwell and Mathis that falls within the right-of-way. Staff said the city already performs substantial maintenance on those streets and that ownership would clear the way for local streetscape improvements such as sidewalks, bump-outs, planters and signage.
Council discussed the procedural history: developers initially requested the transfer and staff pursued a preliminary inquiry in August 2024. SCDOT later asked the city to submit updated forms that constitute the formal transfer request. Staff said the forms are included in the council packet and that authorizing the city manager to submit them is the formal next step.
A motion to authorize the city manager to submit the final request was made by Miss Sotto and seconded by Mister Dean. The motion carried 6–1.
Council members asked staff about the length of roadway, which parts are already city streets, and the practical reasons for taking ownership. Staff emphasized that taking ownership of state roads that are adjacent to local development often enables enhanced local streetscape and pedestrian improvements that would otherwise be restricted on DOT-owned streets.
