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County Council approves adaptive reuse of Columbia Place Sears building for Emergency Operations Center
Richland County Council · April 15, 2026
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Summary
Council approved staff's recommendation to adaptively reuse the former Sears building at Columbia Place Mall as the county's Emergency Operations Center; funding was previously approved and staff may proceed with site replacement of the current basement facility.
Richland County Council voted on April 14 to approve staff's recommendation to adaptively reuse the existing Sears building at Columbia Place Mall as the county's Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
County Administrator Brown told the council the funding for the EOC had already been approved and that…
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