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North Augusta officials preview vote to rezone Riverside Village parcel D and seek $5M purchase of parking assets using DOE funds
Summary
City staff told the council a second‑reading ordinance would change Riverside Village’s Parcel D from residential to commercial office use and a linked resolution would authorize a $5 million purchase of parcels B and D (including the stadium parking deck) using Department of Energy settlement funds earmarked for cyber infrastructure; councilmembers raised concerns about loss of green space and local job benefit.
City staff told the North Augusta City Council at a study session on April 13 that they will present a package of linked items next week to change the permitted use of a Riverside Village parcel and to purchase adjacent parking assets.
The package centers on Ordinance 2026‑06, a second‑reading amendment to the Riverside Village plan development to change Parcel D from residential/townhomes with limited retail into commercial office space, and Resolution 2026‑05, a proposed city purchase of parcels B and D for $5 million. City Administrator Jim Clifford said the ordinance is limited to a change in Parcel D’s planned use and that planning commission has already reviewed the item. Clifford said the 80,000‑square‑foot figure cited in staff materials is an engineering estimate of the maximum building footprint that could fit on the site, not a financial commitment…
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