Property manager warns Richland County campus faces aging boilers, leaking laterals and billing gaps

Dec 10, 2024

At the December Richland County Public Works meeting, property management reported two 40-year-old boilers that recently failed, leaking interior service valves that complicate winter shutdowns, and gas accounts for five campus buildings still listed under the prior owner’s name, which prevents utility shutoffs until accounts are transferred.

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The Richland County property manager told the Public Works standing committee in December that two boilers at county campus buildings recently shut down and required on-site repairs, underscoring broader maintenance and utility-account problems that staff say will affect winter operations.

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