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Votes at a glance: council approvals, first readings and executive session on Meeting Street corridor
Summary
During the meeting council unanimously approved a youth-team recognition resolution, a sidewalk agreement with FCDOT, awarded a $4,488,212.50 Meeting Street contract, gave first reading to two ordinances (telecom franchise and truck restrictions), approved item 9.5 (unspecified) and adjourned to executive session on Meeting Street corridor matters.
Key actions taken by the West Columbia City Council at the meeting:
- Resolution recognizing the KC West Columbia Diamond Youth Baseball Dixie Boys (15U) for winning the 2026 state championship — adopted unanimously.
- Item 9.1: First reading of an ordinance to grant a nonexclusive franchise agreement to MCI Metro Access Transmission Services, LLC for fiber-right-of-way use — given first reading (no final vote recorded).
- Item 9.2: First reading of an ordinance to amend West Columbia Code §8-2-10 to prohibit certain commercial/industrial trucks from using specified streets as through routes — given first reading; staff directed to return with street-specific recommendations.
- Item 9.3: Financial agreement with the Department of Transportation for sidewalk on Double Branch Road — approved unanimously.
- Item 9.4: Awarded the Meeting Street improvement project to AOS Specialty Contractors for $4,488,212.50 — approved unanimously; work contingent on DOT encroachment permit.
- Item 9.5: Considered and approved (transcript did not include substantive details of the item or the motion text) — approved unanimously.
- Council adjourned to executive session to discuss contractual and economic development matters related to the Meeting Street corridor pursuant to South Carolina Code Annotated §30-4-70(a)(2).
Where the transcript did not include a roll-call tally, the record notes items were "unanimously" adopted as stated in the meeting audio/transcript.
