Cayce Councilman Tim James

New zoning ordinance approved by Cayce City Council will allow for more options toward residential growth

Cayce City Council, at its July 17 meeting, approved an ordinance that creates a new zoning designation.The new zoning designation is RS-4A. It will allow for the construction of higher-density housing, accessory dwellings, like converted garages or basement apartments called Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs. Setbacks, under the new zoning rule, can be as close […]

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City of Cayce issues press release after City Manager Tracy Hegler and city part ways

Tracy Hegler, who has led the City of Cayce as its City Manager for the last six years, will move forward to new endeavors after a mutual separation agreement was signed by Council and Hegler at the July 17 Cayce City Council meeting.  Known for her leadership, dynamic knowledge of zoning and development and her […]

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Tracy Hegler is stepping down from her position as Cayce city manager

Tracy Hegler is leaving her position as Cayce city manager. She has been in the job for almost six years. After a long closed session, Cayce City Council came back into session and Councilman Tim James made a motion that Hegler will leave under a “mutually agreed voluntary separation” as of Friday, July 17. The […]

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Retired Cayce Police Chief A.G. Dantzler receives the Key to the City at the Cayce City Council meeting

Retired Cayce Police Chief A.G. Dantzler received the Key to the City at the Cayce City Council meeting, Wednesday. Cayce Mayor Elise Partin presented the Key to the City to Dantzler in a ceremony attended by Sen. Nikki Setzler and Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon. Cayce Mayor Pro-Tem Tim James, in a prepared statement, paid […]

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Cayce City Council takes step that could lead to the construction of 12 new houses on Lexington Avenue lot, near the vacant Cayce Grammar School

Cayce City Council has voted to sell a portion of a lot the city owns on Lexington Avenue. The property is at Lexington Avenue and 3rd Street. What is left of the vacant Cayce Grammar School sits on a corner of the two-acre property. A company called Cypress Commercial and Investment Real Estate wants to build […]

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Cayce City Council passes Hate Crime Ordinance

Cayce City Council, at its meeting Tuesday, became the first municipality in Lexington County to implement a Hate Crime Ordinance. Councilman Byron Thomas was instrumental the passing of the ordinance. Mayor Pro Tem Tim James said: “having an important law as this within our Ordinances reassures our community that we support all citizens; additionally it […]

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Cayce City Council members say there was no ill-will in action to remove mayor from appointments, after public speakers voice opposition and suggest ulterior motives

During the City of Cayce’s March 20, Council meeting, the council reappointed different members to three external commissions, in place of Mayor Elise Partin. She once held a seat on the Lexington County Joint Municipal Water and Sewer Commission; the River Alliance Committee; and the Central Midlands Council of Governments. Partin was not at the […]

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