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Lexington County Council’s Citizen Engagement Study, to track resident perceptions, is going on until Friday, Dec. 20 – Here’s the link

Lexington County Council has launched a 2024 County-wide Citizen Engagement Study. It is designed and conducted to assess and track resident perceptions and priorities relative to Lexington County public services and the spending of public service tax dollars. There is a link at the top of the Lexington County homepage, https://www.lex-co.sc.gov/ or you can click on this […]

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Central Midlands Council of Governments hosting Public Workshop to discuss Lexington County traffic congestion issues

The Central Midlands Council of Governments is hosting another Public Workshop on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, to discuss traffic congestion issues in relation to Lexington County. The meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m. at the Lexington County Chambers of Commerce, that’s located at 311 W. Main St., Lexington. This is the public’s chance […]

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Lexington County Council votes to drop $30 vehicle registration fee, funds still needed to improve roads

Lexington County Council voted, Tuesday, not to implement a proposed $30 vehicle registration fee. The money generated from the fee would have been used for road improvements. A vast majority of country residents speaking at a public hearing, before the vote, were against the added fee. The vote not to impose the fee at this […]

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Todd Cullum, Glen Conwell, 2 others sworn-in after re-election to Lexington County Council

Four Lexington County Council members took the Oath of Office during the official swearing in ceremony Tuesday night: Larry Brigham – District 2, Beth Carrigg – District 7, Glen Conwell (West Columbia) – District 8, and Todd Cullum (Cayce) – District 9. Congratulations to our County Council members on their re-election.

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Chick-fil-A $80 million distribution center coming to West Columbia’s Saxe Gotha Industrial Park creating 165 new jobs

 Chick-fil-A Supply, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chick-fil-A, Monday announced plans to establish its newest distribution center in Lexington County. The company’s $80 million investment will create 165 new jobs. “We would like to welcome Chick-fil-A Supply as a new partner here in Lexington County. We are very excited Chick-fil-A Supply chose to have their […]

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Lexington County voters reject 1-cent sales tax for road improvement

Lexington County voters rejected a Capital Project Sales Tax. It would have imposed a one-percent sales and use tax, with the proceeds funding road repair, paving and bridge repair.The vote lost 45.35% (or 43,347 votes for) to 54.65% (or 52,245 votes) against. The SC Dept. of Revenue estimated that $536 million would have been collected […]

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Penny tax for road improvement will be on November ballot in Lexington County

The Lexington County Council voted unanimously to approve the Capital Project Sales Tax Ordinance during their council meeting on Tuesday, July 26. The measure now moves to the General Elections’ ballot in November, where Lexington County voters will choose whether the Capital Project Sales Tax will be applied. If approved by the voters, the Capital […]

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Lexington County redistricting map includes changes to council district lines

From Lexington County – Jessica Imbimbo – Lexington County Council approved an ordinance to reestablish the nine council districts at a council meeting in January. This process, known as redistricting, includes redrawing the lines of the council districts in order to accommodate the population changes recorded by the 2020 Census. This process is required by […]

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