
WHAT'S HAPPENING

West Columbia Gateway Overlay
District Redevelopment Plan
The City of West Columbia is undertaking the Gateway
Overlay District (GOLD)
Redevelopment Plan. The purpose of the plan is to
investigate the GOLD, assess its
redevelopment potential, and to provide recommendations
that best leverage
redevelopment opportunities to improve the community’s
overall economic and
environmental health. As part of a planning charrette
for the project, two public meetings
will be held as follows:
Public Information Meeting
When: Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: New Brookland Room
West Columbia City Hall
200 N. 12th Street
What: Your opportunity to assist
in shaping the future of
the GOLD study area.
This public meeting will have a drop-in format with
project information available for review.
Members of the planning team will be available to
answer questions and receive comments
throughout the evening. Participants will have the
opportunity to provide their comments both
verbally and in writing.
Summary Presentation
When: Thursday, Feb 16, 2012
6:00 PM
Where: New Brookland Room
West Columbia City Hall
200 N. 12th Street
What: Presentation of major
findings from the
charrette process.
This public meeting will be a formal presentation
of the major findings that have been recorded
throughout the charrette process. These findings
will be based on field research, preliminary
analysis, and feedback received from the public
and key stakeholder groups.
Please plan to participate
in these two important meetings!
For more information contact
Brian Carter, Director of Planning & Zoning at (803)
791-1880

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Council Member Eric Fowler (left), District 2, and Mayor Joe Owens (right) presenting a plaque to recognize Council Member Fowler for not missing a regular council meeting for 20 years. Council Member Fowler also received a 20-year service pin. |
Jimmy W. Elmore, Engineer I with West
Columbia Fire Department (left), receiving a 30-year service pin from
Mayor Pro-Tem Boyd J. Jones (right). |
List of Service Pin Recipients 2012
|
Years of Service |
Employee |
Department |
|
|
|
|
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5 |
Marion Boyce |
Police Department |
|
5 |
Scott Libertini |
Police Department |
|
5 |
Phillip Morrell |
Police Department |
|
5 |
Neal Nelson |
Police Department |
|
5 |
India Taylor |
Police Department |
|
5 |
Scott Neel |
Police Department |
|
5 |
James Sullivan |
Police Department |
|
5 |
Nick Williams |
Police Department |
|
5 |
Mark Howard |
Police Department |
|
5 |
Chris Eagans |
Streets Department |
|
5 |
Allen Jeffcoat |
Sanitation Department |
|
5 |
Kyle Ramsey |
Sanitation Department |
|
5 |
Bernard Blocker |
Water Plant 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
Nanci Cirmella |
Police Department |
|
10 |
David Myers |
Police Department |
|
10 |
Deborah Knotts |
Police Department |
|
10 |
Jan Otterbacher |
Police Department |
|
10 |
Rodney Howell |
Fire Department |
|
10 |
Phillip Reddick |
Fire Department |
|
10 |
Lonnie Johnson |
Sanitation Department |
|
10 |
Isiah Felder |
Water Plant 1 |
|
10 |
Teresa Kovac |
Water Billing |
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
James Jeffcoat |
Sanitation Department |
|
15 |
Ryan Miles |
Sanitation Department |
|
15 |
Jerry Browder |
Maintenance Department |
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
Eric L. Fowler |
City Council |
|
20 |
Michael Oliver |
Streets Department |
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
Wayne Kleckley |
Police Department |
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
Jimmy Elmore |
Fire Department |

Coca-Cola and Bi-Lo
Partner to Increase Recycling in West Columbia
Coca Cola and BI-LO have joined together to
encourage citizens to increase recycling in their communities through a reward
program, called Recycle and Win. Coca-Cola is promoting good recycling
practices throughout city of Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County and the
communities of Cayce, West Columbia, Blythewood, Springdale and Lexington by
randomly rewarding citizens who recycle properly with a $50 Gift card from
BI-LO.
Coca Cola will mail out a brochure
containing a “Give It Back” sticker to all single family households that receive
curbside pick-up in the greater Columbia area. Residents interested in
participating in the promotion should put the stickers on their recycling bins
and place curbside with eligible recyclables in them for a chance to win.
The Recycle & Win Prize Patrol Vehicle will randomly visit neighborhoods looking
for recycling bins with opt-in stickers. The stickers give permission for
the Prize Patrol to inspect the contents for proper recycling execution.
The Recycle and Win Patrol will only view the contents of the bins, not touch
any materials inside.
If your bin has a sticker and contains
proper recyclables then you are eligible for a chance to receive a prize voucher
in the mail. The prize voucher will direct you to call a number to receive
information on claiming your prize.
Coca-Cola, BI-LO, city of Columbia,
Richland County, Lexington County and the communities of Cayce, West Columbia,
Blythewood, Springdale and Lexington are involved in the program which starts on
November 7, 2011 and runs through April 2012.
For more information call Mardi Valentino,
Public Information Officer, at 803.939.8603 or visit online at
www.cokecolumbia.com.

Firefighters Honored for Saving a
West Columbia Woman’s Life

Just past noon on Wednesday, January 12,
2011 the West Columbia Fire Department responded to a fire that involved the
rescue of persons trapped in a burning house. When fire crews arrived at
the scene, smoke was pouring from the single-story brick home and fire had
engulfed 50 percent of the structure. The firefighters learned a mother
and her disabled child were still inside the burning house.
Firefighters Jimmy Patrick and Matt
Rowlette entered through the front door and after crawling a few feet they
discovered a hallway to the left. Patrick and Rowlette proceeded down the
corridor until they found the mother. They brought her out of the house
and immediately handed her over to an ambulance crew waiting at the scene.
She was transported to Lexington Medical Center and later flown by helicopter to
the Augusta Burn Center.
Firefighters Patrick and Rowlette, along
with Cayce Fire Department personnel, attempted to re-enter the house to search
for the daughter who suffered from cerebral palsy and was not able to escape by
herself. When the roof showed signs of collapsing the order to evacuate
the structure was given to protect the firefighters from harm. As soon as
they exited the home, the roof caved in preventing them from locating the
daughter who unfortunately died in the fire.
Nonetheless, the courageous efforts by
Firefighters Patrick and Rowlette resulted in bringing the mother safely from a
severely burning house. It is for their extraordinary response in the call
of duty that Firefighters Jimmy Patrick and Matt Rowlette were recognized by the
West Columbia City Council at the council meeting on October 4, 2011 for their
exemplary job performance and heroic rescue that saved the life of a West
Columbia citizen.
