Hartsville buys several properties for Fourth Street Corridor project
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net
At their January 9 regular monthly meeting, Hartsville City Council approved the purchase of several parcels of land as part of the city’s plan to further develop the Fourth Street corridor.
These properties were approved for purchase through passage of the following ordinances:
No. 4318 approves the purchase of .083 acres located at 316 Reservoir Street from Heyward Gainey for $65,000.
No. 4320 approves the purchase of property at 313 Reservoir Street and the corner of Coker Street from Danny L. Byrd and David C. Byrd for $110,000.
No. 4321 approves the purchase of property located at 315 Chinaberry Drive and the corner of Reservoir Street from Shirley G. Anderson for $60,000.
No. 4322 approves the purchase of property located at 311 Reservoir Street from the estate of Linda D. Byrd for up to $70,000.
Also on the agenda, a public hearing and final reading for Ordinance 4315, an agreement with Duke Energy Progress to accept and treat industrial leachate generated by DEP from its coal-ash remediation efforts (the “DEP Flow”) in and around the H.B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station. Per this agreement, “the city needs to upgrade its existing Pine Ridge pump station and construct a new force main sewer to properly process, treat and dispose of the DEP Flow.” Council approved 4315 with no objections.
Ordinance 4316 also cleared public hearing and final reading. This measure will create an Environmental Remediation Rate Class for industrial customers of the city’s sewer system. To qualify for this rate, a customer or potential customer must invest no less than $500,000 into city-owned portions of the sewer system (as approved in the sole discretion of the City), meet all federal, state and city requirements and standards for the processing of industrial waste, and anticipate generating 750,000 of sewer flow per month. Qualifying industrial customers will be charged a base fee and volume rate per 1,000 gallons matching the rates charged to city residential customers.
Council approved final reading of Ordinance 4320, adding a portion of the former Southern Candy Kitchen building, located at 110 East Carolina Avenue, to the Historic Preservation designation.
Ordinance 4322, a measure to expand Hartsville’s Planning Commission from five members to seven members, also received approval on final reading.
Council passed Resolution 01-18-01, approving the application for a $28,500 Justice Assistance Grant to help the Hartsville Police Department purchase equipment for its VICE unit, which conducts criminal and narcotics investigations. The grant requires a ten percent match from the city.
Resolution 01-18-04 was also passed, adopting an updated 2017 City of Hartsville Hazard Mitigation Plan. According to the Resolution, the City of Hartsville Hazard Mitigation Planning Team consisting of the Fire Chief, Public Service Director, and the City Manager participated in the development and update of the Hazard Mitigation Plan, which included hazard mitigation goals and actions. FEMA regulations require that local governments adopt a Hazard Mitigation Plan in order to be eligible for FEMA hazard mitigation grant funds that may be allocated for use by local governments in the event of a disaster or emergency.