FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) - Florence County Council
approved funding for a study to see what the best usage for the City-County
Complex would be.
The vote passed this morning in the Florence County Chambers
by eight-to-one. Councilman Mitchell Kirby was the one member to oppose the
vote.
The study will cost $148,000. Council members said
this study will provide the best options on how the county can better utilize
the space the building has to offer.
"Let's gather all the facts; let's get professionals in.
Let's look at what we have. Let's look at what options we have, and then we
will set around the table and say can we afford to do this," said
Alphonso Bradley.
The Council is looking into the possible expansion of the
judicial center. There are safety concerns surrounding the 40-year-old space.
County members say overcrowding of general sessions, and the lack of parking
are just two concerns. Council also finds it unsafe for prisoners, judges and
the general public to use the same elevator to get to hearings.
County Administrators have called on one local agency and
two agencies in Columbia to conduct the study.
Council members said they are dedicated to protecting the
people in every decision they make.
"We want the public to know that county council is going to
work as hard as we can and we are going to protect them the waste of money,"
Said Alphonso Bradley.
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