City gives $20,000 for bike trail

Council also weighs street closure near Kroc Center

FEBRUARY 9, 2010 10:35 a.m. (0)

Greenville City Council breezed through a light agenda Monday night giving final reading approval to the annexation of Lieu’s Restaurant at 1149 Woodruff Rd. and to a public right of way agreement with Burgess Investments for the same property.

The annexation clears the way for a festive Chinese New Year celebration on Sunday Feb. 14 as liquor can now be served on the Sabbath at the popular eatery.  Continue reading...

 

He's out

Bourey: ‘I’m sad it’s over’

APRIL 22, 2010 3:11 p.m. (0)

Much of the speculation this week about why Greenville City Manager Jim Bourey fell from grace centered around the city’s failed deal to buy the former Hitachi plant, a 53-acre complex on Mauldin Road that has been empty since the Japanese television tube manufacturer closed up shop in 2007.

Councilwoman Amy Ryberg Doyle, the only council member to vote against accepting Bourey’s resignation, hinted at this as she explained her vote.

After reciting a list of things accomplished during Bourey’s tenure, she said the city manager could have been more forthcoming about the cost of buying and renovating the plant into a city operations center. The building also was to provide space for electric bus manufacturer Proterra until its facility at ICAR was completed.  Continue reading...

 

City ponders community centers

Construction drawings for David Hellams could be done by end of year

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 11:20 a.m. (0)

Construction drawings for improvements to the David Hellams Community Center could be finished by the end of the year, but some members of the Greenville City Council say the city should decide what role the community centers will play in recreation before spending up to a million dollars on the project.

City Parks and Recreation Director Dana Souza showed council five options for fixing up the center on Spartanburg Street – ranging from $654,189 to $998,194.

The city has five community centers.  Continue reading...