Richland County

Government

Columbia City Council committees meet this week. All are in the Parking Service Conference Room, 820 Washington St., across from police headquarters and municipal court.

Tuesday : 9 a.m., Public Safety Committee. Police department statistics, Neighborhood Watch programs, judicial selection process; 11 a.m., Arts and Historic Preservation Committee. Public art. Hospitality tax review; 2 p.m., Economic and Community Development Committee. North Columbia master plan/marketing plan. Commercial Revolving Loan Fund discussion

Thursday : 9 a.m., Environment and Infrastructure Committee. Lake Katherine sediment removal. Residential Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) Program. Review of parking garages, surface lots and zoning for downtown towers; 2 p.m., Economic and Community Development Committee. Completion of Commercial Revolving Loan Fund discussion. Business Friendly Task Force recommendations

Schools

Richland 1 School Board: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Meadowfield Elementary, 525 Galway Lane, Columbia

Richland 2 School Board: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bookman Road Elementary, 1245 Bookman Road, Elgin

Lexington County

Government

County Library Board: 10:30 today at Lexington library, 5440 Augusta Road (U.S. 1)

West Columbia Planning Commission: 6 tonight at City Hall, 200 N. 12th St.

County Council: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at county administration building, 212 S. Lake Drive, Lexington

Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Seven Paks Park, 200 Leisure Lane, St. Andrews

Schools

Lexington-Richland 5 School Board: 7 tonight at Center for Advanced Technical Studies, 916 Mount Vernon Church Road, Chapin

Lexington 2 School Board: 7 p.m. Thursday at district headquarters, 715 9th St., West Columbia