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Columbia, Richland County planners want input on development in Whaley, Olympia, Granby neighborhoods

By Avery G. Wilks

awilks@thestate.com
The Granby Mill, shown here under construction in April 2005, and its twin, Olympia Mill, were converted to apartments 11 years ago. Now, with the apartments regularly filled with students and more changes coming to the area that’s less than 2 miles from downtown Columbia, city and county leaders want to plan jointly for the future.
The Granby Mill, shown here under construction in April 2005, and its twin, Olympia Mill, were converted to apartments 11 years ago. Now, with the apartments regularly filled with students and more changes coming to the area that’s less than 2 miles from downtown Columbia, city and county leaders want to plan jointly for the future. THE STATE. FILE PHOTO.
COLUMBIA, SC

Columbia and Richland County planners want to hear input from Whaley, Olympia and Granby residents about future development in their neighborhoods.

The city and county will hold two public meetings this week for residents to discuss their ideas for the future of the “Three Mills” area just southwest of downtown Columbia.

A team of consultants will work with city and county officials to draft a “Capital City Mill District Master Plan” for development in the area.

The meetings are scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30 a.m. Thursday at 701 Whaley. Another round of meetings is set for June.

Avery G. Wilks: 803-771-8362, @averygwilks

This story was originally published April 25, 2016 at 10:44 AM with the headline "Columbia, Richland County planners want input on development in Whaley, Olympia, Granby neighborhoods."

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