City of Hartsville – 2015

A Moment with the Manager – Investing in Hartsville

By Natalie M. Zeigler
City Manager

The City of Hartsville recently hosted the development professionals of the S.C. Community Development Association as they toured cities in the Pee Dee. Showing them around drove home just how much investment and passion is being poured into our city these days. It seems every time you turn around now, something new and exciting is happening.

The visitors saw a downtown that is currently undergoing its most dramatic transformation in decades. The construction of the Mantissa […]

May 29th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Construction to begin on Lawton Park playground June 1

Workers will begin installation of new playground equipment at Lawton Park, 716 Prestwood Drive in Hartsville, beginning the week of June 1. The construction will be completed by the weekend of July 4-5, weather permitting.

Except for the construction site, the park will remain open during this time.

May 21st, 2015|News|Comments Off

A Moment with the Manager – Fiscal Year 2015-16 General Fund Budget

By Natalie M. Zeigler
City Manager

Springtime is budget-planning time for governmental organizations, and we in the City of Hartsville are pleased that the proposed Fiscal Year 2015-16 budget now under consideration by City Council is one that taxpaying residents and businesses will appreciate. The budget includes no tax increase and no rate increases for water, sewer or sanitation. It allows for City’s services to remain at the same level and for us to continue to planning prudently for future needs […]

May 15th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Mantissa Row alleyway improvements begin May 18

Beginning Monday, May 18, upgrade work will begin for Mantissa Row from Fourth Street to the Mantissa Executive Suites boutique hotel construction site. This work will include repaving, improved storm drains and integrating roof drains. Afterwards, crews will move on to repaving and reconfiguring the East College Avenue lot closest to Mantissa, repaving East College Avenue and its sidewalks, and then the lot closest to Sophia’s Pizzeria and the Arcade Barber Shop.

For the 8 to 12 weeks beginning Monday, […]

May 15th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Hartsville City Council regular meeting May 12

Hartsville City Council will have a regular meeting Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 5:30 p.m. at Hartsville City Hall, 100 E. Carolina Ave. Click here for the meeting agenda.

May 8th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Hartsville City Council special meeting

Hartsville City Council will have a special meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 5:30 p.m. at Hartsville City Hall, 100 E. Carolina Ave. Click here for the meeting agenda.

May 4th, 2015|News|Comments Off

2015 Screen on the Green season begins with “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” sponsored by Learn and Win

Screen on the Green, the City of Hartsville’s free series of summertime movies, will launch this Saturday, May 9 with a showing of “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” sponsored by the educational group Learn and Win, in Burry Park, 131 Cargill Way.

The evening’s presentation, the 1993 film “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” tells the true story of Josh Waitzkin (Max Pomeranc), who demonstrated a genius for the game of chess at an early age and was tutored by famous chess teacher […]

May 4th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Special column — The Hartsville Police Department and the Hartsville community

Police Chief Jerry Thompson
Hartsville Police Department

After all the time I’ve spent in Hartsville, I know this is a great community. I knew that long before I was named Chief of Police about a month ago. Even so, I’m now learning it all over again. Since coming back to the Hartsville Police Department from the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office, I’ve been tremendously thankful for the kindness which many of you have shown to my family during what has, at times, […]

May 1st, 2015|News|Comments Off

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