The following are highlights from Richland County Government in July:

·         Richland County made its switch from an annual to a biennium budget when County Council passed the first biennium budget, FY 18-19, with a third and final reading in July.

·         Richland County officials announced the Vector Control division would increase its spray missions to help minimize mosquito populations in Richland County after a bird was found that tested positive for West Nile virus.

·         Richland County Deputy Treasurer Stacey Hamm was named the County’s new Finance Director.  

·         Richland County Councilmembers celebrated the grand reopening of Richland Library Cooper after it closed for several months for renovations.

·         Richland County Councilmembers participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of several upgrades and new features at Owens Field Park.

·         Richland County Councilmembers helped break ground for the start of the Three Rivers Greenway, a three-mile-long public walkway along the Saluda River that is funded by the County’s Transportation Program.