City of Anderson Approves E-Scooters for Downtown
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 6:37AM Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer
Anderson City Council approved Monday, on first reading, a resolution to all E-scooters in the City of Anderson.
Between 20-25 scooters, operated by Bird Rides, Inc., should arrive for use downtown by mid-December, with the fleet growing to 60-70 by Spring 2022. E-scooters will be governed by the same rules applying to bicycles and must stay to the right of street lanes and offer the right-of-way to bicycles in bike lanes, bike paths, and multi-use paths, and users of the scooters must be 18 years old or older. Bird will provide videos and signage to promote safe and courteous riding and parking, which will be allowed to operate between 4 a.m. and midnight. The scooters must be parked and staged in areas outside of pedestrian walkways or roadways and must not contribute to visual clutter or obstruct travel.
Council also approved, on first reading, a resolution to provide certification as provided by the South Carolina Abandoned Building’s Revitalization Act of 2013 (S.C. Code Section 12-67-100 Et. Seq) for a pair of downtown buildings, on at 401 N. Main Street, the other at 122 West Whitner Street.
The 401 N. Main Street property was built in 1909 as a post office, until Sullivan-King Mortuary moved into the building in 1941. The building later served as Sosebee Mortuary, but has not been empty after plans for a mini-mall fell through in 2019.
The 122 West Whitner property, next to the now-closed "The Meeting Place" restauratn, has been empty for some time.
110-year-old building that they're now calling the Historic Postmark building was built in 1909 as a post office, according to city records. Beginning in 1941, the building served as a mortuary for about 70 years. Then it stayed empty for many years.
Council said the city is expected to benefit at both sides by their move.
Also on Monday night, city council:
Gave final approval to a request to annex and zone to PDD, Planned Development District, approximately 203 acres located off East River Street/Belton Highway.
Approved details establishing the April 2022 Municipal General Election.
Approved, on first reading, a plan to rezone approximately 28 acres located off Crowther Road and US 29 bypass from HI, Heavy Industrial to PDD, Planned Development District.