A year ago, Lexington County and its municipalities were feuding over who would be responsible for managing local roads. Now, the county and its largest town are negotiating the best way for the area to grow together.
Staff from the county and the town of Lexington have been negotiating a joint zoning plan that, both sides hope, would seamlessly merge the town and the unincorporated areas of the county around its edges.
“It feels like we’re headed in the right direction we should’ve been all along and that’s working together … to figure out how we can get the best results for citizens who live in town limits and those who, not only live directly on the outskirts of town, but those who live outside of town limits and travel through [it] every day,” said Town Councilman Gavin Smith…