Spartanburg City Council held its final meeting in the council chambers on West Broad Street Monday afternoon.
The old City Hall, located at 145 W. Broad St., will be demolished to make room for the City-County joint office complex. City staff has moved into interim offices at 187 W. Broad St.
Former city staff and council members attended the last meeting, including former mayor James Talley, city manager Ed Memmott, who retired in 2018, former Spartanburg police chief and councilman W.C. Bain, who retired in 1995 and former city council members Robert Reeder, Lynda Blanchard and Lib Fleming.
Talley, who served as mayor from 1993-2001, thanked the current City Council on behalf of the past members in the audience.
“It’s a joy to see the transformation of the city, to see the city moving forward, and the progress that’s being made,” Talley said. “To see this building go, it’s going to be bittersweet. We know what’s coming is going to be just a little bit better because this one was just a little bit better than the last one and the next one will be better than this one.”