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By Ronda Templeton
Gamecock Staff Writer
USC has been granted $5.8
million by the S.C. Legislature for
the construction of a new Computer
Services building and the
addition to its current housing
structure, to begin in late
February and continue into the fall
of 1981.
The computer services center
has been expanding for the past
few years and USC has been forced
to rent additional offices at Middleburg
Plaza and 1728 College
Street, according to Harold
Brunton, vice president of
operations. The funds will cover a
considerable amount of
mechanical equipment as well as
the new building and structure
addition, he said.
The computer services center
will be constructed at the corner of
Sumter and Blossom Streets with a
new 5-story parking garage adjacent
to the structure, Brunton
said. The money granted by the
legislature is expected to cover a
portion of the garage building
costs, he added. The additions to
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BUILDING COSTS cannot yet be
estimated, but sealed bids by
construction companies must be
submitted to Brunton by Jan. 29.
USC was required by law to advertise
for prospective bidders for
30 days and the lowest-bidding
company will be granted a building
contract within 30 days of the bid
opening procedure.
There has been no decision made
as to how the parking spaces in the
new garage will be allocated,
Peter Becker, chairman of the
Parking Advisory Committee,
said. The parking will probably be
assigned for use by faculty,
students and staff, he added.
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new garage will be, Becker said,
but a state provison requires a fee
must be charged for a space in a
covered garage. There is currently
no charge for parking in the area,
he added.
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availability of parking spaces in
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Vehicles may be parked in
unused spaces on Whaley Street
during construction of the center,
Becker said. Additional parking
was created on the street for
students last fall but it is not
utilized because it is far from the
main part of campus, he said.
The USC Computer Services
Center serves the Citadel, South
Carolina siaie uonege, Francis
Marion College, Winthrop College
and the state legislature, Brunton
said. In addition, every computer
terminal on campus is connected
to one in computer services.
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By Ronda Templeton
Gamecock Staff Writer
Plans to block off Devine Street at the Sumter Street intersection are
being developed by the Columbia City Traffic Engineering Division.
Tentative plans include turning Devine Street into a "turn around"
and the installation of a flashing yellow light at the Sumter Street intersection,
said Harold Brunton, USC vice president of Operations.
Brunton said the plans call for greater safety for USC students and
should eliminate 60- to 70-percent of the safety problem.
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street intersection was brought to his attention by a Nov. 14 editorial in
the Gamecock. "I sent the editorial and a later article from the
Gamecock, along with the concern of the university, to Mike Cribb,"
Brunton said, "and this is an instance where the Gamecock is a
catalyst."
There were concerns about the intersection several years ago but
work was not yet complete on the relocation of Sumter Street and the
city waited to see the results. The editorial in the Gamecock was the
first mention of the problem in two years, Brunton said.
One reason for the renewed trouble at the intersection is the closing of
Greene Street, causing an increase in Sumter Street traffic, Cribb said.
7 sent the editorial and a later article from
the Gamecock, along with the concern of the
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MIKE CRIBB, city traffic engineer, said renovation plans are being
developed by his office and will be presented to Brunton within the
week. Brunton must write a letter to the City Manager Gray Olive
requesting permission to proceed with the renovations, he added.
If the plans are approved, Devine Street will be very similar to
College Street across from Capstone dormitory, Cribb said. Devine
Street will be accessible from Main Street, but cars will turn around
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students crossing Sumter Street along with the flashing yellow light
designed to slow traffic in the area, he said.
Preliminary plans have been presented to Brunton and 01iver Cribb
said, but the plans have not been given definite approval. Olive said
Columbia City Council has final approval.
CKIBB MET with USC officials shortly before Christmas break to
discuss the safety of the intersection, and it was decided the best action
would be to close Devine Street, Brunton said. Preliminary planning for
the renovations was begun in late December, and the cost cannot yet be
determined, he said.
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