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Volume 77, No. 73 University of South Carolina March 22, 1985
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By W.C^Oawson
Six stores in the Carolina Mall will be
allowed to continue business without filing
further requests for variances, but the fate of
the other four won't be decided until April 9,
according to ust Legal Counsel Lyn
| Hcnsel.
Summer Fields, Saga's Country Store,
Ciamccock Travel, Sunshine I.aundry, Sweet
Expressions and the Omega Vision Clinichave
been granted permission to continue
operations, but School Kids Rccords and
Tapes, Balloons by Little Dee Dee, Computer
Source and Cut-Ups hair salon had to
mc nirincr requests lor variances Dy 5 p.m.
yesterday.
All four stores submitted their requests on
time.
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and he said he foresaw problems, because ihc
university's request was turned down the first
time," said Mark Gillespie, owner of CutUps
hair salon.
"I think the university held off letting us
know what was going on at first. I didn't
know anything about it until I read it in the
paper. But they have stuck by us and arc
helping us all thev can." he said.
Kevin McDonald, an assistant manager of
School Kids Records, called the situation unfortunate,
but said he thinks it will be resolved
in favor of the mall's tenants by the city
' ZTrtllng Board of Adjustment April 9.
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From Staff Reports
The controversial Columbia fine arts center
test by gaining support in the form of a $2 milli
City Council Wedne^lay.
A Council spokesman said the city woul
center, but this vote was the first formal pled
after Richland County Council, which initial!
^ funding, threw in its support Tuesday.
? cuy councilman Kuciy names complained a
but not necessary" project because he said Y
pressing projects are being cast aside.
"The thing that concerns me is that were m;
sion without a careful consideration of how i
affect other projects," Barnes said. "There
dollars needed for those projects than we have
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Many USC students took
to tilt bssch last week during
spring break. Wosly
Bunch rode the wivn in
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Mall stores
Chip Land was prompted earlier this year in
response to a complaint filed by property
owner Clif Judy. Land ruled the mall in
violation of zoning ordinance C-l, which
says the Russell House basement, which
houses the mall, is zoned for university use
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ACCORDING TO Pete Scrcer, an
employee of Judy and organizer of a petition
signed by 64 local merchants opposed to the
mall, Judy filed his complaint because,"The
merchants in Five Points and Main Street
pay property taxes. Those taxes support the
university, and even though profits from the
university bookstore were used to fund the
construction of the mall, that space itself is
suportcd by other merchants tax dollars,
because university space is not taxed."
The university filed for a variance, but the
request was turned down Mfirch 12. The
board MiHttCstcd merrh;?nf< fili? fnr inHivi/liml L
exemptions. j
According to Hensel, yesterday's ruling is I
the result of a reexamintion of the language [
of the ordinance.
"Zoniirg Administrator Chip Land looked
at the language of the G-l ordinance and I
deducted that Gamecock Travel and Omega B
Vision Clinic were permitted principal uses [
under the language of C-l. The other four P
(Sunshine L.aundry, Sweet Expressions, |
Summer Fields, and the Country Store) arc |
permitted customary and accessory uses t
under the language of the C-l ordinance," |
she said. I
ledges $2 miilioi
ly haven't gone through a priori!
passed another But Councilman Luther Battis
on pledge from takes a strong downtown in term!
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d support the Mayor Pro Tern William Ouzts
Igc, and comes "one of the best things that ev
ly opposed the Columbia."
Stan Smith, chairman of the I
bout the "nice, Cultural Council, USC Provost F
le thinks more architect Robert Kennedy also an
proposal.
aking this deci- "We urge the city's portion of
his project will portunity that comes along once
are a lot more Borkowski agreed. "The ccont
.... We real- that hall, will be enhanced."
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y-setting process." Under tlu
lie said to make a city great million con
5 of residents, businesses and S3.75 millic
from USC
said the arts center would be named.
rer happened to the city of Accordinj
ty, $1 mill
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rank Borkowski and project bond issue <
nounced their support of the "1 think t
fund this w
the expenditure. It is an opin
a lifetime," said Smith. Thecente
>rny of the city, as a result of County Cc
proposal.
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proposal, tne arts center would tic luncled by a *2
tribution from the city, $5 million from USC",
m from Richland County, and about $4 million
alumnus Ira Koger, for whom the center will be
g to Finlay, of the $2 million contributed by the ciion
would come from unspent revenue-sharing
e the other $1 million could come from either a
or budget surpluses.
his city is in a financial position to go forward and
ithout a tax increase," F-'inlay said.
r's next hurdle comcs in l wo weeks when Kichland
mncil holds the second of three votes on the
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