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The authority was established in October 2002 after SCANA released ownership of public transportation back to the City of Sumter. Since 2003, SWRTA provides transportation for more than 10,000 passengers, has expanded route services, and introduced 15 new ADA accessible buses offering a safer, more comfortable means of transportation.
Public works is a multi-dimensional concept in economics and politics, touching on multiple arenas including: recreation (parks, beaches, trails), aesthetics (trees, green space), economy (goods and people movement, energy), law (police and courts), and neighborhood (community centers, social services buildings).
Wilson Ashby "Bubba" McElveen Jr. (1928 – November 9, 2006) [1] was a politician and mayor of Sumter, South Carolina, United States. [2] McElveen first served on the city council in 1972. He was mayor from 1980 to 1988. [3] Known as "Mayor Bubba", [4] he moved the city council meetings from the mornings to the evenings so the public could ...
Upon completion of the city park, Dillon was offered a full-time position as the city landscape architect, [4] in 1928 as the Sumter Superintendent of Parks and Trees. Among many projects she planned during this period was the 1938 design for Swan Lake Iris Gardens, though the land was not donated until 1949, after [ 11 ] Dillon's retirement in ...
One Sumter represents pledged contributions of more than 120 private business and industry partners, public sector entities and individual donations from residents throughout Sumter County.
Swan Lake Iris Gardens is a public park located in Sumter, South Carolina. It is currently the only public park in the United States to have all eight species of swans—including Royal white mutes, Black Necks, Coscorobas, Whoopers, Black Australians, Whistlers, Bewicks, and Trumpeters.
Sumter County was created from Clarendon, Claremont and Salem Counties as Sumter District in 1798, named after General Thomas Sumter, [6] and became effective in 1800. [7] When the home of Sumter District's clerk of records burnt in 1801, the formative records of the three predecessor counties were also destroyed in the conflagration. [6]
McElveen served on the Sumter City council from 1984 to 1986 until he was elected in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996. [3] [2] In November 2000, He was elected Mayor of Sumter, South Carolina. He announced in January 2020 he will not seek reelection in the November 2020 election. [4]