York County has more than $50 million tied to these ongoing capital projects
York County has more than $50 million tied to ongoing capital projects, which doesn’t include an animal shelter and fire stations set to come.
That money does include law enforcement, coroner’s office and park upgrades. County Engineer Lisa Hagood updated York County Council on those projects Monday. Some are set to finish soon, while others are just getting started.
Here’s a look at the biggest building projects facing the county:
Moss Justice Center booking site renovation
A $28 million upgrade at Moss Justice Center in York will come in at least two parts. The county intends to build a more than 40,000-square-foot booking center.
Then, the existing booking center will be renovated to become a medical and mental health intake area to book people needing extra care.
Those jobs at Moss Justice could tie into a utilities project replacing water lines throughout the facility at 750 Justice Blvd., too.
The county has an architect selected with Mosley Architects, but no contractor. County staff will bring a recommendation for contractor approval next month. Design is expected to last a year before construction starts. A completion date hasn’t been determined.
Catawba Bend Preserve preps for opening
Five projects related to opening Catawba Bend Preserve come in at a combined $12.3 million. A $6.3 million first phase to add an entrance at 3271 Neely Store Road in Rock Hill, gatehouse, trailhead, restroom and parking should be done by January.
That work will allow the park 1,900-acre park along the Catawba River to open.
Other work includes dam repair on old farm ponds, paved trails along the river, mountain biking trails and disc golf courses. Those project range in completion date from April of next year to November 2027.
Coroner’s Office begins construction in Rock Hill
Construction began this month on a Coroner’s Office building at 1549 W. Main St. in Rock Hill. It’s budgeted at $7 million, but a lower-than-expected construction bid likely will have the project finished at about $6 million, Hagood said.
It’s set to open in February 2027.
The new construction will be more than 8,700 square feet. It’ll go beside the York County Family Court building, just east of the Main Street intersection with Heckle Boulevard.
Rock Hill district office renovation for York County Sheriff’s Office
A $3.8 million renovation for a York County Sheriff’s Office facility in Rock Hill began in February. The 11,000-square-foot building at 236 Northpark Dr. will become the Dist. 3 office, moving services from Cherry Road.
That district covers unincorporated part of Rock Hill including Newport, Bethesda, Lesslie, Oakdale and the Catawba Indian Nation. Work at the two-story office building just off Dave Lyle Boulevard should be finished in January.
County staff will ask York County Council on Monday night for a change order to add more than $86,000 to the project for parking lot repaving. That money still fits within the $3.8 million overall budget, but would be an addition to the construction contract with JNB Services.
Field Day Park upgrades in Lake Wylie
Construction is wrapping up after nearly a year of upgrades at Field Day Park in Lake Wylie.
The $2.7 million project at 1101 Field Day Lane involved construction of a maintenance building, restrooms and shade structure over a playground. It also brought six new pickleball courts, a new batting cage and netting at one of the baseball fields.
Horse trails planned for Worth Mountain
Construction should start in January on horse and pedestrian trails at Worth Mountain. The $750,000 project should be complete next June.
Ten to 12 miles of trail will be constructed at the more than 1,600-acre western York County park at 4022 Irene Bridge Road, in Hickory Grove.
Animal shelter, fire department, opioid projects still to come
York County is working to reduce costs from an estimate early last year that a new animal shelter would cost $20 million. That sticker shock made the project lag, but county staff found a location near a convenience center on S.C. 161 that wouldn’t require the county to buy additional land.
There’s still plenty to decide on the project, like capacity requirements, but the county is using a $16 million placeholder now.
“We’re doing all we can to drive down costs,” said County Manager Josh Edwards. Five more projects aren’t far enough along for many details, like costs and timelines. The county is working on two new fire departments, one each for the Lesslie and Bullocks Creek departments.
Two more projects are studies, including one for an opioid programming center at Moss Justice. Hagood expects details on those projects to firm up in coming months.
“We’re not even under contract on any of these,” she said.
