As the new Greenville County municipal building is inching closer to completion, Greenville County Governmental Affairs Coordinator Bob Mihalic gave WORD a tour of the new facility.
“Over at the current facility, at county square, the old mall, everything is spread out. This new facility is designed for convenience and to have a better public interaction,” Mihalic said. He explained that, while no date is set yet, the move to the new building is expected to happen sometime this spring.
South Building LobbyMatthew Causey
South Building Lobby stairs, leading up to additional public officesMatthew Causey
Once operational, the building will have two separate sections. The south building will contain most of the public offices, including the tax office, real property, planning, zoning, and more.
Tax collector's office, located just behind the south building lobby stairs; the real property office is on the other side of the far wallMatthew Causey
Auditors office on the south building second floor, just left of the lobby stairsMatthew Causey
The north building will house the county council chambers on the first floor along with voter registration.
New County Council ChambersMatthew Causey
The other floors above that will contain county administrative offices meant to make staff offices connecting when needed more convenient.
New municipal building administrative officesMatthew Causey
That was Greenville County Governmental Affairs Coordinator Bob Mihalic, who gave WORD a tour of the new facility that he said is expected to open sometime this spring.
The new $65 million building was completely paid for through the accrued value of county square’s multi-dozen acre University Ridge, which is set to be turned into both retail and residential space after the move to the new building.
View from the north building second floor looking over the courtyard in front of the new municipal buildingMatthew Causey
“The goal is to have it be walkable and seamlessly blend with what we have already in downtown,” Mihalic said. “We’ve got the Swamp Rabbit Trail and the Cancer Survivor Park, and those are gonna blend in with what’s being developed here as well.”
