Authorized battle continues over previous Heritage U.S.A. tower in Fort Mill – WSOC TV

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — York County leaders opened up Wednesday concerning the debate over a 21-story tower in Fort Mill.

MorningStar Church needs to show the property, into senior housing, however its plans have led to a close to decade lengthy authorized battle with York County.

In February, the church complained, saying the town agreed to drop litigation in 2020, however then despatched a discover later saying it deliberate to reinstate the authorized battle.

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On Wednesday, the county despatched a press release saying that lawsuit was by no means dropped.

“On August, 21, 2020, the events submitted a joint stipulation to the Courtroom underneath Rule40 of the South Carolina Guidelines of Civil Process, which eliminated the case from the energetic trial docket for one 12 months to permit MorningStar further time to submit a constructing allow utility for completion of the Tower,” the assertion stated. “Between August 31, 2020, and August 30, 2021, Morningstar didn’t submit a constructing allow utility to the County for completion of the Tower and failed to offer any proof that the Tower could possibly be funded or accomplished.”

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Because of this, “York County made a movement to have the case reinstated.”

In February, dozens of church members attended a York County council assembly, asking leaders to drop the litigation.

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