Ballentine Community Association

05/16/2026

05/03/2026

REMINDER:

Tomorrow Night (5/4)
BCA Meeting
6:30 pm
Ballentine Community Center
1009 Bickley Rd

Details below

05/02/2026

Concerned about development in the area? Want to know what’s happening and how Richland County’s proposed zoning changes affect rural areas in the community? The county is proposing changes to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code.

Join us this Monday night 5/4 at 6:30 pm at the Ballentine Community Center to learn more and how to become involved in the process.

03/28/2026

👀👀 Want to learn about the Ballentine bridge closure and detour?

Come out on April 6th at 6:30 pm. SCDOT will be providing updates and information. At the Ballentine Community Center.

Details below 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

02/18/2026

IMPORTANT NOTICE AND MEETING:
Dutch Fork RD Hwy 76 BRIDGE CLOSURE for repairs with detours

March 2, 2026 6:30 pm
BCA Meeting
1009 Bird Rd Ballentine Community Center

Bart McCarter, project manager, with SCDOT will be coming to the BCA meeting to discuss the Ballentine Bridge project, timelines, and detour routes. He will let us know what to expect and when the project will start. The new light at Farming Creek is to help with some of the detoured traffic.

***NOTE: This will affect all traffic that crosses the bridge at Ballentine between Walmart and the Walgreens.

This will also coincide with the beginning phases of Broad River Rd widening. Richland County officials indicate land clearing along Broad River Rd will commence soon.

Join us for an informative evening. Reminders will be sent periodically in advance of the 3/2/26 meeting. Please share.

02/02/2026

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The 2/2/26 BCA meeting will not be held tomorrow and will be rescheduled. Richland County offices are closed tomorrow per South Carolina Emergency Management Division and Richland County. Stay safe everyone.

01/02/2026

REMINDER: Meeting this Monday, January 5th. 6:30 pm

12/30/2025

BCA MEETING
WHEN: January 5th
TIME: 6:30 pm
WHERE: Ballentine Community Center

Please join us for a very informative and engaging meeting.

Thomas Paige, an emergency planner with the Richland County Emergency Management Division, will speak about what emergency management does and Community Emergency Response (CERT) trainings.

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department will be providing community updates. Other community news and updates will also be shared.

11/28/2025

IMPORTANT MEETING - Rezoning request being discussed - James Ballentine Road across from Gray Collegiate

December BCA Meeting
December 1st 6:30 pm
Ballentine Community Center

The December BCA meeting will include information regarding a rezoning request. There is a request to rezone 2.41 acres on James Ballentine Rd from RT (residential transition) to R5 which is high density housing.

More information on the request can be found on the county’s website: https://www.richlandcountysc.gov/files/assets/county/v/1/committees/planning/3-november-2025-planning-commission.pdf.

While originally scheduled for November 3rd, the map amendment discussion has been delayed until after this meeting.

The meeting will include regular updates, discussions, and information from the RCSD officers.

09/24/2025

IMPORTANT MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT:

9/24/25
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Ballentine Community Center
1009 Bickley Road

This is phase 3, the final phase. How do you envision the community growing? High density? Rural? Suburban? Commerical? Something else? How the plan is developed shapes zoning and development over the next 10 years.

This is the opportunity to come out and be a part of the process. The county is seeking feedback on their plans. See more on their website:

Richland County is updating its Comprehensive Plan! The participation of residents, property owners, business owners, and others interested in the future of the county is crucial. Through a planning process that will take approximately 10 months, the County will prepare the Comprehensive Plan with i...

05/04/2025

IMPORTANT:
When: Monday, May 5th
Time: 6:30 pm
Where: Ballentine Community Center at Ballentine Park

Don’t miss this important meeting.

Rep. Nathan Ballentine and
Councilman Jason Branham will be joining us.

Richland County Sheriff’s deputies will be there to provide updates.

We will talk about concurrency and how that can help make sure our first responders (firefighters, EMS, and sheriff deputies) are staffed and equipped to meet the needs of the growing community.

This is the last BCA meeting before summer break. Don’t miss out!