Richland County Elections and Voter Registration is seeking poll workers for the Forest Acres area to work the election to be held November 4th, 2014. 

The City of Forest Acres is accepting applications from people interested in joining the city's Planning Commission. 

The Planning Commision serves in an adivsory role to council on zoning issues and maintains the city's comprehensive plan. 

Applicants should submit a resume via e-mail to Mark Williams at mwilliams@forestacres.net. 

City Hall will be closed Friday, July 4th. Sanitation services will be provided on the usual schedule.

Grimball-Cotterill & Associates will accept sealed bids for Site Improvements at Citadel Park in Forest Acres, SC.

New areas of sod were laid this week in Quinine Hill Park. The sod was added over formerly mulched areas to reduce erosion and lessen the cost of ongoing maintenance.

City Hall offices will be closed Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. We ask that all residents and employees take time to consider the sacrifices hundreds of thousands of servicemen and women have made for our country.

Sanitation services will run as regularly scheduled.

On May 16 at the State Fairgrounds, Richland County is giving residents the opportunity to responsibly rid themselves of rubbish at Richland Recycles Day.

As primary season heats up, we're receiving more and more phone calls asking when and where political signs can be placed.

Here is the ordinance governing political signs (emphasis added):

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City Hall will be closed Friday, April 18th in observance of Good Friday. Sanitation services will run as regularly scheduled. 

Forest Acres Police Officer Alex C. Adkins was  recently awarded the coveted J. P. Strom Award for having the highest academic average in his class at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. 

Officer Adkins graduated on March 28, 2014 after completing 12 weeks of police training. He was a student in Basic Law Enforcement Class 613.

A native South Carolinian, Officer Adkins graduated in 2012 from the University of South Carolina with a BSN degree. He began work at the Forest Acres Police Department in August 2013.