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Richland County’s penny tax has been instrumental in The COMET's success, allowing The COMET to expand many of its services and its overall impact across the Midlands.  So, what exactly is the Richland County Penny Tax? In 2012, Richland County residents voted to approve a referendum for the Transportation Penny ...

The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority is currently accepting applications for the third year of The COMET Academy, a leadership development program for those who’d like to learn about the public transit system.   The goal of The COMET Academy is to create community members who serve as a resource and ...

There will be no regularly scheduled Service Committee meeting for the month of September 2024.

A meeting of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) Board of Directors Finance Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 11, at 10:00 a.m., at the Lowell C. Spires Jr. Regional Transit Facility – 3613 Lucius Road, Columbia, SC 29201 in the Derrick E. Huggins Boardroom, 2nd ...

The COMET will hold additional Meet and Greet events with its executive director with updated times as follows: Thursday, August 29              5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.          Richland Library Eastover Thursday, September 5         6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.          Richland Library Sandhills Thursday, September 12        6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.         Richland Library ...

A meeting of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors will be held on Wednesday August 28, 2024, at NOON. The meeting will be held at the Lowell C. Spires Jr. Regional Transit Facility – 3613 Lucius Road, Columbia, SC 29201 in the Derrick E. Huggins Boardroom, 2nd ...

There will be no regularly scheduled Service Committee meeting for the month of August 2024.

A meeting of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) Board of Directors Finance Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., at the Lowell C. Spires Jr. Regional Transit Facility – 3613 Lucius Road, Columbia, SC 29201 in the Derrick E. Huggins Boardroom, ...

(August 5, 2024) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) will host a series of community meetings with their new Executive Director/CEO, Maurice Pearl in partnership with the Richland Library during the months of August and September. The following dates and times are scheduled: Tuesday, August ...

A meeting of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors Meeting will be held on the FOURTH Wednesday of each month at NOON, unless otherwise noted. The meeting will be held at the Lowell C. Spires Jr. Regional Transit Facility – 3613 Lucius Road, Columbia, SC 29201 in ...

A public hearing of the Penny Tax will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at Richland County Administration Building at 2020 Hampton Street. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. The public is invited to attend. The COMET is expected to receive 22% of the Penny ...

The following regularly scheduled Committee Meetings of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) are postponed for July 2024: Finance Committee Meeting (no meeting on Wednesday, July 10, 2024) Service Committee Meeting (no meeting on Wednesday, July 10, 2024) Intermodal Committee Meeting (no meeting on Wednesday, July 10, 2024) ...

A meeting of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at NOON. The meeting will be held at the Lowell C. Spires Jr. Regional Transit Facility – 3613 Lucius Road, Columbia, SC 29201 in the Derrick E. Huggins Boardroom, 2nd ...

Sarah Mae Flemming is a champion and hero of civil rights thanks to her brave contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in 1954. Her legacy and actions were instrumental in helping end segregation in the United States. Flemming was born June 28, 1933 as the oldest of seven children. She ...