North Augusta City Council Pushes Back Vote on Cyber Center Next to Brick Pond Park

North Augusta City Council will decide whether to approve a cyber center beside Brick Pond Park. A public forum was held on Monday but voting has been pushed to a later date.

The plan calls for spending $15 million from energy settlement money to purchase Riverside Village's Parcel D. City leaders want to build a center for cyber companies there, much like the Nathan Deal Campus across the Savannah River in Augusta.

The entire $15 million will come from energy settlement money. Parcel D sits right against one of North Augusta's busiest parks, which has stirred up environmental worries.

Some residents have praised the jobs and money this could bring. Others worry about building so close to the park and what might happen to animals and plants, according to WRDW.

Augusta's Nathan Deal Campus shows what might come. Tech companies work there now. It's become a central spot for the area's technology sector.

This issue has split the town. Some want economic growth. Others want to protect what's already there. Council members will vote yes or no. If they say yes, no one knows when bulldozers might show up.