Lawsuit filed against Spartanburg City Council as removal of clock tower nears

Lawsuit filed against Upstate city council to stop clock tower's deconstruction

The plaintiffs allege the tower's current location resides within the Spartanburg Historic District and is recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Lawsuit filed against Spartanburg City Council as removal of clock tower nears

The lawsuit says Spartanburg City Council does not have the “power to remove, damage, destroy, relocate, deconstruct, or otherwise diminish a historically protected monument or memorial.”

City council sued over removal of Spartanburg clock tower

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) -- A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the City of Spartanburg and city council over the removal of the downtown clock tower. In a 4-2 vote, Spartanburg City Council chose to tear down and move the clock tower during a meeting on September 22. The tower has been situated in Morgan Square since the 1970s, having been part of past government buildings. City leaders told 7NEWS that the actual clock within the tower h…