Orange Grove Park and Mary Utsey Playground encompass nearly eight acres along Orange Grove Road near the Sandhurst and Ashley Hall Manor neighborhoods, The Palms Apartments and Orange Grove Elementary School. The park includes a baseball/softball field, two basketball half courts and a pair of tennis courts with lighting available until 10 p.m. The playground includes swings, slides and several play structures.
The Town of Lexington Administrative Department operates under a council/administrator form of government. As such, the administrator, appointed by the Town Council, is the chief executive of the town government and all its departments and offices, and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day affairs of the town. The current town administrator is Britt Poole.
Irmo's town government consists of a five-member council that serves a four-year term. It meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month in the Municipal Building at 7300 Woodrow St., Irmo, SC 29063.
Irmo is located near Lake Murray, in proximity to downtown Columbia. More than 12,000 people reside in Irmo, which is the home of the Okra Strut Festival.
The Lexington Utilities Department oversees the maintenance of the water and sewer lines for the town. The department currently oversees nearly 200 miles of sewer lines and more than 192 water lines, 394 manholes, 938 fire hydrants, 49 pump stations, three elevated and two ground storage tanks, four high service pumps and a 1.95 MGD (million gallons/day) wastewater treatment plant with 26 staff members.