Sherwood Forest Neighbors FAQs (frequently-asked questions)

The Sherwood Forest neighborhood of Columbia is bounded on the west by Kilbourne Road, on the north by Devine Street, on the east by Beltline Boulevard, and on the south by Rosewood Drive. Adjacent neighborhoods include Shandon and Heathwood Hall. We are made up of a diverse group of residents with a comfortable mix of single family homes, town-homes, duplexes and commercial enterprises. Our neighborhood has established families, young couples, singles, and retirees as well as a few pioneers who occupy homes they have lived in since the homes were built!

Sherwood Forest was developed by the Belser family from farmland and forest in the 1940's and '50's. The original William Gordon Belser home which he built around 1920 still stands at 530 Kilbourne Road. Another feature of Sherwood Forest is the ten acre William Gordon Belser Arboretum which was deeded to the University of South Carolina for educational and research purposes. Several descendants of the Belser family live in the neighborhood.

Sherwood Forest is zoned for Rosewood Elementary; Hand Middle School, a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence; and Dreher High School, the winner of numerous state and national awards and one of the top high schools in the state. Churches close by include Sherwood Forest Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Shandon United Methodist Church, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, and Rosewood Baptist Church.

Membership is open to residents, renters, property owners, business owners and others over eighteen who reside or own property within Sherwood Forest.Dues have been set at $10.00 per year payable to The Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Associaion. Our fiscal year starts July 1 and dues cover membership for that pwriod. You may mail your payment to our Treasurer Rhett Bailey at 511 Kalmia, or you can call him at 803.787.5020 and he will come pick up your payment. We ask that you fill out our Neighborhood Census when joining. You can now fill out the Neighborhood Survey online here. We would like to have some basic information to keep our neighborhood records up to date. If we already have your basic information, you can pay your dues online using PayPal here.

Sherwood Forest is served by the City of Columbia Solid Waste Division which collects garbage, trash and recyclables throughout the year except for Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day. Service for garbage and recyclables is on Thursday, and trash pickup is usually on Friday.

Items currently accepted for recycling include, newspapers, aluminum cans, steel cans, PETE #1 and HDPE #2 plastics, magazines, clear, brown, and green glass.

The city also has a drop off location for recyclables, located behind DHEC at 2600 Bull Street . This drop off center accepts the same items as our curbside program.

Curbside roll carts may be set out the night before scheduled day of collection. They must be removed from the curb no later than 7:30 pm on the day of collection. Roll carts are to be used for household garbage only. Recyclable items and yard trash, such as old appliances and compostables should not be placed in roll carts. The roll cart should be placed with the pushing handle facing the curb.

City ordinance requires homeowners to separate their vegetation (yard trash) from other debris, such as broken lawn equipment, old furniture, etc. The vegetation is then diverted to the city composting operation. The remaining debris goes to the inert landfill.

Twenty-five percent of the city's total trash tonnage is composted in a low-tech composting operation that requires a slow biodegradation of vegetation. When the compost becomes completely broken down, it is a valuable gardening material. The compost is available to citizens. The facility is located in Columbia across for the Animal Shelter on Humane Lane off Shop Road.