The Ridges community along Corridor G officially is part of South Charleston.
City officials welcomed The Ridges as part of its community Wednesday and during the Thursday night city council meeting.
After receiving final approval from the Kanawha County Commission, Mayor Frank Mullens, department heads, and other city officials held a meeting with area residents of The Ridges.
The meeting lasted a little more than an hour, with about 70 people in attendance. The meeting covered city services.
Police and fire services have already started.
"Our guys have all been out there and toured the areas, not just The Ridges, but all the annexed areas," Mullens said.
The public works department will begin garbage and recycling pickup on June 26.
"The sanitary and sewer service is a little bit more complicated," Mullens said.
The Ridges' existing permit for its treatment plant expired and it must be renewed before the process of transferring the operation over the South Charleston Sanitary Board.
"It could take a couple months before that is completely in our hands," Mullens said. "In the meantime, we've told them if they have any problems to let us know and we will do what we can to try and help while that process is taking place."
Bringing The Ridges community into South Charleston has taken some time. Mullens and others have been considering the area since 2010. It's part of Mullens' plan to grow the city along the Corridor G line toward Lincoln County.
Mullens added it's important for the city to continue to grow responsibly.
He said the city's financial situation has continued to improve and the city has paid off most of its $6 million in debt. The last payment will be in January 2018 on the city's ice arena. The city also has added some new revenue streams with new businesses, Mullens said.
"Financially it is something we can do now," Mullens said.
The city plans to add to its police and fire units and it already is increasing its public works department's capacity to meet the city's growing needs.
Council also got closer to upgrading and overhauling the city's sewage operation.
A public hearing was held before the council meeting and during the meeting council passed two ordinances to move the project forward.
Mullens said the upgrades are one small part of the city's effort to achieve full compliance with federal and state laws. Mullens added the needed upgrades were common throughout the country and not isolated to South Charleston.
In other business, council approved May 18 meeting minutes.