Ta b le 5:1 Annua l Eve nts in And e rso n Co unty, 2005

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1 Ta b le 5:1 Annua l Eve nts in And e rso n Co unty, 2005 Annual Eve nts Ande rson County Month Annual Eve nt Loc ation Ja nua ry Ma rtin Luthe r King, Jr. Da y Ce le b ra tio n And e rso n Civic Ce nte r Fe b rua ry Ame ric a n He a rt Asso c ia tio n Wa lk fo r the He a rt And e rso n Civic Ce nte r Ca me llia Ba ll And e rso n Civic Ce nte r Ma rc h And e rso n Co tillio n And e rso n Civic Ce nte r Sa int Pa tric k's Da y Annua l Be tty C. Da ve npo rt Bre a kfa st And e rso n Civic Ce nte r Sa int Pa tric k's Da y Pa ra d e Do wnto wn And e rso n Se nio r Fo llie s And e rso n Co lle g e Ra ine y Ce nte r Wa lks with the Do c s And e rso n Civic Ce nte r April Annua l Histo ric Pe nd le to n Sp ring Jub ile e Pe nd le to n Jurie d Sho w Exhib itio n And e rso n Co unty Ra c e fo r the Cure And e rso n Co unty So ire e Do wnto wn And e rso n Sp ring Ce le b ra tio n SC Bo ta nic a l Ga rd e ns Spring Go spe lfe st And e rso n Co unty Up sta te Wa lk Ame ric a And e rso n Co unty Ma y Fre e d o m We e ke nd Alo ft And e rso n Civic Ce nte r Ministe rs' Co o k-o ff And e rso n Fa rme r's Ma rke t Old Fa rm Da ys Pe nd le to n Sp ring Fa ir And e rso n Co unty Fa irg ro und s June And e rso n Arts Ce nte r Summe r Art Ca mp And e rso n Arts Ce nte r Da rwin Wrig ht Pa rk Be a c h Run Da rwin Wrig ht Pa rk Fre e d o mfe st Pe nd le to n Ma in Stre e t Ca r Sho w o n Ma in Stre e t Do wnto wn And e rso n July And e rso n Arts Ce nte r Summe r Art Ca mp And e rso n Arts Ce nte r Cle mso nfe st La ke Ha rtwe ll Aug ust All Ame ric a n Rhythm a nd Blue s Fe stiva l And e rso n Co unty Spito o no Pe nd le to n - Cle mso n Sp ring Wa te r Fe stiva l Willia msto n Se p te mb e r And e rso n Co unty Fa ir And e rso n Co unty Fa irg ro und s Ce le b ra te And e rso n And e rso n Civic Ce nte r Mic he lin Mid nig ht Flig ht And e rso n Co unty Oc to b e r Alzhe ime r's Asso c ia tio n Me mo ry Wa lk Chris Ta ylo r Pa rk (Civic Ce nte r) Be lto n Sta nd p ipe Fe stiva l Be lto n Chili Co o k-o ff Do wnto wn And e rso n Fun Da ys Fe stiva l Ca mp fo r the Blind, Pe nd le to n Ha llo we e n Sp po kta c ula r Do wnto wn And e rso n Ho ne a Pa th Ho rse sho e To urna me nt Ho ne a Pa th Ho ne y So p p in' Ho ne a Pa th Ho t S'Ya c ht Ho spic e Re g a tta La ke Ha rtwe ll Oc to b e rfe st Do wnto wn And e rso n Wa lk in the Pa rk Chris Ta ylo r Pa rk (Civic Ce nte r) No ve mb e r And e rso n Arts Ce nte r Annua l Art Auc tio n And e rso n Co unty Sp e c ia l Olympic s Fa ll Ga me s And e rso n Co unty

2 Wa lk fo r Dia b e te s And e rso n Co unty De c e mb e r And e rso n City Christma s Pa ra d e Do wnto wn And e rso n Christma s Cra fts Eve nts Hunte r's Sto re, Pe nd le to n Christma stime in Old e Pe nd le to n Pe nd le to n Co me Ho me to Pe nd le to n Pe nd le to n Do wnto wn Ho lid a y Wa lk a nd Tre e Lig hting Do wnto wn And e rso n Do wnto wn Op e n Ho use Do wnto wn And e rso n Ea ste r Se a ls' Lig hts o f Ho p e Da rwin Wrig ht Pa rk Ho lid a y Ma rke t And e rso n Civic Ce nte r Ho me s fo r the Ho lid a ys Christma s To ur And e rso n Co unty So urc e s: And e rso n Are a Cha mb e r o f Co mme rc e, City o f And e rso n, And e rso n Co unty Churc he s A sig nific a nt pa rt o f the c ultura l life in Ande rso n Co unty inc lude s c hurc h. And e rso n ho ld s ne a rly thre e hund re d ho use s o f wo rship within its b o rd e rs, with Ba p tist c hurc he s a s the mo st p ro mine nt. Ta b le 5:2 p ro vid e s a list o f 40 fa iths a nd d e no mina tio ns re p re se nte d in And e rso n Co unty. Ta b le 5:2 Ho use s o f Wo rship in And e rso n Co unty, 2006 House s of Worship Ande rson County Afric a n Me tho d ist Ep isc o p a l (AME) Isla mic (Mo sq ue ) Ap o sto lic Je ho va h's Witne ss Asse mb ly o f G OD Je wish (Syna g o g ue ) Ba ha i Luthe ra n Ba ptist Me tho d ist Bre thre n Me tho dist Episc o pa l Ca tho lic Missio na ry Ba ptist Cha risma tic No n-de no mina tio na l Christia n Ortho d o x Churc h o f G OD PCA Pre sb yte ria n Churc h o f Je sus Christ o f La tte r Da y Sa ints Pe nte c o sta l Co mmunity Pe nte c o sta l Ho line ss Ep isc o p a l Pre sb yte ria n Eva ng e lic a l Pre sb yte ria n Se ve nth Da y Ad ve ntist Fre e Will Ba ptist So uthe rn Ba ptist Full Go spe l Unita ria n Unive rsa list Ind e p e nd e nt Unite d Me tho d ist Inde pe nde nt Ba ptist Unite d Pe nte c o sta l Ind e p e nd e nt Christia n Unity Inte rd e no mina tio na l We sle ya n So urc e : Ande rso n Co unty Planning Divisio n

3 Co lle g e s a nd Unive rsitie s Ande rso n Unive rsity The re a re se ve ra l c o lle g e s a nd unive rsitie s lo c a te d in a nd a ro und And e rso n Co unty. Ande rso n Co lle g e, fo unde d in 1911, is a Ba ptist a ffilia te d 4-ye a r lib e ra l a rts c o lle g e lo c a te d o n 30 a c re s ne a r d o wnto wn And e rso n o n Histo ric Bo ule va rd. AC o ffe rs sixte e n Ba c he lo r s De g re e p ro g ra ms in 50 a re a s o f stud y; a nd a lso ho use s the Erskine Ga lla nt Ga lle ry a nd Ca llie String e r Ra ine y Fine Arts Ce nte r, ho me o f the Se nio r Fo llie s. And e rso n Co lle g e ha s a n e nro llme nt o f a ppro xima te ly 1,600 stude nts inc luding tra ditio na l stude nts, c o mmute rs, a nd c a re e r a d ults p a rtic ip a ting in the c o lle g e s ACCEL p ro g ra m. In the Fa ll o f 2005, AC b e g a n a Ma ste r s De g re e p ro g ra m in the fie ld o f Ed uc a tio n, with mo re c o nc e ntra tio ns to fo llo w in the future. In a dditio n, the c o lle g e b ro ke g ro und in the Sp ring o f 2005 fo r the ne w lib ra ry; a nd will c ha ng e its na me to And e rso n Unive rsity in the Sp ring o f Ande rso n Co lle g e is whe re its stude nts Ma ste r the Art o f Living thro ug h a we ll ro und e d a nd fa ith-b a se d, Inte ntio na lly Christia n e duc a tio n. Fo re st Junio r Co lle g e Fo rre st Junio r Co lle g e, fo und e d in 1946, is lo c a te d o n Rive r Stre e t, a g a in ne a r d o wnto wn And e rso n. Fo rre st Junio r Co lle g e o ffe rs Asso c ia te s De g re e s in Busine ss Ad ministra tio n with se ve n a re a s o f sp e c ia liza tio n. Fo rre st Junio r Co lle g e a lso p ro vid e s c o mp ute r re la te d tra ining a nd a llie d -he a lth p ro g ra ms fo r tho se wishing to pa rtic ipa te in c o ntinuing e duc a tio n pro g ra ms. Tri-Co unty Te c hnic al Co lle g e Tri-Co unty Te c hnic a l Co lle g e, lo c a te d o n Hig hwa y 76, se rve s And e rso n, Oc o ne e, a nd Pic ke ns c o untie s; a nd is o ne o f sixte e n sta te te c hnic a l c o lle g e s in So uth Ca ro lina. With e nro llme nts o f 3,700, Tri-Co unty o ffe rs twe nty-o ne Asso c ia te s De g re e s 26 c e rtific a te p ro g ra ms, a nd 8 d ip lo ma p ro g ra ms. Tri-Co unty Te c h a lso p ro vid e s the Te c h Pre p / Sc ho o l-to -Wo rk Initia tive. Cle mso n Unive rsity Cle mso n Unive rsity, lo c a te d b o th in a nd o utside the c o unty, is a sho rt e ig hte e n mile s fro m d o wnto wn And e rso n. Cle mso n is o ne o f the la rg e st re se a rc h unive rsitie s in the c o untry. A sta te -a ssiste d la nd g ra nt unive rsity, Cle mso n wa s fo und e d in 1889 o n 18,400 a c re s. Cle mso n o ffe rs 80 und e rg ra d ua te d e g re e s a nd a p p ro xima te ly 100 g ra d ua te d e g re e s thro ug h five c o lle g e s a nd a n ho no rs p ro g ra m. Cle mso n Unive rsity is ho me to 17,000 stud e nts a nd the Cle mso n Tig e rs. Othe r Are a Co lle g e s and Unive rsitie s Othe r Co lle g e s a nd Unive rsitie s a ro und And e rso n inc lud e Furma n Unive rsity, the Unive rsity o f Ge o rg ia, Gre e nville Te c hnic a l Co lle g e, We b ste r Unive rsity, a nd So uthe rn We sle ya n Unive rsity. Furma n Unive rsity, lo c a te d in Gre e nville, is a fo urye a r p riva te lib e ra l a rts c o lle g e fo und e d in Furma n o ffe rs b o th und e rg ra d ua te a nd g ra d ua te d e g re e s in 36 sub je c ts. With a stro ng c he mistry p ro g ra m, Furma n ra nks 8 th in the numb e r o f stud e nts who re c e ive a n und e rg ra d ua te in c he mistry a nd a d o c to ra te. The Unive rsity o f Ge o rg ia, lo c a te d

4 in Athe ns, G A a p p ro xima te ly 45 minute s fro m And e rso n, o ffe rs 18 und e rg ra d ua te d e g re e s in 163 ma jo rs, 29 Ma ste r De g re e s in 145 fie ld s, a nd 4 Do c to ra l De g re e s in 105 va rio us a re a s. Fo und e d in 1785, UG A is the first sta te - c ha rte re d unive rsity in Ame ric a, ho me to o ve r 33,000 stude nts, fo urte e n sc ho o ls a nd c o lle g e s, a nd the Ge o rg ia Bulld o g s. G re e nville Te c hnic a l Co lle g e, lo c a te d in Gre e nville twe nty mile s no rthe a st o f And e rso n, is the la rg e st te c hnic a l sc ho o l in So uth Ca ro lina o ffe ring mo re tha n 90 p ro g ra ms in e ig ht d ivisio ns o f stud y with b o th c re d it a nd no n-c re d it c o urse s. We b ste r Unive rsity, a lso lo c a te d in Gre e nville, o ffe rs d e g re e p ro g ra ms a nd Ma ste rs o f Arts a nd Busine ss Ad ministra tio n. We b ste r a lso o ffe rs e ve ning c o urse s a nd five d iffe re nt te rms a ye a r. So uthe rn We sle ya n Unive rsity, fo rme rly kno wn a s Ce ntra l We sle ya n, is lo c a te d in Ce ntra l 30 minute s fro m And e rso n. Fo und e d in 1906, So uthe rn We sle ya n is sp o nso re d b y the We sle ya n Churc h a nd o ffe rs Ba c he lo r De g re e s with 20 ma jo rs, 13 mino rs, a nd a n Ad ult a nd Gra d ua te Stud ie s p ro g ra m with 2 Asso c ia te De g re e s, 2 Ba c he lo r o f Sc ie nc e De g re e s, a nd 3 Ma ste r De g re e s. Fa rme rs Ma rke t The And e rso n Co unty Fa rme rs Ma rke t a nd Ele c tric City De p o t is a c o ve re d fa c ility sup p o rting thirty b a ys o n the c o rne r o f Murra y Ave nue a nd Trib b le Stre e t d o wnto wn. The Fa rme rs Ma rke t is o p e n Tue sda ys a nd Thursda y a t p re c ise ly 10 AM a nd Sa turd a ys b e g inning a t 7 AM thro ug h se llo ut d uring the June -No ve mb e r se a so n, o ffe ring o nly p ro d uc e a nd p la nts g ro wn in And e rso n Co unty. The Fa rme rs Ma rke t is a lso a va ila b le fo r re nt d uring o ff ho urs a nd a ll se a so ns fo r o the r e ve nts, suc h a s the Ministe rs Co o k Off he ld a nnua lly d uring Ma y. Lib ra rie s The ne w 85,000 sq ua re -fo o t Ande rso n Co unty Lib ra ry is lo c a te d o n Mc Duffie Stre e t, two b lo c ks fro m its p re vio us lo c a tio n. The two sto ry ma in b ra nc h c o nta ins o ve r o ne hund re d c o mp ute r te rmina ls, a 200-se a t a ud ito rium, a n a ud io -visua l d e p a rtme nt, b o th stud y a nd tuto r ro o ms, a nd a g ift sho p with e a ting a re a. Two b o o kmo b ile s a re a lso a va ila b le fo r re sid e nts in nursing ho me s, ho me b o und stud e nts, a nd o the rs. In a d d itio n, the And e rso n Co unty Lib ra ry Syste m c o nta ins e ig ht b ra nc h lib ra rie s lo c a te d thro ug ho ut the Co unty in surro unding munic ip a litie s. Ta b le 5:3 lists the lib ra rie s a lo ng with the ir c o nta c t info rma tio n. Ta b le 5:3 Lib ra rie s in Ande rso n Co unty, 2006 Librarie s Ande rson County Name Addre ss Te le phone Numbe r And e rso n Co unty Ma in 300 No rth Mc Duffie Stre e t Lib ra ry La nd e r Me mo ria l Re g io na l 925 Gre e nville Drive, Bra nc h Willia msto n We stsid e Co mmunity Ce nte r Bra nc h 1100 We st Fra nklin Stre e t

5 Be lto n Bra nc h 100 Bre a ze a le Stre e t Ho ne a Pa th Je nnie Erwin 318 Shirle y Ave nue Lib ra ry Iva Bra nc h 203 We st Crue tte Stre e t Pe ndle to n Bra nc h 213 Mic a ssa Drive Pie d mo nt Bra nc h 1407 Hig hwa y Po wd e rsville Bra nc h 205 Silo a m Ro a d Muse ums So urc e : Ande rso n Co unty Planning Divisio n And e rso n Co unty is ho me to se ve ra l muse ums a nd d isp la ys fo r b o th histo ric a l a rtifa c ts a nd c urre nt e ve nts. The And e rso n Co unty Muse um re c e ntly mo ve d its lo c a tio n to the fo rme r lib ra ry o n Gre e nville Stre e t. The re a rtifa c ts c a n b e fo und c o nne c te d with the He rita g e Co rrido r, the b e g inning s o f Ande rso n Co unty, a nd life o ve r the ye a rs a s se e n b y And e rso nia ns. All ite ms o n d isp la y a re lo a ne d o r d o na te d b y ind ivid ua ls in the c o mmunity. A muse um g ift sho p is a lso lo c a te d within the Co unty Muse um. Othe r muse ums within the a re a inc lud e : the Iva Muse um (Bro a d a nd Fa nt Stre e ts) tha t fe a ture s p io ne e r life a nd a rtifa c ts p e rta ining to b o th Iva a nd And e rso n Co unty histo ry; the Pe ndle to n Histo ric a l Distric t a nd Re c re a tio na l Co mmissio n (Hunte r s Sto re o n the Sq ua re in Pe nd le to n) tha t o ffe rs histo ric info rma tio n fo r the e ntire re g io n; the Be lto n De p o t (Do wnto wn Be lto n) whic h ho use s the Ruth Dra ke Muse um a nd So uth Ca ro lina Te nnis Ha ll o f Fa me ; the Pe nd le to n Histo ric Co mmissio n (Pe nd le to n) tha t fe a ture s two ho me s within the re g io n Ashta b ula a nd Wo o d b urn; a nd the Pe nd le to n Ag ric ultura l Muse um (Wo o d b urn Ro a d a c ro ss fro m Tri-Co unty Te c hnic a l Co lle g e ) o ffe ring Che ro ke e a rtifa c ts a nd a ntiq ue fa rming e q uip me nt p re d a ting 1925 a nd in o rig ina l o p e ra ting c o nd itio n. Music Se ve ra l music a l o rg a niza tio ns a re se ttle d in And e rso n Co unty. One o f the la rg e st is the And e rso n Sympho ny Orc he stra Asso c ia tio n. The Asso c ia tio n inc lud e s six d iffe re nt a ud itio ne d e nse mb le s inc lud ing : the And e rso n Symp ho ny Orc he stra, Ele c tric City Swing Ba nd, Dixie la nd e rs, And e rso n Symp ho nic Wind s, And e rso n Girls Cho ir, a nd And e rso n Symp ho nic Cho ra le. The Gre a te r And e rso n Music a l Arts Co nso rtium, G AMAC, c o nta ins five o rg a niza tio ns inc lud ing : the Cho ra le, Cha mb e r Sing e rs, Cha mb e r Orc he stra, Bo ys Cho ir, a nd Yo uth Cho rus. G AMAC p ro vid e s b o th music a l p e rfo rma nc e s a nd e d uc a tio n. Othe r g ro up s o utsid e the se o rg a niza tio ns a re a va ila b le, suc h a s the Ele c tric City Ha rmo nize rs, a c ha p te r o f the Inte rna tio na l So c ie ty fo r the Pre se rva tio n a nd Enc o ura g e me nt o f Ba rb e r Sho p Qua rte t Sing ing in Ame ric a, a nd the Fo o thills Ha rmo ny Cho rus, a c ha p te r o f Swe e t Ad e line s Inte rna tio na l.

6 SC Bo ta nic a l Ga rd e n The So uth Ca ro lina Bo ta nic a l Ga rd e n, p a rt o f Cle mso n Unive rsity, is lo c a te d ne a r the And e rso n Co unty line. The p ub lic g a rd e n fe a ture s 270 a c re s o f se ve ra l tho usa nd va rie tie s o f o rna me nta l p la nts. Ce rta in a re a s a re sub -g a rd e ns inc lud ing the Aza le a a nd Ca me llia Tra il, the Ho sta Ga rd e n, Pio ne e r, Wild flo we r a nd Bo g Ga rd e ns, the Mille r Dwa rf Co nife r Ga rd e n a nd the Flo we r a nd Turf Disp la y Ga rd e n. Also fo und thro ug ho ut the g a rd e ns a re na ture -b a se d e a rth sc ulp ture s. The Bo ta nic a l Ga rd e ns a re o p e n e ve ry d a y o f the ye a r to the p ub lic fre e o f c ha rg e fro m sunrise to sunse t. Sho p ping Ho me to a p p ro xima te ly 50 sho p p ing c e nte rs, And e rso n ha s a we a lth o f o p tio ns fo r a re a sho p p e rs. The la rg e st sho p p ing c e nte r is the And e rso n Ma ll, fe a turing fo ur na tio na lly kno wn d e p a rtme nt sto re s a nd ne a rly e ig hty sp e c ia lty sho p s. The And e rso n Co unty Jo c ke y Lo t is a no the r we ll-kno wn sp o t a mo ng re sid e nts a nd to urists. As o ne o f the la rg e st jo c ke y lo ts in the So uthe a st, the Ande rso n Jo c ke y Lo t sup p lie s ro o m fo r a p p ro xima te ly 1,000 ve nd o rs e a c h we e ke nd fro m a re a s a s fa r a wa y a s Pe nnsylva nia. In the c o ming ye a rs, a ne w sho p p ing d istric t will b e a va ila b le a t Exit 19 o ff I-85. Ro se mo nt a nno unc e d, in la te 2004, a p la n to d e ve lo p a sho p p ing d istric t, ho te l a nd c o nfe re nc e c e nte r, re sta ura nts, a nd mo re o ff the Inte rsta te g iving e a sy a c c e ss to ma ny a re a re sid e nts a nd visito rs p a ssing thro ug h. And e rso n Co unty is a lso ne a r se ve ra l o utle t d istric ts in ne a rb y c o untie s. Co mme rc e, Ge o rg ia, a p p ro xima te ly o ne -ho ur a wa y, is o ne o f the la rg e st o utle t c e nte rs in the So uthe a st fe a turing Ta ng e r Outle ts I a nd II, a s we ll a s the Co mme rc e Fa c to ry Sto re s. The a tre And e rso n Co unty is ho me to five the a tre s a nd p la yho use s fo r a ll a g e s a nd ra ng e s o f ta le nt. The Ele c tric City Pla yho use is a 120-se a t b la c k b o x the a te r o n Murra y Ave nue ne a r the Fa rme rs Ma rke t. The Alve rso n Co mmunity The a tre, lo c a te d o n Whitne r Stre e t, usua lly p re se nts five p ro d uc tio ns inc lud ing a c hild re n s p la y p e r ye a r. And e rso n Co lle g e s Ca llie String e r Ra ine y Fine Arts Ce nte r c o nta ins thre e sta g e s: a 1,103-se a t He nde rso n Audito rium, 200-se a t Da nie l Re c ita l Ha ll, a nd Be lk The a tre. Se nio r Fo llie s, a n a ll-se nio r music a l re vie w, he ld in the Ra ine y Ce nte r s He nde rso n Audito rium, is a lwa ys a se ll-o ut in the Spring. The Pe ndle to n Pla yho use Cle mso n Little The a tre is lo c a te d o n Me c ha nic Stre e t in Pe nd le to n a nd ho sts se ve ra l p la ys a nd music a ls thro ug ho ut the ye a r. Pro je c t Cha lle ng e Pla yho use is a yo uth the a te r a va ila b le to a ll And e rso n Sc ho o l Distric t 5 stud e nts.

7 Re c re a tio na l Re so urc e Ele me nt Inve ntory And e rso n Are a Sp o rts a nd Ente rta inme nt Ce nte r The And e rso n Are a Sp o rts a nd Ente rta inme nt Ce nte r, ASEC, o ffe rs c o nfe re nc e ro o ms, sp o rting e ve nts, c o nc e rts, c irc use s, tra d e sho ws, c o nve ntio ns, a nd p a rk fa c ilitie s. A 45,000 sq ua re -fo o t Civic Ce nte r is the c e nte r o f ASEC a lo ng with the 68-a c re sp o rts c e nte r fe a turing so ftb a ll, b a se b a ll, a nd so c c e r fie ld s, a s we ll a s te nnis c o urts, a nd the 18,000-se a t Willia m A. Flo yd Amp hithe a te r. The ASEC c o ve rs 337 a c re s, with 80 o f tho se a c re s d e sig na te d a s p ub lic p a rks a nd p ic nic a re a s. Ad d itio na lly, the p o p ula r Po ntia c -GMC Fre e d o m We e ke nd Alo ft is he ld a t the ASEC d uring Me mo ria l Da y We e ke nd. Be lto n Te nnis Ce nte r Be lto n is ho me to the Pa lme tto Te nnis Cha mp io nship s, the la rg e st sp o rting e ve nt in And e rso n Co unty. This to urna me nt the q ua lifying e ve nt fo r the So uthe rn Re g io na ls, a ve ra g e s o ve r 500 p la ye rs a lo ng with te a ms a nd fa milie s d uring this we e klo ng e ve nt in June. Be lto n ha s he ld the Pa lme tto Te nnis To urna me nt sinc e The Be lto n Te nnis Ce nte r is a p ub lic fa c ility fund e d b y p riva te fund s, c o nta ins a five -c o urt c o mp le x, a nd is o p e n to the p ub lic fro m sunup to sund o wn, e xc e p t Sunda y, fo r no c ha rg e. Be lto n is a lso ho me to the So uth Ca ro lina Te nnis Ha ll o f Fa me, lo c a te d in the histo ric De po t Building. Bike Pa ths Tho ug h no t ye t c o nstruc te d, the City o f Ande rso n ha s a do p te d a 13-p ha se b ike wa y a nd p e d e stria n p a thwa y p ro je c t. Whe n c o mp le te d, the p a thwa ys will p ro vid e multiple c o nne c tio ns to e a c h sc ho o l, the Spo rts a nd Ente rta inme nt Ce nte r, d o wnto wn a re a s, a nd ma ny c o mme rc ia l d istric ts. This is o ne -ste p to wa rd s the ne w tre nd a c ro ss the c o untry invo lving a n inc re a se in e xe rc ise while d e c re a sing a d e p e nd e nc e o n a uto mo b ile s whe ne ve r p o ssib le. Eq ue stria n So uth Ca ro lina a nd And e rso n Co unty is c o nsid e re d ho rse c o untry to ma ny o f its re sid e nts, p a rtic ula rly in the Pe nd le to n a nd Willia msto n a re a s. Se ve ra l tra ils a re fo und in the a re a, with the la rg e st tra il lo c a te d a t Fa nt s Gro ve in Cle mso n s Exp e rime nta l Fo re st c o nta ining 35 mile s o f va rio us lo o p s. Se ve ra l lo c a l sta b le s within And e rso n Co unty a lso p ro vid e le sso ns a nd tra il rid ing fo r ho rse lo ve rs, a s we ll a s tra ining a nd b o a rd ing fo r the ir ho rse s. This c o mb ine d with lo c a l tra nspo rte rs, ve te rina ria ns, la b te c hnic ia ns, b la c ksmiths, a nd o the rs; sup p o rt the ho rse ind ustry in So uth Ca ro lina g e ne ra ting o ve r $1 b illio n a nnua lly fo r the sta te. In the la te 1990 s, the numb e r o f ho rse s o n a p e r c a p ita b a sis in So uth Ca ro lina e q ua le d tha t o f the sta te o f Te xa s. An e stima te to the numb e r o f ho rse s a nd ho rse -o wne rs in So uth Ca ro lina, a c c o rding to the SC Ho rse me n s Co unc il, le a ns to wa rds o ve r 100, A Blue p rint fo r Our Future And e rso n Co unty Pla nning Divisio n

8 ho rse s a nd o ve r 40,000 o wne rs, with o ve r ha lf o f the ho rse s c a te g o rize d a s b a c k-ya rd ho rse s. Othe rs c a te g o rie s inc lud e b o th sho w ho rse s a nd ra c e ho rse s. This ind ustry a lso imp a c ts to urism sinc e the sta te ho ld s o ve r 1,200 e q ue stria n e ve nts e a c h ye a r, ma ny a t the T. Ed Ga rriso n Are na me ntio ne d la te r in the se c tio n. Go lf Co urse s Ma ny g o lf c o urse s a re lo c a te d in the Up sta te o f So uth Ca ro lina. And e rso n Co unty ho use s se ve ra l o f the se c o urse s. Liste d in Ta b le 4:4 a re the c o urse s in And e rso n Co unty o r c lo se to the c o unty line, with the ir re sp e c tive info rma tio n c o nc e rning the c o urse. Surro und ing a re a s a lso susta in ma ny c o urse s: Gre e nville ha s fifte e n c o urse s, 7 a re lo c a te d in Oc o ne e, Pic ke ns ho use s 4, Aike n ha s 12, Ab b e ville is ho me to thre e c o urse s, Sp a rta nb urg ho use s 20, 4 a re lo c a te d in Edg e fie ld, Mc Co rmic k is ho me to 2, a nd 2 c o urse s a re in Ne wb e rry. Mo re c o urse s in ne a rb y re g io ns a re unfo rtuna te ly no t liste d. Ta b le 6:1 G o lf Co urse s in And e rso n Co unty, 2006 Golf Course s Ande rson County Course / Addre ss Phone Fa x Type Se a son Hole s - Pa r Fe e s Dre ss Code And e rso n Co untry Club 1607 We st Ma rke t Stre e t Priva te All Ye a r $20 o r Le ss Bo sc o b e l Co untry Club Hig hwa y 76, Pe nd le to n NA Se mi-priva te All Ye a r $20-$49 No De nim Co lla re d Shirt No De nim Co lla re d Shirt Brro ksto ne Me a d o ws Go lf Co urse 100 Rive r Club Drive Se mi-priva te All Ye a r $20-$49 Co lla re d Shirt Co b b 's Gle n Co untry Club 2201 Co b b s Wa y Se mi-priva te NA $20-$49 Co lla re d Shirt No Cuto ffs La ke vie w G o lf Club 315 Go lf Co urse Ro a d, Pie d mo nt NA Se mi-priva te NA NA NA Pine La ke Go lf Club Ca rp e nte r Ro a d NA Se mi-priva te All Ye a r $20 o r Le ss No Ta nk To p s o r Cuto ffs Rive r He ig hts Go lf Club 386 Bre a ze a le Ro a d NA Pub lic NA 9 27 NA NA Sa luda Va lle y Co untry Club 598 Be a ve r Da m Ro a d, Willia msto n NA Se mi-priva te All Ye a r $20 o r Le ss No De nim Co lla re d Shirt So uthe rn Oa ks Go lf Co urse 105 So uthe rn O a ks Drive, Ea sle y NA Se mi-priva te All Ye a r NA NA Sta rrwo o d Go lf Co urse 311 Clyd e Arno ld Drive, Sta rr Pub lic All Ye a r $20 o r Le ss Sto ne Cre e k Co ve Go lf Co urse 1600 Pro vid e nc e Churc h Ro a d NA Priva te All Ye a r 9 70 $20 o r Le ss No Ta nk To p s o r Cuto ffs No Ta nk To p s o r Cuto ffs Sug a rfo o t Go lf Co urse 107 Ea st Vie w Stre e t, Ho ne a Pa th NA Pub lic NA 9 36 NA NA Wa lke r Go lf Co urse 110 Ma d re n Drive, Cle mso n Se mi-priva te NA $20-$49 No De nim Co lla re d Shirt Wo o d ha ve n Go lf Club 215 Wo o d ha ve n Drive, Pe nd le to n Pub lic All Ye a r 9 58 $20 o r Le ss Shirt a nd Sho e s So urc e : Ande rso n Co unty Planning Divisio n A Blue p rint fo r Our Future And e rso n Co unty Pla nning Divisio n 74

9 La ke s Ma ny la ke s a nd rive rs, b o th na tura l a nd ma n-ma d e, a re fo und in a nd a ro und And e rso n Co unty. Bro a dwa y La ke, Ca te r s La ke, La ke Ha rtwe ll, La ke Jo c a sse e, La ke Ke o we e, La ke Russe ll, a nd J. Stro m Thurmo nd La ke a re se ve ra l p o p ula r sp o ts with a re a re sid e nts a nd to urists. La ke s Ha rtwe ll, Jo c a sse e, Ke o we e, Russe ll, a nd Stro m Thurmo nd ma ke up the So uth Ca ro lina fre shwa te r c o a st. Re c re a tio n a c tivitie s inc lud e b o a ting o r c a no e ing, fishing, p ic nic king, sa iling, swimming, a nd wa te r-skiing. Va rio us sp e c ie s o f fish a re fo und in the se wa te rs inc lud ing b a ss, ra inb o w tro ut, b re a m, c a tfish, a nd c ra p p ie. One must re me mb e r; ho we ve r, tha t the ma in re a so n fo r ma ny o f the se la ke s a nd the ir d a ms is fo r hyd ro e le c tric p o we r, whic h se rve s the c itize ns o f And e rso n Co unty a nd surro und ing a re a s. Bro adway Lake Bro a d wa y La ke is a 300-a c re la ke surro und e d b y ho me s lo c a te d in And e rso n Co unty. The mo st p o p ula r a c tivity o n Bro a d wa y is fishing. The ma jo r sp e c ie s a re va rie tie s o f b a ss, c a tfish a nd c ra p p ie. Hartwe ll Lake La ke Ha rtwe ll is a ma n-ma d e la ke c re a te d b y the Unite d Sta te s Army Co rp s o f Eng ine e rs in 1963 a lo ng with Ha rtwe ll Da m. The na me c a me fro m the Ge o rg ia to wn o f Ha rtwe ll, ne a r the Ha rtwe ll Da m. On U.S. 29, just So uth o f the da m is the Ha rtwe ll La ke Visito rs Ce nte r o p e n d a ily a nd fre e a d missio n. La ke Ha rtwe ll ha s b e c o me a ma jo r re c re a tio na l a nd to urism lo c a tio n. Mo st o f the ma ny ho me s surro und ing the la ke a re we e ke nd ho me s fo r fa milie s fro m the Atla nta, Cha rlo tte, a nd Gre e nville a re a s. All ma jo r re c re a tio n a c tivitie s a re sup p o rte d b y Ha rtwe ll, e sp e c ia lly b a ss to urna me nts. Lake Jo c asse e Sa id to b e o ne o f the mo st b e a utiful la ke s in Up sta te, La ke Jo c a sse e is a 7,500 a c re la ke with se ve nty-five mile s o f sho re line with mo unta in vie ws. Ano the r ma n-ma d e la ke, Jo c a sse e a nd its da m wa s c o mp le te d in The la ke is mo st fa mo us fo r the re c o rd b ro wn tro ut a nd ra inb o w tro ut fishing. Othe r sp e c ie s, suc h a s la rg e -mo uth b a ss, white b a ss, sma ll-mo uth b a ss, thre a d fin sha d, b lue g ill a nd b la c k c ra p p ie a re a lso in a b und a nc e. Lake Ke o we e Ke o we e re c e ive d its na me fro m a n o ld Che ro ke e. c a p ita l me a ning the p la c e o f mulb e rrie s De ve lo p e d in 1971 a s p a rt o f the Ke o we e -To xa wa y c o mp le x, Ke o we e wa s the first o f ma ny Duke Po we r la ke s. Ke o we e ho sts 18,500 a c re s o f wa te r with a 300 mile sho re line. Ano the r fa vo rite fishing sp o t Ke o we e b o a sts o f white, la rg e -mo uth a nd sma llmo uth b a ss a lo ng wih b lue g ill, thre a d fin sha d a nd b la c k c ra p p ie. Ric hard B. Russe ll Lake Co mmo nly re fe rre d to a s La ke Russe ll, this U.S. Army Co rp s o f Eng ine e rs hyd ro e le c tric la ke wa s finishe d in Lo c a te d a lmo st e ntire ly in Ab b e ville Co unty a nd na me d fo r the la te Unite d Sta te s Se na to r Ric ha rd B. Russe ll o f Ge o rg ia, this la ke c o ve rs 26,650 a c re s o f wa te r with 550 mile s o f sho re line in b o th So uth Ca ro lina a nd G e o rg ia. La ke Russe ll a lso sup p o rts a Visito rs Ce nte r, lo c a te d o n Bo b b y Bro wn Sta te Pa rk Ro a d o ff o f G A 72 b e twe e n Elb e rto n a nd Ca lho un. A Blue p rint fo r Our Future And e rso n Co unty Pla nning Divisio n 75

10 Othe r Outd o o r Attra c tio ns Ad d itio na l p o p ula r a ttra c tio ns lo c a te d in And e rso n Co unty a nd the surro und ing a re a s a re liste d in Ta b le 6:2 b e lo w. Ta b le 6:2 Outdo o r Attra c tio ns in a nd a ro und Ande rso n Co unty Outdoor Attra c tions in a nd a round Ande rson County Na me Loc a tion Be a ve r Da m Na ture Tra il Off U.S. 29, No rthwe st o f And e rso n Cha tto o g a Rive r Be g inning in NC, it sp lits SC a nd G A Fo o thills Tra il Be g inning a t Ta b le Ro c k Sta te Pa rk Isa q ue e na Fa lls Off S.C. 28 in Oc o ne e Ra ve n Ro c k Hiking Tra il In the Ke o we e -To xa wa y Sta te Na tura l Are a Sa ssa fra s Mo unta in No rth o f Pic ke ns o ff U.S. 178 Stump ho use Mo unta in Tunne l We st o f Wa lha lla o n S.C. 28 Sumte r Na tio na l We st o f We stminste r o n U.S. 76 Ta b le Ro c k Mo unta in No rth o f Pic ke ns o n S.C. 11 Wa lha lla Sta te Fish Ha tc he ry S.C. 107 No rth o f Sumte r Na tio na l Fo re st White wa te r Fa lls (Up p e r) Se c o nd a ry ro a d S No rth o f Sa le m White wa te r Fa lls (Lo we r) S.C. 171 Pa rks a nd Re c re a tio n So urc e : Ande rso n Are a Chambe r o f Co mme rc e Ande rso n ho use s se ve ra l p a rks b o th c o unty a nd p riva te ly o p e ra te d. (Sta te Pa rks a re a d d re sse d la te r in this c ha p te r.) The Da rwin Wrig ht Munic ip a l Pa rk is o p e ra te d b y the City a nd ho sts the a nnua l Lig hts o f Ho p e e a c h Christma s p re se nte d b y the Ea ste r Se a ls. Ta b le 6:3 lists ma ny o f the p a rks a nd re c re a tio na l fa c ilitie s o p e n to the p ub lic thro ug ho ut And e rso n Co unty. Na me Ta b le 6:3 Pa rks a nd Re c re a tio n Ce nte rs in And e rso n Co unty, 2006 And e rso n Athle tic Fie ld s And e rso n Me mo ria l Sta dium And e rso n Sp o rts a nd Ente rta inme nt Be a tric e Tho mp so n Pa rk Be llvie w/ Bro o kvie w Pa rk Be lto n Athle tic Fie ld s Be lto n Fa rme rs' Ma rke t Pa rk Brid we ll Pa rk Bro wn Pa rk Ca te r's La ke Ca thc a rt Ba ll fie ld Che d d a r Co mmunity Pa rk Chris Ta ylo r Me mo ria l Pa rk Pa rks a nd Re c re a tion Ce nte rs Ande rson County Loc a tion Eve rg re e n Ro a d White Stre e t Civic Ce nte r o ff Ma ll Ro a d We st Ma rke t Stre e t Off o f Be llvie w Ro a d Guthrie Ave nue a nd Me e ks Drive No rth Ho lme s Stre e t Flo rid a Stre e t (Ho ne a Pa th) No rth Murra y Ave nue G re e nville Stre e t C Stre e t Hwy 20 (Che d d a r Co mmunity) Civic Ce nte r o ff Ma ll Ro a d A Blue p rint fo r Our Future And e rso n Co unty Pla nning Divisio n 76

11 Da rwin Wrig ht Pa rk La ke Ha rtwe ll a t Hig hwa y 178 (Lib e rty Hwy) Do ub le Sp ring s Pa rk Do ub le Sp ring s Ro a d Emb le r 1 a nd 2 Ba ll fie lds No rth Murra y Ave nue a nd No rth Ave nue Eq uino x Pa rk Sta nd rid g e Ro a d Frie nd ship Co mmunity Pa rk Ab e rc ro mb ie Ro a d (Ho ne a Pa th) Gre e ly Pa rk Fa nt Stre e t Gro ve Pa rk - Wa rre n Wa tt Pa rk Hwy 187 Ho me la nd Pa rk Sho c kle y Fe rry Ro a d Ho ne a Pa th Re c re a tio n 2 Lo uisia na Stre e t Hud g e ns Swim Ce nte r 710 Burd ine Ro a d Hurric a ne Sp ring s Pa rk Wre n Sc ho o l Ro a d Ja yc e e Ba ll Pa rk Guthrie Ro a d (Be lto n) Je ffe rso n/ Qua rry Pa rk Je ffe rso n Ave nue Jim Ric e Ce nte r 403 Je ffe rso n Ave nue Kid Ve nture Civic Ce nte r o ff Ma ll Ro a d Le d a Po o re Pa rk Hwy 20 (Be lto n) Linle y Pa rk No rth Murra y Ave nue Ma rke t Stre e t Pa rk We st Ma rke t Stre e t Ma rtin Athle tic Fie ld Co rne r o f Ro b e rts a nd Ste p he ns Stre e ts Mine ra l Sp ring s Pa rk Ma in Stre e t (Willia msto n) Mo rning sid e Pa rk Fa nt Stre e t Mo nke y Pa rk (We st Pe lze r) Mt. Be the l Co mmunity Pa rk Mt. Be the l Churc h Ro a d Ne ttle s Pa rk Ce ntra l Ro a d (Cle mso n) No rthsid e Ba ll fie ld Co rne r o f Ro b e rts a nd Ste p he ns Stre e ts Po wd e rsville Co mmunity Ce nte r Brid g e s Ro a d (Po wd e rsville ) Qua rry Stre e t Pa rk Qua rry Stre e t Re c re a tio n Pa vilio n Re c re a tio n Ce nte r Sa nd y Sp ring s Pa rk Sa nd y Sp ring s Ro a d She p p a rd Swim Ce nte r 1115 Co rne lia Ro a d So uthwo o d Pa rk So uthwo o d Stre e t St. Fra nc is Pa rk Inte rse c tio n o f Ma uld in a nd Ble c kle y Stre e ts Sta rr Co mmunity Pa rk Hwy 81 S (Sta rr) Sta rr Re c re a tio n Co mp le x Off Ag ne w Ro a d (Sta rr) Tho mp so n Pa rk We st Ma rke t Stre e t Ve te ra ns' Me mo ria l Pa rk a nd Ba ll fie ld Le b a no n Ro a d (Pe nd le to n) We lling to n Pa rk Rile y Stre e t Willia msto n Pa rk Mino r Stre e t (Willia msto n) YMCA (2 Lo c a tio ns) No rth Hig hwa y 29 a nd 178 Wo o d fe rn Blvd Sta te Pa rks a nd Fa c ilitie s So urc e : Ande rso n Co unty Planning Divisio n With La ke Ha rtwe ll so c lo se b y, ma ny fa c ilitie s a nd p a rks a re lo c a te d thro ug ho ut And e rso n Co unty a nd surro und ing re g io ns. Sa d le r s Cre e k is And e rso n Co unty s so le sta te p a rk o ffe ring c a mp g ro und s, b o a t ra mp s, p ic nic a re a s, a p la yg ro und a re a, a nd hiking a t Pine Gro ve. Ne a rb y Issa q ue e na Fa lls, c lo se to Stump ho use Tunne l Pa rk, is a no the r p o p ula r site fe a turing a 100-fo o t wa te rfa ll o n Ca ne Cre e k. Ap p e nd ix 4:1 c a ta lo g s the fa c ilitie s surro und ing La ke Ha rtwe ll in b o th And e rso n Co unty a nd ne ig hb o ring a re a s. A Blue p rint fo r Our Future And e rso n Co unty Pla nning Divisio n 77

12 Swim Ce nte rs And e rso n Co unty o nly ha s two a c tua l swim c e nte rs with a d d itio na l p o o ls a t o the r fa c ilitie s. HUd g e ns Swim Ce nte r, lo c a te d a t 710 Burd ine Ro a d, a nd She p p a rd Swim Ce nte r, lo c a te d a t 1115 Co rne lia Ro a d a re the two swim c e nte r. Bo th a re lo c a te d ne a r mid d le sc ho o ls a nd a re lo c a te d in the City limits. Othe r o rg a niza tio ns, suc h a s the YMCA, ha s p o o l fa c ilitie s fo r me mb e rs. The c e nte rs e a c h ho use a 25 me te r p o o l, wa d ing p o o l, p o o l with d iving b o a rd s, a nd sna c k a re a s with me e ting sp a c e s. Swim te a ms, le sso ns, a nd Life g ua rd c e rtific a tio ns a re so me o f the se rvic e s o ffe re d. T. Ed Ga rriso n Live sto c k Are na The T. Ed G a rriso n Are na is a $4.4 millio n, 100-a c re c o mp le x o wne d b y the Sta te o f So uth Ca ro lina a nd o p e ra te d b y the S.C. Co o p e ra tive Exte nsio n Se rvic e a t Cle mso n Unive rsity o ffe ring b o th ind o o r a nd o utd o o r a re na s. Host to many regional high school and p ro fe ssio na l ro d e o s, live sto c k sho ws, a nd e q ue stria n c o mp e titio ns, the a re na is o ne o f the So uth s la rg e st a re na s. The Ga rriso n Are na is a lso d e sig ne d to sup p o rt c o nc e rts, tra d e sho ws, a nd e d uc a tio na l p ro g ra ms. Wa lking Tra c ks Wa lking tra c ks a re stra te g ic a lly lo c a te d in nume ro us p la c e s thro ug ho ut And e rso n Co unty. While so me a re in the p a rks sc a tte re d a ro und the City, o the rs a re b uilt in surro und ing munic ip a litie s a t me e ting p la c e s a nd sc ho o ls. The wa lking tra c ks g ive re sid e nts a sa fe r p la c e to wa lk fo r the ir he a lth with the c o mp a ny o f o the rs. Ta b le 6:4 b e lo w lists the a va ila b le wa lking tra c ks a nd if lig hts a re o ffe re d fo r wa lking a fte r sund o wn. Ta b le 6:4 Wa lking Tra c ks in And e rso n Co unty, 2006 Wa lking Tra c ks Ande rson County Na me AnMe d He a lth Ca mpus Be lto n Ele me nta ry Sc ho o l Be lto n Fa rme rs' Ma rke t Pa rk Bro a dvie w-jo hnso n Co mmunity Ca lho un Ele me nta ry Sc ho o l Ca te r's La ke Che d d a r Co mmunity Pa rk Ce nte rville Ele me nta ry Sc ho o l Chris Ta ylo r Pa rk Do ub le Sp ring s Pa rk Eb e ne ze r Fire De p a rtme nt Lig hte d Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s No No Ye s No Ye s No Ye s A Blue p rint fo r Our Future And e rso n Co unty Pla nning Divisio n 78

13 Fla t Ro c k Co mmunity Pa rk Frie nd ship Co mmunity Gro ve Pa rk Wa rre n Wa tt Pa rk Ho me la nd Pa rk Ho ne a Pa th Mid d le Sc ho o l Hurric a ne Sp ring Pa rk Iva Old Ele me nta ry Sc ho o l Je ffe rso n/ Qua rry Pa rk Mc Ca nts Mid d le Sc ho o l Mo unt Be the l Co mmunity Pa rk Ne vitt Fo re st Ele me nta ry Sc ho o l Ne w Pro spe c t Ele me nta ry Sc ho o l Pa lme tto Hig h Sc ho o l Pa lme tto Mid d le Sc ho o l Pe ndle to n Co mmunity Club Pe ndle to n Ele me nta ry Sc ho o l Pe ndle to n Jr. Hig h Sc ho o l Rive rsid e Mid d le Sc ho o l Sa nd y Sp ring s Pa rk She p p a rd Swim Ce nte r So uth Fa nt Ele me nta ry Sc ho o l Sta rr Co mmunity Pa rk To wn o f Sta rr To wnville Ele me nta ry Sc ho o l We stsid e Hig h Sc ho o l Wre n Sta d ium Tra c k YMCA Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s No Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s No Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s No Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s So urc e : Ande rso n Co unty Planning Divisio n Co nc lusio n And e rso n Co unty a nd its surro und ing a re a s a re ric h in histo ric a l, c ultura l, a nd re c re a tio na l re so urc e s. Fro m muse ums a nd a rt g a lle rie s to sp o rts a nd sho p p ing, And e rso n ha s so me thing fo r e ve ryo ne. By c o ntinuing to imp ro ve a nd e xp a nd up o n the e xisting re so urc e s a nd d e ve lo p ing ne w o ne s, And e rso n is a ssisting b o th its a nd the sta te s e c o no my in va rio us a re a s, b ut e sp e c ia lly to urism. The e xp a nsio n a t the Ande rso n Co unty Art Ce nte r is o ne e xa mp le o f this p ra c tic e a lre a d y in use. In o rd e r to ke e p fa c ilitie s, suc h a s the Art Ce nte r, in o p e ra tio n a nd sta te -o f-the -a rt, the c o mmunity must b e invo lve d. As me ntio ne d a b o ve in the c ha p te r, the e q uine ind ustry ha s g ro wn in So uth Ca ro lina o ve r the p a st twe nty ye a rs a nd is p ro je c te d to c o ntinue, c e te ris paribus. Ava ila b le la nd a nd fa c ilitie s will b e ne e d e d to re info rc e this g ro wth, a s we ll a s a ssista nt to e xisting fa c ilitie s, suc h a s the T. Ed Ga rriso n Are na. Eve n if ma inte na nc e we re the so le re ve nue -g e ne ra ting fe a ture fo r So uth Ca ro lina, o ve r $300 millio n wo uld e nte r into the e c o no my. And e rso n Co unty ha s g ive n its c itize ns ma ny o p tio ns thro ug ho ut the Co unty to inc re a se p a rtic ip a tio n in re c re a tio na l a c tivitie s. The surro und ing la ke s a re just o ne o f the ma ny fe a ture s a va ila b le fo r c itize ns a nd to urists. Fro m p a rks to b a ll fie lds to wa lking tra c ks, A Blue p rint fo r Our Future And e rso n Co unty Pla nning Divisio n 79

14 And e rso n Co unty is striving to p ro mo te a sa fe a nd he a lthy life style fo r a ll p e rso ns. This fa lls in line with the na tio na l a nd wo rldwide tre nd to ma inta in o ne s he a lth a nd fitne ss thro ug ho ut life. The se re so urc e s a re a lso ta rg e ts fo r to urists to visit a nd p a tro nize. And e rso n a nd its surro und ing munic ip a litie s ho st ma ny a nnua l e ve nts a nd fe stiva ls thro ug ho ut the ye a r tha t imp a c t the e c o no my b o th in And e rso n a nd the sta te a s a who le. Be lto n s Pa lme tto Te nnis To urna me nt e a c h June b ring s ma ny a thle te s, fa milie s, a nd te nnis fa ns to the Up sta te just a s the T. Ed Ga rriso n Are na invite s rid e rs, te a ms, a nd sp e c ta to rs. Fre e d o m We e ke nd Alo ft imp a c ts the Up sta te, b ut p a rtic ula rly a id s in the And e rso n e c o no my e a c h summe r. The va rio us histo ric a l site s a nd c e le b ra tio ns in Pe nd le to n a re a lso p o p ula r thro ug ho ut the Up sta te a nd ne ig hb o ring sta te s. With so ma ny e ve nts to sup p o rt to urism in the a re a, p o lic ie s must b e d e ve lo p e d to c o ntinue the se fe stiva ls a nd to p ro mo te the m to a re a to urists. Sho p p ing is a no the r fa c e t tha t b ring s surro und ing a re a re sid e nts to And e rso n Co unty. With the e xisting sho p p ing distric ts, the And e rso n Co unty Jo c ke y Lo t, a nd the p ro p o se d de ve lo p me nts a lo ng the Inte rsta te inc luding the ho te l c o mp le x, And e rso n is se t fo r a surg e in the re ta il industry, c e t. par. This e le me nt a lso a ssists in to urism a nd ho sp ita lity fo r And e rso n. Sinc e Ho sp ita lity a nd To urism wa s the ma jo r g ro wth se c to r in e a rly 2005; Re ta il wa s se c o nd, stra te g ie s to ke e p a nd e xp a nd a ll re so urc e s liste d thro ug ho ut this c ha p te r se e m ne c e ssa ry to sta y c urre nt a nd a he a d o f o the r surro und ing c o untie s a nd sta te s a nd to inc re a se the e c o no my in the c o ming ye a rs. A Blue p rint fo r Our Future And e rso n Co unty Pla nning Divisio n 80

15 Ho using Ele me nt Inve nto ry Ho using Cha ra c te ristic s The ho using sto c k o f a c o mmunity is the mo st sig nific a nt inve stme nt in priva te infra struc ture tha t it ha s. The impo rta nc e o f this ho using is furthe r illustra te d thro ug h the re a liza tio n tha t a c o unty d e pe nd s o n the re ve nue d e rive d fro m re sulting pro pe rty ta xe s to run the c o unty g o ve rnme nt a nd to pro vide se rvic e s to its re sid e nts. The c o unty thus ha s a n inte re st in e xpa nding a nd ma inta ining the numb e r o f ho using units within its jurisdic tio n so a s to no t o nly b e ne fit itse lf, b ut a lso to b e ne fit the c o unty re sid e nts. And e rso n Co unty b e lie ve s ve ry stro ng ly in b uilding a c o unty tha t will b e a suc c e ss a nd a me a sure o f pride no t o nly fo r itse lf, b ut a lso fo r its re sid e nts. The ho using fo r the Co unty is thus ve ry impo rta nt to its suc c e ss. Fro m 1990 to 2000, And e rso n Co unty ha s se e n a n inc re a se in its ho using sto c k, a s sho wn in Ta b le 7:1, o f 12,460 units, a ve ry impre ssive numb e r. This e q ua te s to a re ma rka b le 20.5% inc re a se in ho using in Ande rso n Co unty o ve r the time pe rio d. The numb e rs o f ho using units b uilt in Ande rso n Co unty will c o ntinue to g ro wn in the c o ming ye a rs, a s we ll. Ta b le 7:1 And e rso n Co unty Ho using Units, Jurisdic tion Total Units Change Pe rc e nt Change And e rso n Co unty 60,753 73,213 12, % Source: US Bureau of the Census Ta b le 6:2 pro vide s a summa ry o f ho using c o unts b y jurisd ic tio n in And e rso n Co unty b e twe e n 1980 a nd As c a n b e se e n fro m the se fig ure s, Sta rr ha d the hig he st pe rc e nta g e o f c ha ng e fro m 1990 to 2000 with a 9.3% inc re a se. The c lo se st inc re a se o ve r the p e rio d wa s the To wn o f Willia msto n with a 4.7% inc re a se in ho using. This is we ll b e hind the ra te o f inc re a se in Sta rr, b ut is still ve ry impre ssive. The g re a te st lo ss in ho using wa s the To wn o f Ho ne a Pa th, a s it d e c re a se d b y -1.2%. This wa s o ne o f o nly two munic ipa litie s in And e rso n Co unty who se ho using sto c k d e c re a se d, the o the r b e ing Pe nd le to n (-0.2%). As And e rso n Co unty a nd its munic ipa litie s c o ntinue to b e d e ve lo pe d we ma y e xpe c t to se e the se numb e rs o f ho using units c o ntinue to g ro w. 81

16 Ta b le 7:2 Ho using Co unts, Munic ipa litie s Munic ipality Pe rc e nt Change And e rso n 10,861 11,750 12, % Be lto n 2,209 2,079 2, % Ho ne a Pa th 1,610 1,701 1, % Iva % Pe lze r % Pe nd le to n 1,338 1,536 1, % Sta rr % We st Pe lze r % Willia msto n 1,656 1,682 1, % So urc e : US Bure au o f the Ce nsus The pe rc e nta g e o f to ta l re g io na l ho using c o unts fo r Ande rso n Co unty, a s e xhib ite d in Ta b le 7:3, re ma ine d re la tive ly ste a d y b e twe e n the ye a rs 1980 a nd And e rso n Co unty ho using c o unts c o nstitute d 17.1% o f the re g io n in 1980, 16.7% o f the re g io n in 1990, a nd 16.5% o f the re g io n in In a c tua lity, this sho ws a slig ht d e c re a se e a c h ye a r. This c a n, pe rha ps, b e a ttrib ute d to ma ssive g ro wth ta king pla c e in the Gre e nville a re a. No ne the le ss, And e rso n Co unty ho using c o unts ra nk third in the re g io n b e hind Gre e nville a nd Spa rta nb urg c o untie s, re spe c tive ly, in numb e r o f ho using units. Ta b le 7:3 Ho using Co unts, Co unty/ Re g io n/ MSA Numbe r of Housing Units County Pc t. Chg Pc t. Chg And e rso n 51,359 60,745 73, % 20.5% Che ro ke e 14,955 17,610 22, % 27.2% Gre e nville 108, , , % 23.7% Oc o ne e 20,226 25,983 32, % 24.6% Pic ke ns 28,469 35,866 46, % 28.3% Spa rta nb urg 75,833 89, , % 19.0% Re g io n 299, , , % 22.7% MSA 278, , , % 22.5% Source: US Bureau of the Census The pe rc e nta g e o f re g io na l se a so na l units, a s sho wn in Ta b le 7:4, fo r And e rso n Co unty ha s fluc tua te d mo re d uring the sa me time fra me, with pe rc e nta g e s b e ing 30.23% in 1990, a nd 24.5% in As o f 2000, And e rso n Co unty s se a so na l ho using units, whic h numb e re d 1,591, we re se c o nd in the re g io n o nly to Oc o ne e Co unty, who se se a so na l units numb e re d 2,316. Fo r And e rso n Co unty this c a n la rg e ly b e a ttrib ute d to the La ke Ha rtwe ll a re a, whic h fe a ture s ma ny se a so na l ho me s. It c a n b e e xpe c te d tha t a s the La ke Ha rtwe ll a re a 82

17 c o ntinue s to g ro w a nd b e d e ve lo pe d tha t the numb e rs o f se a so na l ho using units in the Co unty will c o ntinue to g ro w, a s we ll. Ta b le 7:4 Se a so na l Ho using Units, Co unty/ Re g io n/ MSA/ Sta te County Total Units 1990 Se asonal Units Total Units 2000 Se asonal Units 2000 And e rso n 60,745 1,347 73,213 1,591 Che ro ke e 17, , Gre e nville 131, ,803 1,217 Oc o ne e 25,983 1,703 32,383 2,316 Pic ke ns 35, , Spa rta nb urg 89, , Re g io n 361,775 4, ,785 6,481 MSA* 335,792 2, ,402 4,165 SC 1,424,155 49,744 1,753,670 70,198 * Figure s base d o n the 1992 MSA de signatio n, inc luding Ande rso n, Che ro ke e, Gre e nville, Pic ke ns, and Spartanburg Co untie s. Source: S.C. State Data Center, Office of Research and Statistics The po pula tio n o f And e rso n Co unty is g ro wing q uic kly. The sa me c a n b e sa id fo r the re g io n surro und ing And e rso n Co unty. Eve ry o ne o f the c o untie s liste d in Ta b le 6:5 g re w fro m 1990 to 2000 in suc h thing s a s po pula tio n, ho using units, a nd to ta l o c c upie d ho use ho ld s. This g ro wth sho ws no sig n o f slo wing. Inte re sting ly, a s sho wn in Ta b le 6:5, pe rso ns pe r ho use ho ld wa s d e c re a sing in a lmo st e ve ry c o unty. Mo re ho me s a re b e ing b uilt, b ut le ss pe o ple a re o c c upying tho se ho me s tha n in ye a rs pre vio us. As e lud e d to in Ta b le 7:5, the numb e r o f uno c c upie d ho using units in And e rso n Co unty in 2000 numb e re d 7,564, up fro m 5,264 in This inc re a se c a n b e furthe r sho wn in the pe rc e nta g e s the y re pre se nt. In 2000, 10.3% o f ho using units we re uno c c upie d in the Co unty, whe re a s 8.7% o f units we re in This sho ws tha t the numb e r o f ho using units in Ande rso n Co unty g ro wing do e s no t ne c e ssa rily me a n tha t o c c upa nc y in Ande rso n Co unty ho using units is full, a s so me wo uld suppo se. De sire fo r ne w-c o nstruc tio n ho me s c o uld e xpla in this tre nd. Ta b le 7:5 Ho using Cha ra c te ristic s Co unty/ Re g io n/ MSA/ Sta te, County Population Housing Units Total House holds Oc c upie d Pe rsons Pe r House hold And e rso n 145, ,740 60,745 73,213 55,481 65, Che ro ke e 44,506 52,537 17,610 22,400 16,456 20, Gre e nville 320, , , , , , Oc o ne e 57,494 66,215 25,983 32,383 22,358 27, Pic ke ns 93, ,757 35,865 46,000 33,422 41, Spa rta nb urg 226, ,791 89, ,986 84,503 97, Re g io n 888,057 1,028, , , , , MSA 830, , , , , ,

18 So urc e : SC State Data Ce nte r, Offic e o f Re se arc h and Statistic s In 2000, the Co unty ha d 76% o wne r o c c upie d units a nd 24% re nte r o c c upie d units. This me a ns tha t fo r e ve ry fo ur ho me s in And e rso n Co unty, thre e a re o wne r-o c c upie d a nd o ne is re nte r-o c c upie d. The numb e r o f units pe r struc ture, a s e xhib ite d b e lo w, c a n a lso b e use d to a na lyze the ho using sto c k. The ma jo rity o f the ho using sto c k, ro ug hly 70%, is ma de up o f o ne -unit struc ture s. Mo b ile ho me s a re the se c o nd mo st d o mina nt type o f ho using sto c k, with ro ug hly 20%. As a re sult, it ma y b e disc e rne d tha t le ss tha n 10% o f ho using in Ande rso n Co unty is multi-fa mily ho using. Ta b le 7:6 And e rso n Co unty Pe rc e nta g e o f Units b y Type One Unit Attac he d & De tac he d 2 Units 3-4 Units 5-9 Units Units Units 50 Plus Units Mobile Home & Othe r 69.70% 2.20% 2.50% 2.70% 1.00% 0.80% 0.70% 20.40% Source: Anderson County Planning Division Ho using Co sts In 2000, the me d ia n va lue o f ho using in And e rso n Co unty wa s $88,200. This wa s a re ma rka b le 65.8% c ha ng e fro m the 1990 fig ure o f $53,200. In c o mpa riso n, the me d ia n va lue o f ho using is $94,900 in So uth Ca ro lina a nd $119,600 in the Unite d Sta te s. To c o ntinue, the me d ia n re nt fo r the Co unty ha s inc re a se d fro m $328 to $454, c o nstituting a 38.4% c ha ng e. The me d ia n re nt is $510 in So uth Ca ro lina a nd $602 in the Unite d Sta te s. As sho wn, And e rso n Co unty is c o ntinua lly und e r the Sta te a nd na tio na l a ve ra g e s fo r me d ia n ho me va lue a nd re nt. Pe rha ps in the future this ma y c ha ng e, tho ug h, a s e xhib ite d b y the la rg e inc re a se s in the se va lue s fro m 1990 to 2000 in the Co unty. Affo rd a b le Ho using The first ste p in a na lyzing the inve nto ry o f a ffo rd a b le ho using is to d e te rmine the ne e d fo r a ffo rda b le ho using. Co st b urde ne d ho use ho lds a re de fine d a s tho se that are paying mo re than 30% o f the ir inc o me fo r ho using c o sts. Fo r this purpo se the ho using da ta is divide d into re nte r o r o wne r ho use ho ld s. Ro ug hly 32.2% o f the re nte r-o c c upie d ho using units in the Co unty a re c o st b urd e ne d. This e q ua te s to 4,935 Co unty ho using units. The d a ta, furthe rmo re, sho ws tha t 17.4 % o f the o wne r-o c c upie d ho use ho ld s in the Co unty a re c o st b urd e ne d. If the pe rc e nta g e s a re e xte nd e d to c o ve r a ll o wne r o c c upie d units, the re a re 6,203 c o st b urd e ne d ho use ho ld s in the Co unty. Adding the se to g e the r it c a n b e se e n tha t 11,138 ho use ho ld s in And e rso n Co unty a re c o st b urde ne d. This e q ua te s to ro ug hly 17% o f And e rso n Co unty ho use ho ld s in

19 Othe r Issue s And e rso n Co unty ha s va rio us ne ig hb o rho o d s a nd a re a s in whic h pro g ra ms a re ne e de d to a d d re ss d e te rio ra ting a nd / o r sub sta nd a rd struc ture s. One e xa mple o f the initia tive s c o mmunitie s ha ve unde rta ke n is fo und in the Mo rning side Co mmunity. This ne ig hb o rho o d ha s e sta b lishe d a n a sso c ia tio n to a d d re sse s d ila pid a te d struc ture s in a nd a ro und the ne ig hb o rho o d. Funding fro m Ho using a nd Urb a n De ve lo pme nt ha s a llo we d the Co unty to a d d re ss this c o mmunity a nd o the rs like it a nd a id the m, whe re po ssib le. The Co unty c o ntinue s to se e k o ut furthe r fund ing o ppo rtunitie s to re ha b ilita te b lig hte d a re a s, a s we ll. Thro ug h the se e ffo rts it is ho pe d tha t the b lig hte d a re a s o f And e rso n Co unty ma y b e re invig o ra te d a nd impro ve d upo n fo r the b e tte rme nt o f the Co unty. Ac t No. 292, pa sse d b y the So uth Ca ro lina le g isla ture in 2004, a llo ws the Co unty to g ra nt a spe c ia l pro pe rty ta x a sse ssme nt fo r pro pe rty o wne rs who re ha b ilita te histo ric ho me s in the Co unty. The Co unty e xpe c ts, a nd ho pe s, tha t this Ac t will e nc o ura g e re vita liza tio n o f ma ny o f the wo nd e rful ho me s in the a re a. Co nc lusio n Ande rso n Co unty ha s la rg e a mo unts o f va c a nt la nd, whic h is a ttra c tive fo r ne w ho using d e ve lo pme nts. In the la st te n ye a rs ma ny d e ve lo pe rs ha ve ta ke n a d va nta g e o f the o pe n la nd to c o nstruc t ho using fo r the a re a. The ra pid g ro wth o f ho using de ve lo pme nts in the Co unty ma y und e rmine the uniq ue rura l c ha ra c te r ma ny And e rso n re sid e nts ha ve c he rishe d o ve r the ye a rs. As ne w d e ve lo pme nts a re e sta b lishe d the Co unty will ne e d to find wa ys in whic h to a d d re ss the g ro wing c o nc e rn re g a rd ing tra ffic c o ng e stio n in va rio us a re a s whe re the re ha s b e e n a n influx in the po pula tio n. The Co unty ha s ve ry fe w multi-fa mily units. It d o e s no t a ppe a r like ly tha t this c ha ra c te ristic will c ha ng e in the ne a r future. The e ntire Co unty c o uld b e ne fit fro m inc re a se d c o de e nfo rc e me nt to ide ntify, re mo ve, a nd re pair dila pida te d struc ture s. Furthe r e ffo rt is a lso ne e d e d in the e limina tio n o f tra sh, litte r, a nd wa ste a ro und And e rso n Co unty. Gre a t e ffo rts to d ive rsify the ho using sto c k c o uld re sult in le ss rura l spra wl, mo re e ffic ie nt la nd use, a nd mo re a ffo rd a b le ho using c ho ic e s. 85

20 Co mmunity Fa c ilitie s Ele me nt Intro d uc tio n The Co mmunity Fa c ilitie s Ele me nt inc lud e s ma ny se rvic e s tha t a re ne c e ssa ry fo r a c o mmunity to p ro p e rly func tio n. A c o mmunity s g ro wth a nd d e ve lo p me nt d e p e nd g re a tly o n the q ua lity o f fa c ilitie s it p ro vid e s. Inc lud e d in this e le me nt inc lud e : Ed uc a tio n Fa c ilitie s, Eme rg e nc y Me d ic a l Se rvic e s, Fire Pro te c tio n, G e ne ra l G o ve rnme nta l Fa c ilitie s, Lib ra rie s a nd Othe r Cultura l Fa c ilitie s, Se wa g e Syste ms a nd Wa ste Wa te r Tre a tme nt Pla nts, So lid Wa ste Co lle c tio n a nd Disp o sa l, Tra nsp o rta tio n Ne two rks, a nd Wa te r Sup p ly, Tre a tme nt, a nd Distrib utio n. Ad d itio na lly, this e le me nt inc lud e s p la ns fo r p ub lic sa fe ty a nd e me rg e nc y p re p a re d ne ss. The Pla nning Le g isla tio n re q uire s tha t this e le me nt b e a d o p te d b e fo re sub d ivisio n o r la nd d e ve lo p me nt re g ula tio ns ma y b e a d o p te d. This e le me nt c o nta ins inve nto rie s o f the a b o ve, a s we ll a s p o ssib le a na lyse s a nd / o r p la ns b y ind ivid ua l e ntitie s in c ha rg e o f the se fa c ilitie s. Inve nto ry Ed uc a tio na l Fa c ilitie s This se c tio n wa s intro duc e d in the Cultura l Re so urc e s Ele me nt (Se c tio n Five ). This se c tio n will inc lud e a d d itio na l d a ta c o nc e rning p ub lic a nd p riva te sc ho o ls o f And e rso n Co unty. Ple a se re fe re nc e Se c tio n Five fo r mo re info rma tio n o n c o lle g e s a nd unive rsitie s. Ande rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Syste m And e rso n Co unty sc ho o ls a re a d ministe re d b y five sc ho o l d istric ts o p e ra ting a to ta l o f 29 e le me nta ry sc ho o ls, 11 mid d le / junio r hig h sc ho o ls, 7 hig h sc ho o ls, a nd va rio us c a re e r c e nte rs a nd c hild d e ve lo p me nt p ro g ra ms. Ad d itio na lly, the re a re se ve n p riva te sc ho o ls in the c o unty a nd ma ny d a y-c a re, p re -sc ho o ls, a nd kind e rg a rte n p ro g ra ms. Ma p 8:1 illustra te s the Co unty b ro ke n d o wn b y sc ho o l d istric ts. 86

21 Ma p 8:1 And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric ts, 2006 So urc e : Ande rso n Co unty GIS De partme nt Distric t One And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric t One is b a se d in the to wn o f Willia msto n a nd c o ve rs the no rthe a st se c tio n o f the Co unty, with two hig h sc ho o ls, thre e mid d le sc ho o ls o r junio r hig h sc ho o ls, nine p rima ry o r e le me nta ry sc ho o ls, a c hild d e ve lo p me nt c e nte r, a nd a c a re e r te c hno lo g y c e nte r with Distric t Two. Ta b le 8:1 lists the sc ho o ls in Distric t One a lo ng with the ir c o nta c t info rma tio n. Ta b le 8:1 And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric t One, 2006 Ande rson County Sc hool Distric t One Name Princ ipal Phone Distric t O ffic e Wa yne Fo wle r, Sup e rinte nd e nt Pa lme tto Hig h Ma so n G a ry Wre n Hig h Ro b b ie Binnic ke r Pa lme tto Mid d le Ba rry W. Knig ht Po wd e rsville Mid d le Ja c o b L. (Mo nty) Oxe nd ine Wre n Mid d le Ro b in Fulb rig ht Ce d a r G ro ve Ele me nta ry Bre nd a Elliso n Co nc re te Prima ry Pa tric ia Russe ll Hunt Me a d o ws Ele me nta ry Na nc y Princ e Pa lme tto Ele me nta ry Je ro me A. Hud so n Pe lze r Ele me nta ry Cha rlo tte Mc Le o d Po wd e rsville Ele me nta ry De b b ie G ill Sp e a rma n Ele me nta ry Milfo rd O. Ho wa rd, Jr We st Pe lze r Ele me nta ry Sta c y Ha she Wre n Ele me nta ry Be c ky Bra d y Pa lme tto Pre sc ho o l Amy Be ll, Le a d Te a c he r Ca re e r & Te c hno lo g y Ce nte r Je re R. Kirkle y So urc e s: Ande rso n Are a Chamb e r o f Co mme rc e, So uth Caro lina De partme nt o f Educ atio n 87

22 Distric t Two And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric t Two se rve s the e a ste rn sid e o f the Co unty, inc lud ing the to wns o f Be lto n a nd Ho ne a Pa th. Distric t Two ho use s o ne hig h sc ho o l, two mid d le sc ho o ls, fo ur e le me nta ry o r p rima ry sc ho o ls a nd a c a re e r te c hno lo g y c e nte r with Distric t One. Ta b le 8:2 lists the sc ho o ls o f Distric t Two with its c o nta c t info rma tio n. Ta b le 8:2 And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric t Two, 2006 Ande rson County Sc hool Distric t Two Name Princ ipal Phone Numbe r Distric t O ffic e Tho ma s Cha p ma n, Sup e rinte nd e nt Be lto n-ho ne a Pa th Hig h (BHP) Ja me s S. O uzts Be lto n Mid d le Ma rg a re t Sp ive y Ho ne a Pa th Mid d le Jo hn Sne a d Be lto n Ele me nta ry Bo nnie Knig ht Ho ne a Pa th Ele me nta ry Ma rk Ro b e rtso n Ma rsha ll Prima ry Kim Cla rd y Wrig ht Ele me nta ry Find le y Smith So urc e s: Ande rso n Are a Chamb e r o f Co mme rc e, So uth Caro lina De partme nt o f Educ atio n Distric t Thre e And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric t Thre e c o ve rs the Sta rr a nd Iva a re a s o f the so uthe rn re g io n o f the Co unty, with o ne hig h sc ho o l, o ne mid d le sc ho o l a nd two e le me nta ry sc ho o ls. Ta b le 8:3 lists the sc ho o ls within Distric t Thre e with p rinc ip a ls a nd c o nta c t info rma tio n. Ta b le 8:3 And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric t Thre e, 2006 Ande rson County Sc hool Distric t Thre e Name Princ ipal Phone Numbe r Distric t O ffic e Hug h Smith, Sup e rinte nd e nt Cre sc e nt Hig h De vo n Smith Sta rr-iva Mid d le Ca ro lyn Bro wn Iva Ele me nta ry Eric Hug he s Sta rr Ele me nta ry Fra nk Ca so n So urc e s: Ande rso n Are a Chamb e r o f Co mme rc e, So uth Caro lina De partme nt o f Educ atio n Distric t Fo ur And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric t Fo ur is b a se d in Pe nd le to n in the no rthwe ste rn se c tio n o f the Co unty. It ho use s o ne hig h sc ho o l, o ne mid d le sc ho o l a nd the e le me nta ry sc ho o ls. Ta b le 8:4 lists the sc ho o ls a lo ng with the ir c o nta c t info rma tio n in the Distric t Fo ur re g io n. 88

23 Ta b le 8:4 And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric t Fo ur, 2006 Ande rson County Sc hool Distric t Four Name Princ ipal Phone Numbe r Distric t O ffic e G a ry L. Burg e ss, Sr., Sup e rinte nd e nt Pe nd le to n Hig h Da nny Me rc k Rive rsid e Mid d le Ke vin Bla c k La Fra nc e Ele me nta ry Mo na Fle ming Pe nd le to n Ele me nta ry Kim Nic ho lso n To wnville Ele me nta ry De nise Fre d e ric ks So urc e s: Ande rso n Are a Chamb e r o f Co mme rc e, So uth Caro lina De partme nt o f Educ atio n Distric t Five And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric t Five is the la rg e st o f the five sc ho o l d istric ts a nd se rve s the City o f And e rso n stud e nts. It ho use s two hig h sc ho o ls, thre e mid d le sc ho o ls, te n e le me nta ry sc ho o ls, Pro je c t Cha lle ng e (G ifte d a nd Ta le nte d ), We st Ma rke t Fa mily Ce nte r, Ca lho un Ac a d e my o f the Arts, a nd the Ha nna -We stsid e Exte nsio n Ca mp us. Ta b le 8:5 lists the sc ho o ls a lo ng with its c o nta c t info rma tio n. Ta b le 8:5 And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric t Five, 2006 Ande rson County Sc hool Distric t Five Name Princ ipal Phone Numbe r Distric t O ffic e Be tty Ba g le y, Sup e rinte nd e nt Ha nna -We stsid e Exte nsio n Ca mp us Ric k Ma sc a ro T.L. Ha nna Hig h Mic ha e l E. Sa ms We stsid e Hig h He nry D. Ad a ir La ke sid e Mid d le Ma rtha Ha nwe ll Mc Ca nts Mid d le Ja c kie Sta mp s So uthwo o d Mid d le Eve lyn Murp hy Ca lho un Ac a d e my o f the Arts Ann D. Se lf Ce nte rville Ele me nta ry Jud y Fa ulke nb e rry Co nc o rd Ele me nta ry Ka y H. Mc Ke e Ho me la nd Pa rk Ele me nta ry Mic ha e l Ruthsa tz Mc Le e s Ele me nta ry Ja ne t Mills Mid wa y Ele me nta ry G a ry Bruhje ll Ne vitt Fo re st Ele me nta ry Ko ry Ro b e rts Ne w Pro sp e c t Ele me nta ry Sylvia Tho ma s Va re nne s Ele me nta ry Ma ry C. Pa ul White ha ll Ele me nta ry Ke vin Sno w We st Ma rke t Fa mily Ed uc a tio n NA So uth Fa nt Ea rly Child ho o d Suzie Ba nniste r And e rso n Co unty Alte rna tive Ra nd o lp h H. Dilling ha m So urc e s: Ande rso n Are a Chamb e r o f Co mme rc e, So uth Caro lina De partme nt o f Educ atio n 89

24 Ta b le 8:6 g ive s a p ro file fo r e a c h d istric t a s a who le. Ta b le 8:6 And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric t Pro file s, 2004 Sc hool Distric t Enrollme nt 2004 Ande rson County Sc hool Distric t Profile s Atte ndanc e Rate (%) Graduation Rate (%) Dollars Spe nt pe r Stude nt Stude nt Te ac he r Ratio Absolute Rating And e rso n 1 7, $6, to 1 Exc e lle nt And e rso n 2 3, $7, to 1 Exc e lle nt And e rso n 3 2, $6, to 1 Ave ra g e And e rso n 4 2, $7, to 1 G o o d And e rso n 5 11, $7, to 1 G o o d So urc e : Annual Distric t Re po rt Cards, 2004; So uth Caro lina De partme nt o f Educ atio n Priva te Sc ho o ls And e rso n Co unty ha s fo urte e n p riva te sc ho o ls within its b o rd e rs, mo st o f whic h a re Christia n. Ta b le 8:7 lists the sc ho o ls a lo ng with the ir c o nta c t info rma tio n. Ta b le 8:7 Priva te Sc ho o ls in And e rso n Co unty, 2006 Private Sc hools in Ande rson County Name Administrator/ Princ ipal Phone Numbe r And e rso n Christia n Mic ha e l Chiva le tte Ca lva ry Christia n Ke ith Mitc he ll Cle mso n Mo nte sso ri Sue Bro we r Fa ir Pla y Christia n Ha rry Bre nne ma n Mo nte sso ri o f And e rso n Ka re n Ho lt Oc o ne e C hristia n Tha d Clo e r Da ysta r Christia n Ro ry Da ily Oa kwo o d Christia n Ro n Wilkins St. Jo se p h Ca tho lic Ma ry Ann G ro ve s Fa ith Ce nte r Tim Kimb ril Ne w Co ve na nt De nnis Bills Whisp e ring Pine s Me nno nite Myro n Mulle t Ea sle y Christia n Ed d ie Ric ha rd so n Pro vide nc e Christia n Ma rty G rime s So urc e : Ande rso n Are a Chamb e r o f Co mme rc e 90

25 Co lle g e s a nd Unive rsitie s Ande rso n Unive rsity And e rso n Unive rsity is a p riva te, fo ur-ye a r lib e ra l a rts unive rsity lo c a te d in the histo ric re sid e ntia l a re a o f the c ity o f And e rso n. (And e rso n Co lle g e b e c o me And e rso n Unive rsity in the Sp ring o f 2006.) The Unive rsity is sp o nso re d b y the So uth Ca ro lina Ba p tist Co nve ntio n a nd p ro vid e s o p p o rtunitie s fo r stud e nts to d e ve lo p inte lle c tua lly, p hysic a lly, sp iritua lly, so c ia lly a nd mo ra lly. Alo ng with a c ha lle ng ing lib e ra l a rtsb a se d e d uc a tio n, And e rso n p ro vid e s stud e nts with o utsta nd ing fa c ulty, a d ive rse stud e nt b o d y, NC AA a thle tic s, a wid e ra ng e o f c a mp us o rg a niza tio ns, a nd g e ne ro us fina nc ia l a id fo r a n a ffo rd a b le e d uc a tio n. And e rso n Unive rsity e nro lls a p p ro xima te ly 1,000 tra d itio na l stud e nts, 75 p e rc e nt o f who m a tte nd full time. In a d d itio n the Unive rsity o ffe rs a n e ve ning p ro g ra m, AC CEL, fo r hig hly mo tiva te d, wo rking a d ults wishing to o b ta in a c o lle g e d e g re e. Cle mso n Unive rsity Cle mso n Unive rsity is a d ja c e nt to And e rso n Co unty, o nly 18 mile s fro m the c ity o f And e rso n. It is a sta te -sup p o rte d la nd g ra nt unive rsity tha t e mp ha size s a c a d e mic s, p ub lic se rvic e a nd re se a rc h. Cle mso n e nro lls o ve r 16,000 stud e nts a nnua lly; the c a mp us is lo c a te d o n 1,400 a c re s tha t is surro und e d b y 17,000 a c re s o f unive rsity fa rms a nd wo o d la nd s tha t a re d e vo te d to re se a rc h. Fo und e d in 1889, to d a y Cle mso n is c la ssifie d b y the Ca rne g ie Fo und a tio n a s a Do c to ra l/ Re se a rc h Unive rsity-exte nsive, a c a te g o ry c o mp rising le ss tha n 4 p e rc e nt o f a ll unive rsitie s in Ame ric a. Stud e nts c a n c ho o se fro m mo re tha n 80 und e rg ra d ua te a nd 100 g ra d ua te d e g re e p ro g ra ms in five c o lle g e s. Erskine Co lle g e and Se minary Lo c a te d 10 mile s so uth o f the And e rso n Co unty line, Erskine Co lle g e, fo und e d b y the Asso c ia te Re fo rme d Pre sb yte ria n Churc h in 1839, is the o ld e st fo ur-ye a r, c hurc h- re la te d c o lle g e in So uth Ca ro lina. Erskine s se le c t und e rg ra d ua te stud e nt b o d y is c o mp rise d o f 600 a nd the se mina ry c urre ntly e nro lls a p p ro xima te ly 300 stud e nts. As a c o lle g e a nd se mina ry, Erskine e xists to p re p a re p e rso ns fo r re sp o nsib le living, se rvic e, a nd ministry in b o th c hurc h a nd so c ie ty. Ap a rt fro m the Se mina ry sc ho o l, Erskine s und e rg ra d ua te p ro g ra ms o ffe r a Ba c he lo r o f Arts in e ig hte e n d iffe re nt sub je c t a re a s a nd a Ba c he lo r o f Sc ie nc e in e le ve n d iffe re nt a re a s. The Co lle g e a lso o ffe rs p re -p ro fe ssio na l c e rtific a tio n in te a c hing, la w, ministry, d e ntistry, me d ic ine, a nd ve te rina ry me d ic ine ; it a lso o ffe rs a d ua l d e g re e p ro g ra m in e ng ine e ring thro ug h Cle mso n Unive rsity a nd the Unive rsity o f Te nne sse e, Kno xville. Fo rre st Junio r Co lle g e Fo rre st Junio r Co lle g e is a b usine ss o rie nte d two -ye a r c o lle g e. It o ffe rs a sso c ia te d e g re e s in b usine ss a d ministra tio n a nd c e rtific a te p ro g ra ms in d a ta e ntry, nursing a ssista nc e, b o o kke e p ing, a nd me d ic a l o ffic e ma na g e me nt. 91

26 So uthe rn We sle yan Unive rsity Just no rth o f And e rso n Co unty in Ce ntra l, So uth Ca ro lina, So uthe rn We sle ya n Unive rsity p ro vid e s a fo ur-ye a r lib e ra l a rts e d uc a tio n in a Christia n e nviro nme nt. The Unive rsity fo und e d in 1906 b y the We sle ya n Me tho d ist Churc h still ho ld s c lo se tie s to the re lig io us c o mmunity. SWU e nro lls 2,000+ stud e nts a nnua lly a nd o ffe rs o ve r 30 b a c he lo r d e g re e p ro g ra ms. It a lso o ffe rs a n Asso c ia te s d e g re e in Busine ss a nd Ed uc a tio n a nd a Ma ste r d e g re e in Ad ministra tio n, Ma na g e me nt, Ed uc a tio n a nd Ministry. Tri-Co unty Te c hnic al Co lle g e Tri-Co unty Te c hnic a l Co lle g e, e sta b lishe d 1962, is a p ub lic, two -ye a r c o mmunity c o lle g e tha t se e ks to c o ntrib ute to the e c o no mic g ro wth a nd life lo ng d e ve lo p me nt o f the c itize ns o f And e rso n, Oc o ne e, a nd Pic ke ns c o untie s. The Co lle g e strive s to re sp o nd to the a c a d e mic a nd tra ining ne e d o f the c o mmunity b y p ro viding e xc e lle nt instruc tio n, sma ll c la ss size s, a nd c a ring a nd c o mmitte d fa c ulty a nd sta ff. Tri-Co unty ha d a n o p e n a d missio ns p o lic y a nd p ro vid e s o p p o rtunitie s fo r p e rso n with d ive rse b a c kg ro und s a nd a b ility le ve ls to a c q uire the kno wle d g e a nd skills ne e d e d fo r e mp lo yme nt o r fo r unive rsity tra nsfe r p ro g ra ms. Po st Se c o nd a ry Ed uc a tio n a nd Co ntinuing Ed uc a tio n Ande rso n Adult / Co mmunity Educ atio n Ce nte r And e rso n Ad ult / Co mmunity Ed uc a tio n Ce nte r se rve s And e rso n Co unty Sc ho o l Distric ts Thre e, Fo ur a nd Five. The g o a ls o f the Ce nte r a re to p ro vid e e d uc a tio na l o p p o rtunitie s tha t will he lp a d ult stud e nts (18 ye a rs o r o ld e r) re a c h the ir full e d uc a tio na l p o te ntia l a nd b e c o me mo re p ro d uc tive c itize ns. Lite rac y Asso c iatio n o f Ande rso n Co unty The Lite ra c y Asso c ia tio n o f And e rso n Co unty p ro vid e s o ne -o n-o ne tuto ring b y vo lunte e rs to no n-re a d e rs, lo w-le ve l a d ult re a d e rs a nd no n-eng lish sp e a king individ ua ls in re a d ing, writing, liste ning, a nd sp e a king skills. Vo lunte e rs a re re c ruite d, tra ine d, a nd p la c e d with ind ivid ua ls in ne e d to he lp the m func tio n in so c ie ty a t a n o p timum le ve l o f ind e p e nd e nc e. 92

27 G o ve rnme nt Fa c ilitie s The And e rso n Co unty G o ve rnme nt Fa c ilitie s a re sc a tte re d in a nd a ro und the City o f And e rso n. The re a re se ve ra l c luste rs o f se rvic e s inc lud ing : Do wnto wn Civic Ce nte r Are a And e rso n Re g io na l Airp o rt Mc Duffie Stre e t Do wnto wn Fac ilitie s And e rso n Co unty Co urtho use, Histo ric Co urtho use, Wo o lwo rth Build ing, a nd Ba ile s Building lo c a te d a t 100, 101, 107, a nd 111 S. Ma in Stre e t re sp e c tive ly. All Co urts a re lo c a te d d o wnto wn, a s we ll a s the c o untie s vita l d e p a rtme nts: Fina nc e, Purc ha sing, Co unty Co unc il, Ad ministra to r, Ma ilro o m, Ve te ra ns Affa irs, Pe rso nne l, Busine ss Ana lysts, Co mmunity Re la tio ns, a nd MIS. The Pub lic Sa fe ty Divisio n a nd Co ro ne r a re b o th lo c a te d d o wnto wn a s we ll, a b o ut two b lo c ks a wa y fro m the ma in Co urtho use o n 213 To we r Stre e t. The re a re a lso ma ny se rvic e s a va ila b le to the p ub lic d o wnto wn. Be lo w is a ma p sho wing the o the r se rvic e s lo c a te d d o wnto wn. Ma p 8:2 Do wnto wn And e rso n G o ve rnme nt Fa c ilitie s, 2006 So urc e : Ande rso n Co unty GIS De partme nt 93

28 Civic Ce nte r Are a Fa c ilitie s The Civic Ce nte r Are a is a lso ho me to a wid e ra ng e o f And e rso n Co unty Fa c ilitie s: the b ig g e st b e ing the And e rso n Co unty Civic Ce nte r, a.k.a. the Sp o rts a nd Ente rta inme nt Co mp le x (ASEC ). The c o mp le x b o a sts a ud ito riums, me e ting ro o ms, p a rks, a n a sso rtme nt o f b a ll fie ld s, a nd the Willia m A. Flo yd o utd o o r Amp hithe a tre. The ASEC is lo c a te d a t 3027 Ma ll Ro a d in And e rso n. Surro und ing the Civic Ce nte r a re se ve ra l o the r vita l c o unty fa c ilitie s: The She riff s Offic e (305 Ca mso n Ro a d ), And e rso n C o unty Fire (210 Mc G e e Ro a d ), The De p a rtme nt o f So c ia l Se rvic e s (224 Mc G e e Ro a d ), The And e rso n Co unty De te ntio n Ce nte r (1009 Co unty Ho me Ro a d ), a nd the Be ha vio ra l He a lth Fa c ility (Mc G e e Ro a d ). Be lo w is a ma p tha t sho ws the re la tive lo c a tio ns o f the se fa c ilitie s. Ma p 8:3 Civic Ce nte r Fa c ilitie s in And e rso n Co unty, 2006 So urc e : Ande rso n Co unty GIS De partme nt 94

29 Airp o rt Are a Fa c ilitie s Enviro nme nta l Se rvic e s, Eng ine e ring / Tra nsp o rta tio n, a nd the Co unty s Fle e t Se rvic e s De p a rtme nt a re lo c a te d ne a r the Airp o rt a t 731, 735, a nd 739 Mic he lin Bo ule va rd Re sp e c tive ly. The And e rso n Re g io na l Airp o rt, o wne d a nd o p e ra te d b y the c o unty, is a c ro ss the stre e t fro m the se b uild ing s. The ma p b e lo w sho ws this a re a. Ma p 8:4 And e rso n Are a Airp o rt a nd Surro und ing Fa c ilitie s, 2006 So urc e : Ande rso n Co unty GIS De partme nt Mc Duffie Stre e t The Co unty s Ec o no mic De ve lo p me nt Offic e, Ma in Lib ra ry, a nd Muse um a re lo c a te d in a c luste r a lo ng Mc Duffie Stre e t a t 126 N. Mc Duffie St, 300 N. Mc Duffie St, a nd 202 E. G re e nville Stre e t re spe c tive ly. The Ma in Lib ra ry a lso ha s se ve ra l sa te llite b ra nc he s thro ug ho ut the c o unty. The ma p b e lo w sho ws the Mc Duffie Stre e t Are a. 95

30 Ma p 8:5 Mc Duffie Stre e t And e rso n Co unty Fa c ilitie s, 2006 Source : Ande rson County GIS De partme nt Othe r G o ve rnme nt Fa c ilitie s And e rso n City (City O ffic e s, Fe d e ra l Co urtho use, e tc ) Do wnto wn And e rso n And e rso n Co unty Fa rme r s Ma rke t Murra y Stre e t, Do wnto wn And e rso n Po wd e rsville Sa te llite Offic e (Build ing Co d e s & Tre a sure r) And e rso n Ro a d, Ea sle y Anima l She lte r 615 Hig hwa y 28 Byp a ss Pre -Tria l Inte rve ntio n 130 W. Whitne r Stre e t Sp e c ia l Po p ula tio ns 2003 N. Ma in Stre e t Old Fa nt Mid d le Sc ho o l (Me a ls o n Whe e ls, Se nio r Ce nte r) Fa nt St, And e rso n Wa te r Sup p ly a nd Distrib utio n And e rso n Co unty is se rvic e b y a c o mp le x ne two rk o f munic ip a l wa te r d istric ts a nd rura l wa te r c o mp a nie s. The p rima ry so urc e s o f wa te r fo r the e ig hte e n d iffe re nt wa te r p ro vid e rs in And e rso n Co unty a re La ke Ha rtwe ll a nd the Sa lud a Rive r. The to wns o f Be lto n a nd Ho ne a Pa th re c e ive the ir wa te r fro m the Sa lud a Rive r; the b ulk o f the c o unty is sup p lie d b y La ke Ha rtwe ll. In 2000, The And e rso n Co unty Wa te r Asso c ia tio n (whic h sup p lie s the b ulk o f the c o unty) p urc ha se d Duke Po we r s And e rso n Wa te r Syste m. Othe r a re a s, suc h a s Po wd e rsville a nd Pie d mo nt (in the NE se c to r o f the c o unty) a re sup p lie d b y a c o mb ina tio n o f The And e rso n Co unty Wa te r Asso c ia tio n, G re e nville Wa te r Syste m, a nd o the r e ntitie s. Ma p 8:6 sho ws the wa te r se rvic e a re a s in the c o unty. Ta b le 8:8 sup p lie s the info rma tio n c o nc e rning the c a p a c ity. This d a ta ha s no t b e e n up d a te b y re g io na l a g e nc ie s a nd is fro m

31 Ma p 8:6 Wa te r Sup p lie rs in And e rso n Co unty, 2006 So urc e : Ande rso n Co unty Planning Divisio n Ta b le 8:8 Wa te r Sup p lie rs o f And e rso n Co unty, 1997 Wate r Supplie rs of Ande rson County Are as Se rve d Maximum Volume Ave rage Volume Pe rc e nt Capac ity (MGD) (MGD) To wn o f Be lto n To wn o f Ho ne a Pa th To wn o f Iva To wn o f Pe lze r To wn o f Pe nd le to n To wn o f We st Pe lze r To wn o f Willia msto n Big Cre e k Wa te r Be lto n-ho ne a Pa th Bro a d wa y Wa te r Ha mmo nd Wa te r Hig hwa y Ho me la nd Pa rk Sa lud a -Po wd e rsville Sa nd y Sp ring s Wa te r Sta rr-iva Wa te r We st And e rso n Wa te r So urc e : Appala c hian Co unc il o f Go ve rnme nts Surve y 97

32 Se wa g e Syste m a nd Wa ste wa te r Tre a tme nt Pla nts And e rso n Co unty G o ve rnme nt o p e ra te s o ne wa ste wa te r tre a tme nt p la nt (WWTP) while p urc ha sing c a p a c ity fro m the City s two WWTPs a nd a lso fro m Pe nd le to n WWTP. Se ve ra l munic ip a litie s o p e ra te its o wn WWTP inc lud ing Pe nd le to n, Willia msto n, a nd Be lto n. Othe rs ha ve o p te d to use Co unty o r City WWTP fo r its tre a tme nt o f wa ste wa te r, suc h a s Iva, Pe lze r, a nd We st Pe lze r. Ho ne a Pa th c ho o se s to pro vide re ta il se rvic e o nly while utilizing Wa re Sho a ls WWTP. The Six a nd Twe nty Wa ste wa te r Tre a tme nt Pla nt in And e rso n Co unty is a n a c tiva te d slud g e fa c ility tha t d isc ha rg e s into the Six a nd Twe nty Cre e k. The City o f And e rso n o p e ra te s the Ro c ky Rive r WWTP a nd G e ne ro ste e WWTP a nd le a se s so me o f its c a p a c ity to the Co unty. The se p la nts use a c o mb ina tio n o f tric kling filte rs, a na e ro b ic d ig e ste rs, a nd ro ta ting b io lo g ic a l c o nta c to rs. Ea c h WWTP must me e t stric t DHEC a nd EPA sta nd a rd s fo r the wa te r d isc ha rg ing into the ir re sp e c tive wa te r b o d ie s. A ta b le with the a re a se rvic e p ro vid e rs a nd the ir ind ivid ua l d a ta is lo c a te d b e lo w. Ta b le 8:9 Wa ste wa te r Tre a tme nt Fa c ilitie s in And e rso n Co unty, 2006 No te : MGD millio n g allo ns pe r day and ADF ave rag e daily flo w Se rvic e Provide rs Basin WWTP Pe rmitte d Capac ity ADF % Capac ity Planne d Expansions And e rso n Co unty Sa va nna h 6 a nd MG D MG D 35% - City o f And e rso n Sa va nna h Ro c ky Rive r 9.5 MG D 3.5 MG D 90% - Sa va nna h G e ne ro ste e 10 MGD 3.8 MG D 69% Pe ndle to n Sa va nna h Cle mso n/ Pe ndle to n 2 MG D 0.98 MGD 80.6% WC RSA Sa lud a Pie d mo nt 1.2 MG D MG D 17.1% Ta king wa ste wa te r fro m b o th Iva fa c ilitie s in 2005 Co mp le te d c o nstruc tio n in 2005 to tre a t 10 MG D Lo o king into inc re a sing c a p a c ity o f e xisting p la nt Inc re a sing Ca p a c ity fro m 1.2 to 7.5 MGD b y 2007 Willia msto n Sa lud a Big Cre e k 1.00 MGD MG D 60% - Be lto n Sa lud a Duc kwo rth 5.2 MG D MG D 70% No ne Ho ne a Pa th Sa lud a Iva Sa va nna h Ro c ky Rive r 9.5 MG D 3.5 MG D 90% - Sa va nna h Ro c ky Rive r 9.5 MG D 3.5 MG D 90% Pe lze r Sa lud a Pie d mo nt 1.2 MG D MG D 17.1% We st Pe lze r Sa lud a Pie d mo nt 1.2 MG D MG D 17.1% Ta king wa ste wa te r fro m b o th Iva fa c ilitie s in 2005 Ta king wa ste wa te r fro m b o th Iva fa c ilitie s in 2005 Inc re a sing Ca p a c ity fro m 1.2 to 7.5 MGD b y 2007 Inc re a sing Ca p a c ity fro m 1.2 to 7.5 MGD b y 2007 So urc e s: Ande rso n Co unty Waste wate r Manag e me nt Divisio n, City o f Ande rso n, Cle mso n/pe ndle to n WWTP, WCRSA, Big Cre e k WWTP, and the City o f Pe ndle to n 98

33 Tra nsp o rta tio n Ne two rks Air Se rvic e And e rso n Re g io na l Airp o rt is And e rso n Co unty s so le a irp o rt. And e rso n Re g io na l Airp o rt o p e ne d in 1927 a nd la te r se rve d a s a Wo rld Wa r II a ir b a se. And e rso n Co unty a c q uire d the a irp o rt thro ug h a tra nsfe r a nd o p e ra te s it a s a c o mmunity a irp o rt fo r b o th g e ne ra l a nd p riva te c ha rte r o p e ra tio ns. And e rso n Re g io na l Airp o rt is lo c a te d o n 950 a c re s ne a r the And e rso n City limits a nd ma inta ins two 5,000-fo o t runwa ys. Re c e ntly, the a irp o rt e xp a nd e d o ne o f its runwa ys. The a irp o rt a lso o ffe rs ma ny se rvic e s inc lud ing : a irfra me a nd e ng ine re p a irs, a p ilo t lo ung e, a irc ra ft re nta l, a e ria l surve ys, a fte r ho urs fue ling, c o urte sy c a rs, flig ht instruc tio n, a nd a ir fre ig ht se rvic e s. G SP Inte rna tio na l Airp o rt se rve s the Up sta te a re a, a s we ll, a nd is And e rso n Co unty s c lo se t inte rna tio na l a irp o rt. Cha rlo tte -Do ug la s Inte rna tio na l Airp o rt a nd Ha rtsfie ld -Ja c kso n Atla nta Inte rna tio na l Airp o rt a re two o the r ma jo r a irp o rts within d riving d ista nc e. Buse s, Transit Syste ms The City o f And e rso n sup p lie s the ma jo rity o f the tra nsit se rvic e s in And e rso n. City b use s a nd tro lle ys, a s we ll a s the C AT Syste m (Cle mso n-are a Tra nsit) a re a ll fo rms o f p ub lic tra nsp o rta tio n a va ila b le in And e rso n. The C AT syste m re p re se nts the Cle mso n And e rso n Tra nsit c o nne c ting Cle mso n Unive rsity a nd And e rso n Co lle g e to g e the r fo r the p ub lic use, e sp e c ia lly stud e nts, fre e o f c ha rg e. The C AT Syste m a lso se rvic e s two a d d itio na l ro ute s thro ug ho ut Cle mso n a nd o p e ra te s a t nig ht, Nig htca t. Rail And e rso n Co unty ma inta ins se ve ra l ra ilwa ys fo r fre ig ht tra nsp o rta tio n. Thre e ra ilro a d s se rve d And e rso n Co unty inc lud ing : C SX Ra ilro a d, No rfo lk So uthe rn Ra ilro a d, a nd Pic ke ns Ra ilwa y (Ho ne a Pa th Divisio n). AMTRAK Cre sc e nt, in Cle mso n, is the c lo se t p a sse ng e r ra ilwa y to And e rso n Co unty. AMTRAK o ffe rs tra nsp o rta tio n fro m Ne w Orle a ns to Ne w Yo rk City with a re g io n sta tio n in Cle mso n, G re e nville, a nd Sp a rta nb urg. And e rso n is c urre ntly re se a rc hing hig h-sp e e d ra il a nd sho rt ra il shuttle se rvic e s a nd ha s re c e ive d se ve ra l g ra nt mo nie s fo r this p o ssib le e xp a nsio n. O ne hig h-sp e e d ra il p ro je c t inc lud e s ne a rly a ll the So uthe a ste rn sta te s, while o the rs a re mo re e xc lusive to o ne a re a, suc h a s the Up sta te. The p ro p o se d shuttle se rvic e in And e rso n wo uld c o nne c t the Do wnto wn And e rso n a re a to the Civic Ce nte r with o ne sto p in b e twe e n. This p ro je c t wo uld utilize the No rfo lk So uthe rn Ra ilro a d tra c ks. With a p p ro xima te ly 800 mile s o f ra il a b a nd o ne d sinc e the 1970 s, the se p ro p o sa ls c o uld a id in re vita lizing lo c a l a re a s a nd ma ke use o f re so urc e s tha t a re a va ila b le, b ut unuse d. Ro ads And e rso n Co unty is ma d e up o f nume ro us hig hwa y syste ms, suc h a s Inte rsta te s (I- 85); U.S. Hig hwa ys (29, 76, a nd 178); a nd SC Hig hwa ys (20, 24, 28, 81, 187, a nd 252). Imp ro ve me nts a nd e xp a nsio ns a re c o nsta ntly in the ma king. Curre ntly, the Ea st- We st Co nne c to r is b e ing c o nstruc te d to c o nne c t U.S. Hig hwa ys 76 a nd 178 to So uth Ca ro lina Hig hwa y 81 with two a nd thre e la ne ro a d wa ys. Pla ns a re c o ntinua lly ma d e to o b se rve tra ffic p a tte rns a nd imp ro ve a nd / o r e xp a nd ro a d wa ys to a lle via te c o ng e stio n o n hig hly tra ve le d stre e ts. The va rio us hig hwa ys a lso p ro vid e fre ig ht tra nsp o rta tio n b y wa y o f truc king a nd c o nne c tio n to the se a p o rts (Po rt o f 99

34 Cha rle sto n, G e o rg e to wn Po rt, a nd Po rt Ro ya l) fo r ind ustrie s a nd o the r o rg a niza tio ns lo c a te d in And e rso n Co unty. So lid Wa ste Fa c ilitie s And e rso n Co unty ha s c o mmitte d a la rg e numb e r o r re so urc e s to ha nd ling so lid wa ste. The so lid wa ste p ro g ra m invo lve s re c yc ling, c o o p e ra tio n with o ur re g io na l la nd fill, a nd a c c o rd a nc e with the So uth Ca ro lina So lid Wa ste Ma na g e me nt Ac t. And e rso n Co unty s p rima ry mo d e o f re c yc ling is thro ug h c o nve nie nc e c e nte rs, se t up thro ug ho ut the c o unty. Ma te ria ls d ro p p e d o ff a t the se c e nte rs, a re b a le d fo r c o nse rva tio n o f sp a c e a nd e a se o f tra nsp o rt. And e rso n Co unty c urre ntly o p e ra te s 15 ma nne d c o nve nie nc e c e nte rs, a nd ha s two o the r re c yc ling d ro p p o ints. The c e nte rs a re se t up g e o g ra p hic a lly so tha t no re sid e nt is mo re tha n 5 mile s a wa y fro m a re c yc ling d ro p p o int. In a d d itio n, thre e munic ip a litie s in And e rso n Co unty run suc c e ssful c urb sid e re c yc ling p ro g ra ms: Be lto n, Willia msto n, a nd Pe nd le to n. And e rso n Co unty ha s two la nd fills. The And e rso n Re g io na l La nd fill, b e twe e n Willia msto n a nd Be lto n o ff o f Hig hwa y 20, a nd the Sta rr C & D La nd fill o ff o f Hwy 81 a p p ro xima te ly 6 mile s so uth o f And e rso n, ne a r the to wn o f Sta rr. The And e rso n La nd fill, whic h a lso se rve s a s a Ma te ria ls Re c o ve ry Fa c ility, p ro vid e s a mo d e st re ve nue stre a m. The Sta rr La nd fill a lso c o o p e ra te s with the c o unty s so lid wa ste p ro g ra m. And e rso n Co unty s So lid Wa ste Pro g ra m is a tre me nd o us c o nve nie nc e fo r its c itize ns, is ve ry a c c e ssib le, a nd me e ts a ll sta te -se t sta nd a rd s. Fire Pro te c tio n a nd Pub lic Sa fe ty The re a re ma ny e ntitie s tha t wo rk to g e the r in And e rso n Co unty to up ho ld the la w, a nd p ro te c t the c o unty s c itize ns. The Thre e Ma in Divisio ns o f Co unty G o ve rnme nt a ssig ne d to this ta sk a re : And e rso n Co unty Fire, The And e rso n Co unty She riff s Offic e, a nd The Eme rg e nc y Se rvic e Divisio n. The se o ffic e s c o o rd ina te Fire, Po lic e a nd EMS e ffo rts re sp e c tive ly. Co unty Fire c o o rd ina te s 27 Vo lunte e r Fire De p a rtme nts. This inc lud e s se tting sta nd a rd s, p ro vid ing sup p lie s a nd sup p o rt, a nd ma p p ing b o und a rie s fo r fire re sp o nse. The And e rso n Co unty She riff s Offic e p ro vid e s Po lic e p ro te c tio n fo r a ll uninc o rp o ra te d a re a s o f the c o unty; o ve r 700 Sq ua re Mile s. And e rso n Co unty s Eme rg e nc y Se rvic e Divisio n o ve rse e s the c o o rd ina tio n o f EMS in the c o unty. Curre ntly the Co unty ha s nine re sc ue sq ua d s: e ig ht p ub lic sq ua d s a nd o ne p riva te (Me d sho re ). Ea c h o f the se sq ua d s ha s a se t a re a it is re sp o nsib le fo r. In 2003, C o unty Fire c a me o n b o a rd with the Eme rg e nc y Se rvic e Divisio n to c re a te a ne w Ce ntra l Pub lic Sa fe ty Answe ring Po int, o r PSAP. Bo th e ntitie s e xp e rie nc e d a n imp ro ve me nt in re sp o nse time.a nd re c e ntly, the She riff s O ffic e ha s d isc o ntinue d its se p a ra te d isp a tc h p o int, a nd re lo c a te d to this Ce ntra l PSAP run b y The And e rso n 100

35 Co unty Eme rg e nc y Se rvic e s Co mmunic a tio ns De p a rtme nt. This d e p a rtme nt no w d isp a tc he s a nd p ro vid e s 911 se rvic e s fo r 5 munic ip a l p o lic e d e p a rtme nts, whic h inc lud e And e rso n City Po lic e De p a rtme nt, Iva Po lic e De p a rtme nt, Ho ne a Pa th Po lic e De p a rtme nt, Pe nd le to n Po lic e De p a rtme nt, a nd the Be lto n Po lic e De p a rtme nt. The d e p a rtme nt a lso d isp a tc he s fo r the And e rso n Co unty Anima l a nd Litte r Offic e rs. 911 c a lls a re re c e ive d fo r the And e rso n Co unty She riff s O ffic e a nd the Willia msto n Po lic e De p a rtme nt a nd d isp a tc he d to tha t d e p a rtme nt s d isp a tc he r. The And e rso n Co unty She riffs Offic e Disp a tc he rs a re no w c o -lo c a te d within the c e ntra l c o mmunic a tio ns c e nte r; ho we ve r, the y a re ind e p e nd e nt e mp lo ye e s o f the And e rso n C o unty She riff. The ACSO e mp lo ye e s ha nd le a ll c o mmunic a tio ns fo r the she riff s o ffic e. De sp ite ha ving se p a ra te d isp a tc he rs, the c e ntra l lo c a tio n a nd sta nd a rd iza tio n o f dispatch is proving to be a huge advantage. There are 32 Fire Districts in the Co unty, 9 EMS Distric ts a nd 5 Munic ip a l Po lic e Distric ts, se p a ra te fro m the She riff s Offic e.a s me ntio ne d a b o ve. Whe n yo u o ve rla y the b o und a rie s o f a ll re sp o nse d istric ts in the c o unty yo u c o me up with 62 a re a s with uniq ue c o mb ina tio ns o f (Fire, EMS, Po lic e ) re sp o nse a ssig nme nts, the se a re a s ha ve b e e n ma p p e d a nd a ssig ne d a thre e -d ig it Eme rg e nc y Se rvic e Numb e r, a s sho wn b e lo w. Ma p 8:7 Re sp o nse Assig nme nts fo r And e rso n Co unty, 2006 So urc e : Ande rso n Co unty GIS and E-911 Addre ssing De partme nts The Pla nning Divisio n s G IS a nd Ad d re ssing De p a rtme nt wo rks c lo se ly with o ur Eme rg e nc y Se rvic e Divisio n with re g a rd to the ESN ma p p ing. Ea c h ro a d, o r ra ng e o f a d d re sse s o n a ro a d ha s b e e n c o d e d a c c o rd ing to its ESN, b o th in the c o unty s G IS Ro a d Ce nte rline File, a nd in Ad d re ssing 's Ma ste r Stre e t Ad d re ss G uid e. (MSAG ) 101

36 The Eme rg e nc y Se rvic e Divisio n ha s imp le me nte d a G IS-b a se d Co mp ute r Aid e d Disp a tc h Syste m, o r C AD. The C AD Syste m use s the MSAG in c o njunc tio n with p ho ne re c o rd s to lo c a te a stre e t a d d re ss. G IS De p a rtme nt file s a re no w use d in the C AD Syste m to g ive d isp a tc he rs a q uic k a nd a c c ura te o n-sc re e n lo o k a t the a re a in q ue stio n, witho ut re fe rring to a wkwa rd p a p e r ma p s, o r inc o rre c t d a ta. The C AD syste m ha s b e e n a hug e to o l in imp ro ving a c c ura c y a nd re sp o nse time s in And e rso n Co unty, a nd its suc c e ss ha s la rg e ly c o ntrib ute d to b ring ing a ll fo rms o f re sp o nse into o ne Ce ntra l Disp a tc h Po int. Be lo w is a n e xa mp le o f ho w Pub lic Sa fe ty s C AD Syste m wo rks, ta ke n fro m Sc re e n- sho ts fro m the d isp a tc h fa c ility. Dia g ra m 8:1 And e rso n Co unty s C AD Syste m (Da ta b a se ), 2006 So urc e s: Ande rso n Co unty Pub lic Safe ty Divisio n and GIS De partme nt 102

37 Dia g ra m 8:2 And e rso n Co unty s C AD Syste m (Co rre sp o nd ing Ma p ), 2006 So urc e s: Ande rso n Co unty Pub lic Safe ty Divisio n and GIS De partme nt In the p a st fe w ye a rs, a lo t o f a tte ntio n ha s b e e n p a id to Ho me la nd Se c urity a nd Disa ste r Pre p a re d ne ss. The Eme rg e nc y Pre p a re d ne ss De p a rtme nt, within the Eme rg e nc y Se rvic e Divisio n, is c ha rg e d with ma inta ining a n Eme rg e nc y Op e ra tio ns Ce nte r, a nd a ll Co unty Wa rning Syste ms. Re c e ntly, thro ug h the e ffo rts o f this De p a rtme nt, the c o unty ha s imp le me nte d its first e ve r Co ntinuity o f Ope ra tio ns Pla n. This p la n, invo lving e ve ry c o unty d e p a rtme nt, e nsure s tha t the c o unty will re ma in o p e ra tio na l in the e ve nt o f a c risis o r na tura l d isa ste r. In a c c o rd a nc e with the Co ntinuity o f Ope ra tio ns Pla n, the Eme rg e nc y Se rvic e s Divisio n is c urre ntly d e ve lo p ing a n 800mH ra d io syste m tha t wo uld se rve the e ntire c o unty. 103

38 La nd Use Inve nto ry Existing La nd Use Pa tte rns And e rso n Co unty ha s a to ta l a re a o f 497,280 a c re s, inc lud ing b o th la nd a nd wa te r. This inc lud e s a p p ro xima te ly 400 mile s o f sho re line. The re is Fe d e ra l ownership of much of the water in Lake Hartwell, along with some of the land a ro und La ke Ha rtwe ll a nd La ke Russe ll. The Sta te o wns la nd a ro und Cle mso n Unive rsity a nd a t Sa d le r s Cre e k Sta te Pa rk. With the e xc e p tio n o f a sma ll a mo unt o f Co unty a nd munic ip a l a c re a g e, the ma jo rity o f the la nd in And e rso n Co unty is in priva te o wne rship. Mo st la nd use in the Co unty is c o nsid e re d o p e n sp a c e a nd is c la ssifie d in c ro p la nd, fo re stla nd, o r p a sture la nd c a te g o rie s. The re ma ining a re a s a re c a te g o rize d a s urb a n a nd b uilt-up la nd. This c la ssific a tio n inc lud e s p a rc e ls o f la nd te n a c re s o r mo re use d fo r re sid e nc e s, ind ustria l site s, c o mme rc ia l site s, utility fa c ilitie s, tra nsp o rta tio n fa c ilitie s, ro a d s a nd sma ll p a rks within urb a n a nd b uilt-up a re a s, a nd re c re a tio na l fa c ilitie s. Also inc lud e d a re ro a d s a nd ra ilro a d s o utsid e o f urb a n a nd b uilt-up a re a s. The ma jo rity o f urb a n a nd b uilt-up a re a s o c c ur within the c o rp o ra te limits o f the to wns within the Co unty, in the sub urb a n a re a s o utsid e the City o f And e rso n to wa rd La ke Ha rtwe ll, a nd to the no rth o ff SC 81. Mo re re c e ntly this ha s o c c urre d in the Po wd e rsville a re a. De ve lo p me nt is a lso c o nc e ntra te d fro m And e rso n to Be lto n, Ho ne a Pa th to Willia msto n, o utsid e Pe nd le to n, a nd And e rso n to Iva. Else whe re d e ve lo p me nt is sp a rse, e xc e p t fo r c luste rs a t ke y inte rse c tio ns a nd a lo ng so me ma jo r hig hwa ys a nd ro a d s. The majority of people in Anderson County reside in an urban environment. In l980, a lmo st fifty -two p e rc e nt o f the p o p ula tio n live d in a n a re a c la ssifie d b y the U. S. Bure a u o f the Ce nsus a s urb a n. In 2000, fifty-e ig ht p e rc e nt o f the p o p ula tio n live d in urb a n (b ut no t ne c e ssa rily inc o rp o ra te d ) a re a s. As wa s se e n in the p o p ula tio n e le me nt o f this p la n, the uninc o rp o ra te d a re a s o f the c o unty ha ve g ro wn a nd will c o ntinue to g ro w. In re c e nt ye a rs, the Co unty ha s ta ke n ste ps to imp ro ve the ma na g e me nt o f uninc o rp o ra te d a re a s b y p a ssing o r re vising se ve ra l o rd ina nc e s suc h a s the La nd Use a nd De ve lo p me nt Sta nd a rd s a nd the Sub d ivisio n Re g ula tio ns. And e rso n ha s a lso a d o p te d a Zo ning Ord ina nc e with uniq ue me tho d o f a llo wing a re a s o f the c o unty to se lf se le c t b y p e titio n a nd re fe re nd um whe the r the y d e sire to ha ve zo ning a d o p te d in the ir a re a s. Are a s ha ving zo ning a p p ro ve d a re a ro und the munic ip a litie s o f And e rso n, Willia msto n, a nd Ho ne a Pa th, Five Fo rks, Gre e n Po nd B, a nd Mo unt Ta b o r. While the inc o rp o ra te d a re a s o f the c o unty a re no t inc lud e d o r d isc usse d to a g re a t e xte nt in this p la n, the y d o e xe rt a c e rta in d e g re e o f influe nc e o n d e ve lo p me nt in the uninc o rp o ra te d a re a s. The la rg e r the munic ip a lity, the

39 g re a te r the imp a c t o n o utsid e la nd use s. This is se e n in the And e rso n urb a n a re a. In p a rtic ula r, the we ste rn a nd no rthe rn se c tio ns o utsid e o f the City c o ntinue e xp e rie nc ing a g re a t d e a l o f ne w c o nstruc tio n. Re sid e ntia l La nd Use Re sid e ntia l d e ve lo p me nt c o nstitute s the la rg e st b uilt-up use in the uninc o rp o ra te d a re a s o f the c o unty. This d e ve lo p me nt is sc a tte re d thro ug ho ut the Co unty a nd ma ny o f the a re a s o f d e ve lo p me nt d o no t ha ve the infra struc ture to ha nd le the g ro wth. To c o unte r this, infra struc ture e xte nsio ns in the Co unty s p la ns will a llo w mo re inte nsive d e ve lo p me nt in the a re a s se rve d. De ve lo p me nt p a tte rns c o ntinue to b e stro ng in the no rthe rn se c tio n o f the c o unty, a ro und La ke Ha rtwe ll, a nd the And e rso n urb a n a re a. Gro wth c o ntinue s in the Brushy Cre e k d ivisio n d ue to e xp a nsio n o f the Gre e nville urb a n a re a to g e the r with the o utwa rd mo ve me nt o f d e ve lo p me nt fro m the City o f Ea sle y. The sub urb a niza tio n o f the Po wd e rsville a re a ha s a lso b e e n fue le d b y lo w ta xe s a nd the a va ila b ility o f so me c ity type se rvic e s. The influx o f ne w industry, the d e ve lo p me nt o f g o o d sub d ivisio ns, the a me nitie s o f life a t the la ke ha ve a c c o unte d fo r the c o ntinuing surg e o f d e ve lo p me nt a lo ng the sho re s o f La ke Ha rtwe ll a nd in the And e rso n Urb a n Are a. The d a ta c o lle c te d fro m b uilding p e rmits hig hlig ht o n-g o ing tre nd s. Info rma tio n fro m the 2000 Ce nsus sho ws whe re the c o nc e ntra tio ns o f d we lling units we re a t tha t p o int in time. The d e nse st c o nc e ntra tio n o f re side ntia l la nd use wa s in the c itie s. Are a s e xp e rie nc ing g ro wth a t this time a re the a re a s with the mo st p o te ntia l fo r g ro wth in the future. Ad d itio na l a re a s inc lud e tho se no rth, we st, a nd so uth a re a s o f the City o f And e rso n a nd the Po wd e rsville a re a. The a c tua l site a nd e xp a nsio n o f the BMW p la nt in Gre e r influe nc e s the p o ssib ility tha t fro m Pe lze r to Ho ne a Pa th the re c o uld b e g ro wth tha t ha s no t b e e n a ntic ip a te d a nd d o e s no t fo llo w histo ric a l tre nd s. Also, the e xte nsio n o f se we r line s to Iva ma y sp ur a d d itio na l re sid e ntia l e xp a nsio n in this d ire c tio n Re side ntia l de ve lo pme nt is o c c urring in sub divisio ns tha t a re de ve lo pe d unde r sta nd a rd s tha t the Co unty se ts fo rth in the Sub d ivisio n Re g ula tio ns a nd Co unty Ro a d Sta nd a rd s. Eve n tho ug h mo st d e ve lo p e rs try to se e tha t the ir sub d ivisio ns a re p la nne d a nd d e ve lo p e d p ro p e rly, the se re g ula tio ns he lp to e nsure tha t the we lfa re o f the p e o p le is p ro te c te d thro ug h c o ntro ls o ve r ro a d sta nd a rd s, a c c e ss to p ro p e rty, a nd d ra ina g e in the sub d ivisio n. The c o ntro ls g ua ra nte e tha t p e o p le will ha ve g o o d ro a d s to tra ve l o n within the ir subdivisions and that children will have a safe place to play in their own ne ig hb o rho o d s. Ro a d sta nd a rd s e nsure tha t e me rg e nc y ve hic le s will b e a b le to re a c h ho me s e a sily within sub d ivisio ns a nd tha t p ro p e rty o wne rs will no t find

40 the mse lve s la nd lo c ke d witho ut g o o d a c c e ss to a p ub lic ro a d. The sta nd a rd s e nsure tha t d ra ina g e in the sub d ivisio n will no t a d ve rse ly a ffe c t a d ja c e nt p ro p e rty a nd tha t infra struc ture within a sub d ivisio n is p ut in p la c e a s e ffic ie ntly a s p o ssib le. The se re g ula tio ns a p p ly to tho se a re a s within the d e ve lo p me nt, ho we ve r, a nd d o no t g o ve rn la nd use o utsid e o f the se a re a s. In p a rts o f the Co unty zo ning ha s b e e n a d o p te d a nd the re is so me a ssura nc e o f c o mp a tib le la nd use in tho se zo ne d a re a s. Mo st o f the re sid e ntia l g ro wth ha s o c c urre d in o ne a nd two fa mily unit struc ture s. In the la te 90 s, ma ny o f tho se struc ture s we re mo b ile ho me s, with thre e to fo ur mo b ile ho me s b e ing se t fo r e ve ry o ne stic k b uilt unit. This tre nd ha s c ha ng e d in the e a rly 2000 s. The Co unty s La nd Use a nd De ve lo p me nt Sta nd a rd s ha ve a n imp a c t o n de ve lo pme nt o utside o f sub divisio ns. The se Sta nd a rd s he lp p ro te c t the va lue a nd q ua lity o f re sid e ntia l p ro p e rty. The y a tte mp t to p ro vid e b uffe rs b e twe e n re sid e ntia l a nd c o mme rc ia l d e ve lo p me nts tha t a re b e ing c o nstruc te d in the vic inity. The re is c o nc e rn tha t the se sta nd a rd s ne e d c o ntinuing re visio ns a nd up d a ting to me e t mo re c o nte mp o ra ry c o mmunity va lue s e sp e c ia lly a s re la te d to p ro te c tio n o f na tura l e nviro nme nts a nd c o mmunity infra struc ture. Co mme rc ia l La nd Use The re a re se ve ra l b a sic typ e s o f c o mme rc ia l a c tivity in the Co unty. The se typ e s inc lude : (1) se rvic e o rie nte d use s suc h a s se rvic e sta tio ns, mo te ls, a nd re sta ura nts tha t se rve the re sid e nt p o p ula tio n a nd the tra ve ling p ub lic. Mo st o f this d e ve lo p me nt is fo und a lo ng ma jo r a rte ria l ro a d wa ys, a t Inte rsta te inte rc ha ng e s, e tc.; (2) c o nve nie nc e c o mme rc ia l a c tivitie s like the g ro c e ry sto re s, d rug sto re s, minute ma rke ts, a nd fa st fo o d sto re s tha t a re a ttra c te d to re sid e ntia l a re a s, o fte n in sma ll sho p p ing c e nte rs; (3) d o wnto wn b usine ss a re a s tha t a re suc c e ssful to va rying d e g re e s, b a se d o n a p p e a l a nd the size o f re sid e nt p o p ula tio ns, a nd (4) re g io na l sho p p ing ma lls a nd a va rie ty o f sp e c ia lize d c o mme rc ia l a c tivitie s, suc h a s c a r d e a le rship s, tha t g e ne ra lly lo c a te o utsid e munic ip a l b o und a rie s o n ma jo r ro a d wa ys whe re p ub lic e xp o sure is hig h a nd la rg e tra c ts o f la nd a re a va ila b le. Mo st o f the inc o rp o ra te d a re a s in the c o unty ha ve mo re tha n o ne o f the se typ e s o f use s. All inc o rp o ra te d a re a s ha ve a c e ntra l b usine ss a re a, b ut it is o fte n sc a tte re d o n the ma in tho ro ug hfa re thro ug h to wn. The City o f And e rso n a re a in p a rtic ula r ha s c o nsid e ra b le strip d e ve lo p me nt a lo ng the ma jo r a rte ria ls into to wn. Cle mso n Bo ule va rd c o ntinue s to g ro w a s it ha s in the p a st. Two a rte ria l ro ute s tha t a re e xp e rie nc ing g re a t d e a ls o f c ha ng e a re SC 81 No rth fro m the City o f And e rso n, whic h ha s b e g un e xp a nd ing in the uninc o rp o ra te d a re a s, a nd SC 24 in b e twe e n the SC 28 Byp a ss a nd the La ke, we st o f And e rso n. Sinc e 1992, a ma jo r c o mme rc ia l d e ve lo p me nt ha s b e e n b uilt

41 a t the inte rse c tio n o f U.S. 76 a nd I-85 a nd a ll lo ts ha ve no w b e e n o c c up ie d. A ne w d e ve lo p me nt ha s b e e n initia te d just we st o f tha t p ro je c t, a s we ll. And e rso n Sta tio n, a ma jo r strip c e nte r, ha s b e e n b uilt o n the so uth sid e o f US 76 just we st o f SC 28 Byp a ss. As se we r line s a re e xte nd e d in this a re a a nd a re b e ing e xte nd e d o ut SC 81 the se strip s will e xp e c t mo re c o mme rc ia l c o nstruc tio n. The Po wd e rsville a re a a lo ng US 153 is a lso se e ing mo re strip d e ve lo p me nt. Tra ffic vo lume s we ig h he a vily in a c o mme rc ia l o pe ra tio n s de c isio n to lo c a te a t a p a rtic ula r site, so the se a re a s tha t a re no t a lre a d y b uilt-up will p ro b a b ly b e e xp e rie nc ing a g re a t d e a l o f c o mme rc ia l g ro wth if the o the r infra struc ture fa c ilitie s a re a va ila b le. And e rso n Co unty is a ma jo r re ta il c e nte r in up sta te So uth Ca ro lina with g ro ss sa le s in 2003 to ta ling $3,501,960,704. The City o f And e rso n urb a n a re a c o nta ins the ma jo rity o f the c o mme rc ia l la nd use s in the Co unty. The stre ng th o f the re ta il ma rke t is furthe r a tte ste d to whe n the size o f the tra d ing a re a is c o nsid e re d. Sho p p e rs fro m Ab b e ville, Oc o ne e, a nd Pic ke ns Co untie s in So uth Ca ro lina, a s we ll a s Eb e rt, Fra nklin, Ha rt, Ste p he ns, a nd Ra b un Co untie s in Ge o rg ia, tra ve l to And e rso n to sp e nd the ir mo ne y. The re a so ns fo r And e rso n s re ta il p ro mine nc e a nd a ttra c tio n to no n-re sid e nts inc lud e the e a se o f tra ve l a ffo rd e d b y Inte rsta te 85 a nd US 76, the va rie ty in sto re s a nd me rc ha nd ise, the sma ll to wn a tmo sp he re, a nd the a va ila b ility o f p a rking. Co mme rc ia l d e ve lo p me nt c re a te s jo b s a nd b ring s in o utsid e d o lla rs whe n p e o p le fro m o the r c o untie s c o me to sho p in And e rso n Co unty. As sho wn in a no the r se c tio n o f this p la n the se rvic e a nd re ta il p a rt o f the lo c a l e c o no my is the fa ste st g ro wing se c to r. Co mme rc ia l d e ve lo p me nt ma y a lso ha ve ne g a tive imp a c ts suc h a s strip d e ve lo p me nt a nd its a c c o mp a nying la c k o f a e sthe tic a p p e a l, la c k o f c o mp a tib ility with re sid e ntia l ne ig hb o rho o d s, so il e ro sio n fro m wa te r runo ff fro m la rg e sc a le g ra d ing, a nd a d d itio na l usa g e a nd stra ins tha t it p uts o n hig hwa ys a nd o the r munic ip a l typ e se rvic e s. The Co unty ha s ta ke n so me me a sure s to le sse n the ne g a tive imp a c t o f d e ve lo p me nt thro ug h a ma jo r re visio n o f the La nd Use a nd De ve lo p me nt Sta nd a rd s c o d e s a nd a d o p tio n o f a Zo ning Ord ina nc e. Ind ustria l La nd Use Five distinc t a re a s o f ind ustria l de ve lo p me nt a c c o mmo d a te mo st o f the ma jo r ind ustria l use s o utsid e o f the inc o rp o ra te d a re a s o f the Co unty. The se a re a s inc lud e : 1. the c o rrid o r a lo ng US 76 b e twe e n And e rso n a nd Pe nd le to n; 2. the c o rrid o r a lo ng SC 81 b e twe e n Sta rr a nd And e rso n; 3. the c o rrid o r a lo ng US 76 b e twe e n Ho ne a Pa th a nd Be lto n; 4. the c o rrid o r a lo ng the SC 28 Byp a ss o n the we ste rn sid e o f the City o f And e rso n; a nd 5. the vic inity o f ma ny inte rse c tio ns o f I- 85, mo st p ro mine ntly the inte rse c tio n o f SC 81 a nd I-85.

42 So me o f the g e ne ra l a nd site -sp e c ific fa c to rs tha t p la y la rg e ro le s in industria l lo c a tio n d e c isio ns in And e rso n Co unty a re : The a va ila b ility o f utilitie s. Ac c e ssib ility via ma jo r hig hwa ys to I-85. A g o o d la b o r fo rc e. Sup p o rt fa c ilitie s a re a va ila b le in the And e rso n urb a n a re a. Ed uc a tio na l fa c ilitie s a re a va ila b le a t ne a rb y Cle mso n Unive rsity, And e rso n Unive rsity, a nd Tri-Co unty Te c h. Ra ilro a d line s p a ra lle l a nd a re imme dia te ly a va ila b le fo r the tra nsp o rta tio n o f g o o d s a nd ma te ria ls a t ma ny site s. Future d e ve lo p me nt is no t e xp e c te d to a d he re just to the se a re a s. Se ve ra l ind ustria l p a rks ha ve b e e n d e ve lo p e d e lse whe re in the Co unty a nd will b e g in a ttra c ting ind ustrie s. The c o nc e p t o f ind ustria l p a rks is ind e e d a g o o d o ne. In the se p a rks ind ustria l d e ve lo p me nt is c o nc e ntra te d in o ne p la c e. Ea c h ind ustry in a p a rk c a n sha re the a va ila b le infra struc ture e ffic ie ntly witho ut ha ving to run a d d itio na l line s. A we ll-p la nne d ind ustria l p a rk will a lso re d uc e p o te ntia l ne g a tive imp a c ts o n ne a rb y ne ig hb o rho o d s a nd c o mme rc ia l o pe ra tio ns. The e xisting ind ustria l p a rks in the Co unty with a va ila b le a c re a g e to a c c o mmo d a te future e xp a nsio n inc lud e the Cle mso n Re se a rc h Pa rk, the And e rso n Co unty Airp o rt Busine ss Pa rk, the Co mme rc e Ce nte r, the Mille a rn Ind ustria l Pa rk, the Ryd e r Ind ustria l Pa rk, the And e rso n Busine ss Pa rk, the Kra ve t Ind ustria l Pa rk, the Allia nc e Ind ustria l Pa rk, a nd the Be lto n Sta nd p ip e Ind ustria l Pa rk. Ano the r fa c to r a ffe c ting ind ustria l d e ve lo p me nt is the d e sire o f p ro p e rty o wne rs to se ll the ir la nd sp e c ific a lly fo r tha t p urp o se. Owne rs ma y se ll la nd in this wa y b y indic a ting to re a l e sta te p ro fe ssio na ls, o r the And e rso n Co unty Ec o no mic De ve lo p me nt sta ff, tha t the y wa nt the ir p ro p e rty sho wn to a n industria l c lie nt. Ag ric ultura l a nd Fo re stry Pre se rva tio n o f p rime fa rmla nd ha s b e e n a na tio n-wid e issue fo r the p a st d e c a d e a mo ng la nd use p ro fe ssio na ls. Prime fa rmla nd ha s b e e n id e ntifie d b y the So il Co nse rva tio n Se rvic e a s la nd tha t c a n b e fa rme d with little d e g ra d a tio n to the e nviro nme nt a nd p ro d uc t fo o d a nd fe e d with the le a st a mo unt o f e ne rg y use d. Onc e fa rmla nd is d e ve lo p e d it g e ne ra lly b e c o me s e ithe r e xp e nsive to fa rm o r no lo ng e r fa rma b le. Sinc e 1964, a lmo st 64,000 a c re s o f fa rmla nd we re lo st in And e rso n Co unty. As d e ve lo p me nt c o ntinue s, mo re la nd will b e lo st to re sid e nc e s, ind ustry a nd c o mme rc ia l use s.

43 Ac re a g e in Fa rms 240, ,100 Ave ra g e Size o f Fa rm To ta l Numb e r o f Fa rms 2,103 1,644 Pre se rva tio n o f the fa rming c o mmunity itse lf, a c ultura l re so urc e in this c o unty, is a lso se e n a s a n imp o rta nt issue. Mo st (54%) o f the p e o p le fa rming in And e rso n Co unty ha ve a no the r so urc e o f inc o me o the r tha n the ir fa rm inc o me. This d o e s no t imply tha t the ir fa rm inc o me is no t imp o rta nt to the m. Muc h o f fa rm inc o me is done through cash or barters and is not reported. There is an underground e c o no my tha t d o e s no t sho w up in the sta tistic a l a b stra c t. Ad d itio na lly, ma ny p e o p le simp ly fa rm b e c a use it is the ir life style a nd the y ke e p a no the r jo b to b e a b le to a ffo rd to ha ve this a g ric ultura l life style. The re a re se ve ra l me tho d s use d b y o the r p la c e s a ro und the US tha t ha ve b e e n suc c e ssful in se tting a sid e p rime fa rmla nd. Thre e in p a rtic ula r tha t ma y b e use ful he re in And e rso n Co unty a re (1) c re a tio n o f a g ric ultura l zo ning d istric ts; (2) c re a tio n o f la nd o r c o nse rva tio n trusts; a nd (3) re c o g nizing a nd e nfo rc ing e xiting rig ht-to -fa rm la ws. Ag ric ultura l d istric ts a re c re a te d in a c o o p e ra tive e ffo rt b e twe e n the fa rme r a nd the lo c a l g o ve rnme nt. In e xc ha ng e fo r und e rta king o b lig a tio ns no t to d e ve lo p the la nd fo r a c e rta in numb e r o f ye a rs the la nd o wne r is g ra nte d a va rie ty o f b e ne fits to e nc o ura g e a nd p ro te c t a g ric ultura l o p e ra tio ns. This o ffic ia lly d e sig na te s a nd p ro te c ts a g ric ulture a s the d o mina nt la nd use in tha t a re a o f the Co unty. So me o f the b e ne fits to the o wne r ma y b e use -va lue a sse ssme nts, p ro te c tio n a g a inst nuisa nc e suits, p ro te c tio n a g a inst the e xte nsio n o f p ub lic fa c ilitie s o r e xe mp tio n fo r p a ying fo r the m, p ro te c tio n a g a inst a nne xa tio n, e mine nt d o ma in, a nd e lig ib ility fo r prio rity in Sta te purc ha se o f de ve lo pme nt rig hts. La nd o r c o nse rva tio n trusts invo lve the vo lunta ry p la c e me nt o f p ro p e rtie s und e r a trust tha t inc lud e s re stric tio ns o n d e ve lo p me nt o r c ha ng e in re turn fo r ta x a d va nta g e s a nd the a ssura nc e o f the p e rp e tua l ma inte na nc e o f the p ro p e rty in its c urre nt sta te. The rig ht-to -fa rm p ro g ra m is simila r to a n a g ric ultura l d istric t, b ut is no t so re stric tive to the fa rme r. The re is a p ro te c tio n to the fa rme r a g a inst nuisa nc e suits b y d e c la ring tha t wha te ve r a c tivity the y a re invo lve d in, tha t is c o nsid e re d a p ro p e rly ma na g e d a g ric ultura l o p e ra tio n, is no t a nuisa nc e a nd lo c a l p o we r to re stric t the ir a c tivitie s is limite d. The inte ntio n is to p re ve nt the nuisa nc e suits a nd the re g ula tio n tha t a rise s a s re sid e ntia l d e ve lo p me nt e nc ro a c he s up o n the fa rming a re a s (o d o r, tra c to r tra ffic, e tc.).

44 Pub lic La nd Muc h o f the Co unty is in public o r se mi-public use. Of the 52,873 ac re s o f public la nd, the Sta te o wns 20,946 a c re s, mo st o f whic h c o nstitute Cle mso n Unive rsity, a nd the Fe d e ra l Go ve rnme nt o wns 31,927 a c re s, c o nstituting La ke Ha rtwe ll a nd La ke Russe ll. In a d d itio n to the Sta te a nd Fe d e ra l p ub lic la nd s, the re a re ma ny se mi-p ub lic a re a s like c hurc he s a nd g ra ve ya rd s, p riva te c o lle g e s, p ub lic sc ho o ls, munic ip a l p a rks a nd Co unty p a rks. Inc o mp a tib le Mixe d La nd Use Unre g ula te d mixe d la nd use d in re sid e ntia l, c o mme rc ia l, ind ustria l, a g ric ultura l, c ultura l, a nd / o r p ub lic a nd se mi-p ub lic a re a s ma y le a d to inc o nsiste nt a nd sub sta nd a rd d e ve lo p me nt. Inc o mp a tib le d e ve lo p me nt a d ve rse ly a ffe c ts surro unding pro pe rtie s o fte n re sulting in a n uninviting, de c lining a re a in whic h fe w ind ividua ls a re willing to inve st. And e rso n Co unty ha s a d o p te d c o nve ntio na l zo ning re g ula tio ns tha t le a ve it to the p e o p le o f the a re a s to se lf-se le c t inc lusio n. This p ro c e ss d o e s le a ve ma ny a re a s tha t a re unzo ne d d ire c tly a d ja c e nt to zo ne d a re a s. Also, the Co unty s De ve lo p me nt Sta nd a rd s Ord ina nc e p ro vid e s little c o ntro l o ve r la nd use. While zo ning ha s he lp e d g re a tly in a sig nific a nt p a rt o f And e rso n Co unty, witho ut so me mo re re stric tive fo rm o f re g ula tio n, the mixe d la nd use c ha ra c te ristic o f the urb a n a nd munic ip a l a re a s will mo st like ly c o ntinue to e xp a nd in to the rura l a re a s o f the c o unty a lo ng ma jo r stre e ts a nd hig hwa ys. Stre ng the ning d e ve lo p me nt sta nd a rd s a nd / o r a d o p tio n o f c o untywid e zo ning a nd o the r la nd use c o ntro ls a lo ng the ma jo r c o rrid o rs, ind ustria l site s, a nd a g ric ultura l d istric ts c o uld re d uc e this p ro b le m. Strip De ve lo p me nt Ac tivity Alo ng Ma jo r Hig hwa y Line a r p a tte rns in re sid e ntia l a nd c o mme rc ia l d e ve lo p me nt ha ve o c c urre d a lo ng ma jo r ro a d wa ys le a d ing into the munic ip a litie s. Sinc e the 1994 La nd Use Pla n, Hig hwa y 24, Hig hwa y 81 No rth a nd So uth, Hig hwa y 29, the 28 By-Pa ss, the Be lto n Hig hwa y ha ve jo ine d Hig hwa y a nd Hig hwa y 153 in Po wd e rsville a s b e ing a re a s o f c o ntinuo us re sid e ntia l a nd c o mme rc ia l a c tivity. Strip d e ve lo p me nt c a n b e d e fine d a s a c ha in o f c o mme rc ia l e sta b lishme nts site d sid e b y sid e e a c h with its o wn a c c e ss to the ma jo r ro a d a nd e a c h with its wa te r a nd se we r ta p s to the ma in line. Pla nne d d e ve lo p me nts (no n-line a r) o n the o the r ha nd, mig ht g ro up se ve ra l b usine sse s to g e the r o r ne a r e a c h o the r a nd sha re a c o mmo n a c c e ss to the ma jo r ro a d a nd utilitie s.

45 Strip d e ve lo p me nt is e a sie r a nd c he a p e r to b uild sinc e it is e a sie r to site o ne sto re tha t to g e t se ve ra l b usine sse s to g e the r to a g re e o n a sma ll p la nne d c o mme rc ia l c e nte r. Unfo rtuna te ly, ine ffic ie nt line a r p a tte rns o f d e ve lo p me nt a re c o mmo n in And e rso n Co unty. Fre q ue nt c urb c uts fo r re sid e ntia l a nd c o mme rc ia l d rive wa ys a llo wing a c c e ss to sto re s o r ho use s a re line d up a lo ng the ro a d. Ea c h g e ne ra lly fe a ture s its o wn sma ll p a rking lo t a nd d rive wa y. In summa ry, strip d e ve lo p me nts te nd to ha ve the fo llo wing p o te ntia lly ne g a tive impa c ts: Inte rrup ting tra ffic flo w re d uc e s the c a rrying c a p a c ity o f ro a d s. Co nflic t p o ints fo r ve hic le s a re c re a te d with p o te ntia l sa fe ty ha za rd s a t e a c h d rive wa y. Se rvic e s like se we r, te le p ho ne, e tc. a re mo re e xp e nsive b e c a use the va rio us line s a re c o nstruc te d ind ivid ua lly ra the r tha n sha re d. Tra ffic lig hts c a nno t b e e a sily p la nne d o r time d fo r e ve n flo w o f tra ffic a s the y c a n with p la nne d d e ve lo p me nts se t o ff o f the hig hwa y. Lo ng -te rm d e ve lo p me nt b e c o me s le a p fro g g e d, fa r re mo ve d fro m the urb a nize d a re a. La nd a nd e ne rg y a re use d ine ffic ie ntly. Po te ntia lly unsa fe a nd / o r unp le a sa nt ne ig hb o rho o d e nviro nme nts a re c re a te d. La rg e tra ffic vo lume s, hig h sp e e d s a nd o the r intrusio ns a lo ng suc h strip s a re usua lly no t c o nd uc ive to a q ua lity re sid e ntia l e nviro nme nt. Urb a n Enc ro a c hme nt into Prime Fa rmla nd Sinc e 1964, the Co unty lo st in e xc e ss o f 63,000 a c re s o f fa rmla nd to d e ve lo p me nt. Mo st o f this la nd ha s b e e n p rime fa rmla nd, with the le a st a mo unt o f c o nstra ints to d e ve lo p me nt (le ve l, p e rme a b le, a c c e ssib le to ro a d wa ys, e tc.). Exp a nsio n o f urb a n a re a s will c o ntinue to c o nsume mo re o f the c o unty s b e st fa rmla nd. Future La nd Use Kno wing e xisting d e ve lo p me nt p a tte rns a nd b e ing a b le to a ntic ip a te, p re d ic t, a nd e ve n ste e r future d e ve lo p me nt is so me thing tha t is e xtre me ly imp o rta nt fo r And e rso n Co unty. Tha t is why And e rso n Co unty s Co d e o f O rd ina nc e s re q uire tha t this p la n a d d re ss Future La nd Use. Ma ny wo uld a rg ue tha t the Co unty d o e sn t o wn mo st o f the p ro p e rty within its b o rd e rs, a nd e ve r-c ha ng ing fre e ma rke t p re ssure s d e te rmine la nd use p a tte rns no t a ma p. This is true ; ho we ve r,

46 the Future La nd Use ma p s, a nd c o mmunity me e ting s re g a rd ing La nd Use a re a nything b ut a rb itra ry. The And e rso n Co unty Future La nd Use Ma p se rve s ma ny p urp o se s. The Future La nd Use Ma p se rve s a s: A Kno wle d g e Ba se fo r Sta ff a nd Citize ns a like The visua l re p re se nta tio n a ffo rd e d b y the ma king o f the ma p, a nd the kno wle d g e o f e a c h c o mmunity g a ine d b y me e ting with the pub lic is a n inva lua b le re so urc e fo r Pla nning Sta ff. The se thing s a re wha t ma ke true Co mmunity Pla nning p o ssib le a c ro ss a n e ntire c o unty. A Ba se Ma p fo r Ne wly Ena c te d Zo ning Ne w zo ning is c re a te d b y p re c inc t via c itize n re fe re nd um. Whe n this is d o ne, p la nning sta ff use s the Future La nd Use Ma p to c re a te the ne e d e d zo ne s fo r tha t p re c inc t a t the p a rc e l le ve l, b e fo re ha ving mo re in d e p th d isc ussio ns a b o ut c itize n s e xp e c ta tio ns, a nd a d o p ting the zo ning thro ug h Co unty Co unc il. A Pe rmitting To o l The Future La nd Use Ma p is a tre me nd o us re fe re nc e fo r p e rmitting p o ssib le no n-c o nfo rming La nd Use s. The ma p a lso he a vily influe nc e s sta ff a nd Pla nning Co mmissio n re c o mme nd a tio ns re g a rd ing re zo ning, va ria nc e s, a nd sp e c ia l e xc e p tio ns. An Ec o no mic De ve lo p me nt To o l Ha ving up d a te d Curre nt a nd Future La nd Use ma p s in GIS a llo ws the Co unty (Pla nning, Ec o no mic De ve lo p me nt, a nd Cha mb e r o f Co mme rc e ) to sha re visua ls o f d e ve lo p me nt p a tte rns with p ro sp e c tive b usine sse s a nd inve sto rs g iving o utsid e rs a sna p sho t o f the Co unty, a s we ll a s a twe nty-ye a r fo re c a st tha t the y c o uld no t find e lse whe re. A G uid e fo r Pro je c ts The Future La nd Use mo d e l is c o nsulte d in ma ny p ro je c ts inc lud ing (b ut no t limite d to ) tra nsp o rta tio n syste ms, o ve rla y d istric ts, GIS ma p p ing, ro a d / b rid g e p ro je c ts, a nd e ng ine e ring p ro je c ts. While the Future Land Use map does have many roles, it is by no means set in sto ne. It is me a nt o nly a s a g uid e in the sp e c ific c a p a c itie s me ntio ne d a b o ve. The ma p re p re se nts a fo re c a st fo r the ne xt twe nty ye a rs, b ut in re a lity the ma p c a n b e a s d yna mic a s the time s re q uire. Pub lic me e ting s, a nne xa tio ns, a nd la rg e -sc a le p ro je c ts c a n a lte r the e b b a nd flow of land use. It is also important to no te tha t this ma p is c itize n d rive n; re fle c ting no t o nly wha t e xists a nd wha t is c o ming, b ut a lso wha t the re sid e nts o f a p a rtic ula r a re a wo uld like to se e change or stay the same. During the Comprehensive Planning Process, the Co unty is b ro ke n into five Pla nning Are a s tha t ro ug hly c o rre sp o nd to the five Sc ho o l Distric ts in And e rso n Co unty. Ea c h Pla nning Are a ha s lo c a l a nd the n re g io na l me e ting s. Citize n s c o nc e rns a nd sug g e stio ns o fte n influe nc e the ma p d ire c tly. Afte r the se e ffo rts a re c o mp le te d the p ub lic, the Pla nning Sta ff, the Pla nning Co mmissio n, a nd the Co unty Co unc il sig n o ff the Future La nd Use ma p. Future La nd Use p la nning, while no t b inding, is the mo st c o mpre he nsive c o untywid e a ssig nme nt tha t the Pla nning Divisio n is c ha rg e d with. The Future La nd Use Ma p d isc o unts a re a s insid e o f to wn limits a nd munic ip a l b o und a rie s, the a re a c o ve re d b y La ke Ha rtwe ll, a nd Ro a d Infra struc ture. Give n tho se c o nstra ints o ur ma p sho ws the se re la tive p ro p o rtio ns:

47 It is inte re sting to no te, tha t d e sp ite the re c e nt a nd p ro je c te d g ro wth o f And e rso n Co unty d e sp ite the ine vita b ility o f mo re inte nsive la nd use o ve r 95% o f the la nd in the Co unty is fo re c a ste d to re ma in in the le a st inte nse c a te g o rie s, b e ing Lo w De nsity Re side ntia l, Ag ric ultura l, a nd Na tura l Co nse rva tio n. The c a te g o ry o f Lo w De nsity Re sid e ntia l is the la rg e st a re a o n o ur ma p. However, this does not mean that a majority of this land is not currently being use d fo r sub d ivisio n d e ve lo p me nt, o r will it b e so o n. Ra the r, the c a te g o ry d e no te s lo c a tio ns whe re sub d ivisio ns a nd o the r lo w-d e nsity ne ig hb o rho o d s a re mo st like ly. A lo t o f fa c to rs g o into id e ntifying the se a re a s: p ro ximity to to wns, g ra vita tio na l p ull o f urb a n a re a s, d ista nc e to c o mme rc ia l c e nte rs, lo c a tio n a nd fre q ue nc y o f inte rsta te e xits, p ro ximity to ma jo r e mp lo ye rs, c urre nt g ro wth tre nd s, a nd p ub lic o p inio n. The ma jo rity o f the se a re a s a re ne a r sma ll to wns, a lo ng hig hwa y c o rrid o rs, a ro und La ke Ha rtwe ll, o r c lo se to And e rso n a nd Gre e nville s me tro a re a s. Sp e c ific a re a s with re la tive ly hig h g ro wth a re Po wd e rsville a nd And e rso n s No rth a nd Ea st sid e s. Co mme rc ia l g ro wth fo llo ws re side ntia l g ro wth, ro a d s, a nd utility infra struc ture. This is re fle c te d o n the Future La nd Use Ma p a lo ng hig hwa y c o rrid o rs suc h a s Hig hwa y s 81, 29, 24, 153, a nd 76. Co nve rse ly, Hig h De nsity Re sid e ntia l De ve lo pme nt is a ll a b o ut c o nve nie nc e, so we wo uld e xp e c t so me Hig h De nsity a lo ng the se c o rrid o rs a nd insid e munic ip a litie s. The p rima ry a re a s ta rg e te d fo r Na tura l Co nse rva tio n in And e rso n Co unty a re The Exp e rime nta l Fo re st, The Simp so n Ag ric ultura l Re se a rc h Fa c ility, lo w-lying flo o d p la ins, a nd inle ts a nd isla nd s c re a te d b y La ke Ha rtwe ll. Typ ic a lly the se a re la rg e tra c ts tha t a re he ld b y sing le, p ub lic la nd o wne rs. The y a re tra c ts tha t a re e ithe r no t d e ve lo p a b le, o r ha ve sig nific a nt e nviro nme nta l imp o rta nc e. The fo llo wing p a g e s sho w the o ve ra ll Future La nd Use Ma p, a s we ll a s a d e ta ile d ma p fo r e a c h p la nning a re a a s a d o p te d b y the And e rso n Co unty Co unc il.

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55 Go als and Obje c tive s Intro duc tio n The Go als and Obje c tive s Se c tio n is the he art o f this plan. Taking no te s fro m many Citizen-based meetings throughout the past five years, as well as info rmatio n gathe re d fro m the Imagine Ande rso n Visio ning pro c e ss guide d the Staff Planne rs as the y de ve lo pe d the se. Eac h e le me nt o f the Inve nto ry se c tio n is liste d with se ve ral go als and o bje c tive s that de al dire c tly with it. While many go als c o uld be liste d unde r multiple se c tio ns, Staff has e le c te d to c ho o se o ne inste ad o f re pe ating. It is o ur ho pe that by liste ning to the c itize ns and striving to ac hie ve the se go als, that Ande rso n Co unty will c o ntinue to gro w and thrive ; while also be c o ming an e ve n mo re e njo yable and satisfying plac e to live, wo rk and play. 122

56 Co mpre he nsive Pla n Go a ls a nd Ob je c tive s Popula tion Po p. G1 Ande rso n Co unty will a c c o mmo da te a nd ma na g e its re a so na b le sha re o f re g io na l g ro wth Po p. O1 Po p. O2 Ma intain and e nfo rc e c o nsiste nt po lic ie s Pro vide a ssista nc e in suppo rt, ma pping, a na lysis, a nd sta tistic s Po p. G2 Ande rso n c o unty will c o ntinue to pro mo te ha rmo nio us c o mmunity re la tio ns, a he a lthy spirit o f c o mmunity, a nd re spe c t a nd unde rsta nding a mo ng a ll c itize ns Po p. O3 Pro vide a c o o pe ra tive a nd fa ir e nviro nme nt tha t e na b le s de ve lo pme nt to o c c ur in a re a so na b le a nd sma rt ma nne r Po p. G3 Ande rso n Co unty will e nha nc e o ppo rtunitie s fo r c itize n invo lve me nt in lo c a l g o ve rnme nt Po p. O4 Enc o ura g e c o mmunity a nd sta ke ho lde r c o lla b o ra tio n in de ve lo pme nt de c isio ns Ec onomic De ve lopme nt Ec o n. G1 Ec o n. G2 Ande rso n Co unty will strive to a ttra c t mo re industry while ma inta ining a nd pre se rving its na tura l b e a uty a nd hig h q ua lity o f life Ande rso n Co unty s infra struc ture e xpa nsio n pro g ra ms will b e use d to a ttra c t industry into a re a s whe re it c a n b e mo st e ffic ie ntly se rve d a nd a ppro pria te ly lo c a te d Ec o n. O1 Ec o n. O2 Exte nd o r e xpa nd infra struc ture tha t will pro vide fo r the a dditio n o f ne w jo b s tha t me e t o ur g o a l o f pro viding ne w hig h q ua lity e mplo yme nt o ppo rtunitie s fo r e xisting a nd ne w c itize ns Enc o ura g e ne w jo b c re a tio n in a re a s tha t c a n b e e a sily se rve d b y e xisting ro a ds a nd utilitie s a nd tha t c a n b e se rve d b y a n impro ve d syste m o f ma ss tra nsit Ec o n. G3 Ande rso n Co unty will re sto re va lue to industria l, c o mme rc ia l, a nd re side ntia l site s in the c o unty tha t a re c urre ntly a b a ndo ne d, in disre pa ir, o r unde rutilize d Ec o n. O3 De ve lo p g ra nts a nd pla ns fo r c le a nup a nd re de ve lo pme nt o f a b a ndo ne d mills, unde rutilize d sho pping c e nte rs a nd c o mme rc ia l b uilding s, a nd Bro wnfie ld

57 Ec o n. G4 Ande rso n Co unty will pa rtne r to de ve lo p industria l pa rks to pro vide de ve lo pe d site s a nd b uilding s in o rde r to mo re e ffe c tive ly c o mpe te in industria l re c ruitme nt Ec o n. O4 Ma intain and sha re up-to -da te inve nto rie s o f da ta a nd c ha ng e a sso c ia te d with ne w de ve lo pme nt a nd infra struc ture impro ve me nt a nd e xpa nsio n Ec o n. G5 Ec o n. G6 Ande rso n Co unty will pro vide hig h q ua lity e mplo yme nt o ppo rtunitie s fo r a ll me mb e rs o f the Co unty s dive rse po pula tio n Ande rso n Co unty will suppo rt me a sure s to inc re a se the e duc a tio na l a tta inme nt o f Co unty re side nts in o rde r to pro vide a mo re skille d a nd kno wle dg e a b le wo rk fo rc e fo r a ttra c ting e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt Ec o n. O5 Pro vide a ssista nc e a nd suppo rt in ma pping, a na lysis, a nd sta tistic s to the pub lic a nd c o unty a dministra tive a nd se rvic e divisio ns, inc luding sc ho o ls Ec o n. G7 Ec o n. G8 Ec o n. G9 Ande rso n c o unty will pa rtic ipa te in me a sure s a nd a c tivitie s a ime d a t ma inta ining q ua lity a ir a nd wa te r sta nda rds in o rde r to b e a b le to c o ntinue to a ttra c t e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt Ande rso n Co unty will wo rk to e nha nc e the q ua lity o f life in the c o mmunity a s a to o l fo r re c ruiting e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt a nd pro viding q ua lity e mplo yme nt fo r a g ro wing po pula tio n Ande rso n Co unty will a ssist munic ipa litie s within its b o unda rie s in c re a ting vib ra nt c o mmunitie s tha t a re a ttra c tive fo r e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt Na tura l Re sourc e s Na t. Re s. G1 Ande rso n Co unty will a ssure a c le a n, sa fe, pro duc tive, a nd e njo ya b le e nviro nme nt fo r living, wo rking, a nd pla ying to e xisting a nd future g e ne ra tio ns Na t. Re s. O1 Stre ng the n a nd e nfo rc e e ffe c tive po lic ie s de a ling with sto rm wa te r runo ff a nd po int so urc e po llutio n Na t. Re s. G2 Ande rso n c o unty will e na c t a nd suppo rt e ffo rts pro mo ting na tura l re so urc e c o nse rva tio n a nd pre se rva tio n c o untywide Na t. Re s. O2 Se rve a s a sub sta ntia l re so urc e fo r tho se se e king to use impo rta nt na tura l fe a ture s a nd a me nitie s a s a n inte g ra l pa rt o f de ve lo pme nt

58 Na t. Re s. O3 Ena c t re g ula to ry c ha ng e s a ime d a t pre se rving the e xisting fo re st a nd e limina ting c le a r c utting o f wo o de d pro pe rtie s witho ut sub se q ue nt re fo re sta tio n Na t. Re s. G3 Ande rso n c o unty will pro mo te de ve lo pme nt po lic ie s a nd sta nda rds tha t inc lude na tura l re so urc e c o nse rva tio n a nd pre se rva tio n a nd susta ina b ility Na t. Re s. O4 Enc o ura g e use o f lo w impa c t de sig n pra c tic e s fo r ne w de ve lo pme nts. Lo w Impa c t De ve lo pme nt (LID) is a n inno va tive sto rm wa te r ma na g e me nt a ppro a c h with a b a sic princ iple tha t is mo de le d a fte r na ture : ma na g e ra infa ll a t the so urc e using unifo rmly distrib ute d de c e ntra lize d mic ro -sc a le c o ntro ls. Na t. Re s. G4 Ande rso n c o unty will suppo rt e ffo rts to c o nse rve a nd pre se rve impo rta nt e nviro nme nta l a nd na tura l a re a s thro ug ho ut the c o unty Na t. Re s. O5 De ve lo p me a ns to pro te c t a re a s ide ntifie d a s na tura l c o nse rva tio n a re a s o n the future la nd use ma p, a nd e xpa nd tho se a re a s whe re ne e de d Cultura l Re sourc e s Cult. Re s. G1 Ande rso n c o unty will e nha nc e the a c kno wle dg e me nt a nd a ppre c ia tio n o f the c ultura l dive rsity o f the c o unty a s a to o l fo r e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt a nd impro ve d c o mmunity re la tio ns Cult. Re s. O1 Pro vide a ssista nc e in suppo rt, ma pping a na lysis a nd sta tistic s to a ll a ppro pria te pa rtie s fo r use in e xpa nding o ppo rtunity fo r de ve lo pme nt a nd pro mo tio n o f c ultura l re so urc e s Cult. Re s. O2 Expa nd e ffo rts to ma p/ inve nto ry c ultura l re so urc e s suc h a s histo ric distric ts, re g iste re d histo ric pro pe rtie s, c hurc he s, a nd o the r histo ric a lly sig nific a nt pro pe rtie s Cult. Re s. G2 Ande rso n Co unty will pa rtne r with lo c a l unive rsitie s, c o lle g e s, a rts a sso c ia tio ns, histo ric a nd c ultura l re so urc e o rg a niza tio ns, a nd munic ipa litie s to e nha nc e lo c a l q ua lity o f life a nd impro ve the numb e r a nd q ua lity o f pub lic e ve nts a nd e xpe rie nc e s Cult. Re s. O3 Pro mo te in individua l c o mmunitie s the a c tivitie s a nd se rvic e s o f the ma ny c ultura l re so urc e s o f the c o mmunity Cult. Re s. O4 Expa nd c ultura l re so urc e s in individua l c o mmunitie s to me e t the g o a l o f c re a ting a ttra c tive c o mmunitie s with a stro ng se nse o f pla c e

59 Community Fa c ilitie s Co m. Fa c. G1 Ande rso n Co unty will c o ntinue b uilding a nd ma inta ining a c o mpre he nsive, c o nne c te d, a nd c o o rdina te d re g io na l multi-mo da l tra nspo rta tio n syste m Co m. Fa c. O1 Cre a te po lic ie s tha t impro ve o r e nsure the use ful a c tive life o f tra nspo rta tio n syste ms inc luding re duc tio n o f c urb -c uts Co m. Fa c. O2 De ve lo p re g ula tio ns e nc o ura g ing a nd re q uiring c o nne c tivity o f lo c a l a nd re g io na l tra nspo rta tio n syste ms Co m. Fa c. O3 Ena c t re g ula to ry re q uire me nts fo r side wa lks a nd pa thwa ys within ne w de ve lo pme nts a nd c o nne c ting to e xte rna l tra nspo rta tio n syste ms a nd de stina tio ns Co m. Fa c. O4 Wo rk with the le g isla tive de le g a tio n a nd o the r a ppro pria te e ntitie s to De ve lo p a nd ma inta in a n up-to -da te c o mpre he nsive ma jo r ro a d a nd tra nspo rta tio n pla n tha t e nsure s sa fe a nd e ffic ie nt mo b ility fo r a ll re side nts Co m. Fa c. G2 Ande rso n Co unty will me e t pre se nt a nd future ne e ds o f the c o unty while e nha nc ing e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt a nd impro ving q ua lity o f life Co m. Fa c. O3 Pro vide up-to -da te ma pping a nd inve nto ry o f c o mmunity fa c ilitie s suc h a s pa rks, fire de pa rtme nts, re c yc ling a nd so lid wa ste fa c ilitie s, EMS zo ne s, sc ho o ls, ho spita ls, se we r line s a nd tre a tme nt fa c ilitie s, a nd wa te r distric ts, line s, a nd sto ra g e fa c ilitie s Co m. Fa c. O4 Pursue de ve lo pme nt o f a lte rna tive s to a uto mo b ile tra nspo rta tio n inc luding wa lking, ma ss tra nsit, a nd b ic yc ling Com. Fac. G3 Anderson County will minimize adverse impact of community infrastructure impro ve me nts o n the na tura l e nviro nme nt a nd the c itize ns o f the c o unty Com. Fac. G4 Anderson County will c ontinue implementation and appropriate updating of the 10-ye a r se we r fa c ilitie s pla n Co m. Fa c. G5 Ande rso n Co unty will wo rk to a ssist a nd stre ng the n syste m c a pa c itie s o f wa te r distric ts a s a to o l o f e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt Com. Fac. G6 Anderson County will c ontinue implementation and appropriate updating of the 10-ye a r impro ve me nts pla n fo r the lib ra ry syste m Co m. Fa c. O5 Co nstruc t ne w lib ra rie s to se rve the e xpa nding po pula tio n in a c c o rd with the Lib ra ry Ma ste r pla n

60 Co m. Fa c. G7 Ande rso n c o unty will upda te a nd imple me nt a c o unty pa rks a nd re c re a tio n pla n tha t pro vide s fo r future pa rks, tra ils a nd tra il syste ms, a nd e xisting fa c ility impro ve me nts tha t will e nha nc e the q ua lity o f life a nd he a lth o f a ll c itize ns o f the c o unty Co m. Fa c. O6 Pro vide ne w pa rk a nd re c re a tio n fa c ilitie s c o nve nie nt to the e xpa nding po pula tio n Co m. Fa c. O7 Ag g re ssive ly ma inta in a ll e xisting pa rk a nd re c re a tio n fa c ilitie s a nd pub lic b uilding s a nd pro pe rtie s Co m. Fa c. G8 Ande rso n Co unty will wo rk with la w e nfo rc e me nt, e me rg e nc y me dic a l se rvic e, a nd fire se rvic e pro vide rs to pla n fo r a nd imple me nt me a sure s to ma inta in a nd impro ve fa c ilitie s a nd e q uipme nt tha t e nsure s the pro te c tio n a nd sa fe ty o f the c itize ns o f the c o mmunity Co m. Fa c. G9 Ande rso n c o unty will a g g re ssive ly pursue a ppro pria te pro g ra ms fo r re c yc ling, wa ste re duc tio n, a nd litte r c o ntro l Co m. Fa c. G10 Ande rso n Co unty will maintain a nd pro vide a c c e ssib le, c le a n, sa fe, a nd c o nve nie nt fa c ilitie s fo r dispo sa l o f so lid wa ste FOR ALL c itize ns o f the Co unty Co m. Fa c. G11 Ande rso n Co unty will c o ntinue to upg ra de pub lic sa fe ty e me rg e nc y syste ms a nd c o mmunic a tio ns to e nsure the sa fe ty o f a ll c itize ns Housing Ho u. G1 Ande rso n c o unty will pro vide fo r the he a lth, sa fe ty, a nd we lfa re o f the pub lic thro ug h e q ua l e nfo rc e me nt o f a ll a pplic a b le c o de s a nd o rdina nc e s Ho u. O1 Ho u. O2 Ho u. O3 Pro vide c o nsiste nt a nd syste ma tic e nfo rc e me nt o f a ll a pplic a b le a do pte d c o de s a nd o rdina nc e s Elimina te unsa fe struc ture s a nd dila pida te d ho using Cre a te a c o nso lida te d b uilding a nd c o de s de pa rtme nt fo r a ll o f Ande rso n Co unty Ho u. G2 Ande rso n Co unty will pro te c t the g e ne ra l pub lic we lfa re b y a ssuring pro visio n a nd pro te c tio n o f a va rie ty o f sa fe a nd de sira b le ho using o ppo rtunitie s Ho u. O4 Enc o ura g e re de ve lo pme nt a nd re ha b ilita tio n o f o lde r ho using sto c k whic h pro vide s o ppo rtunity fo r sa fe a ffo rda b le ho using

61 Ho u. O5 Co o rdina te with munic ipa litie s o n pro g ra ms to impro ve the sto c k o f lo w a nd mo de ra te inc o me ho using o r inc re a se the numb e r o f units a va ila b le fo r lo w o r mo de ra te inc o me ho using Ho u. G3 Ande rso n Co unty will use a ll a ppro pria te re so urc e s to e nc o ura g e sa fe a nd a ffo rda b le ho using c ho ic e s fo r a ll so c io -e c o no mic g ro ups in the c o unty Ho u. O6 Ho u. O7 Enc o ura g e de ve lo pme nt o f mixe d use s a nd mixe d ho using type s Ide ntify a re a s a nd a llo w fo r hig he r de nsity de ve lo pme nt whe re utilitie s a nd tra nspo rta tio n syste ms c a n a c c o mmo da te this La nd Use LUse G1 Ande rso n c o unty will e nc o ura g e a nd ma na g e de ve lo pme nt tha t ma inta ins the q ua litie s, fe a ture s, a nd na tura l re so urc e s tha t fo ste r a se nse o f pla c e a nd c o mmunity a nd e nha nc e s the c o unty a s a de sira b le pla c e to live, wo rk, sho p, a nd pla y LUse O1 Ado pt re g ula tio ns tha t e nc o ura g e mo re c o mpa c t a nd e nviro nme nta lly se nsitive de sig ns a nd a mix o f la nd use s a nd ho using de nsitie s LUse O2 Enfo rc e a nd upho ld zo ning a nd la nd de ve lo pme nt o rdina nc e s in a fa ir a nd c o nsiste nt ma nne r LUse G2 Ande rso n Co unty will c o o rdina te infra struc ture a nd pub lic se rvic e pla nning in o rde r to pro vide suppo rt fo r e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt, b o th industria l a nd c o mme rc ia l while pro te c ting the q ua lity o f life o f c o unty c itize ns LUse O3 Ma inta in up-to -da te da ta a nd ma pping o f c ha ng e s a sso c ia te d with ne w de ve lo pme nts LUSe G3 Ande rso n Co unty will ide ntify a nd pro vide fo r pre se rvatio n o f sig nific a nt na tura l, c ultura l, a nd histo ric re so urc e s o f the c o unty LUse O4 De ve lo p me a ns to pro te c t a re a s ide ntifie d a s na tura l c o nse rva tio n a re a s o n the future la nd use ma p, a nd e xpa nd tho se a re a s whe re ne e de d LUse G4 Ande rso n Co unty will e nc o ura g e de ve lo pme nt with a mix o f la nd use s in o rde r to fo rm distinc tive a ttra c tive c o mmunitie s with a stro ng se nse o f pla c e in a dditio n to re duc ing ne e d fo r a uto mo tive tra ve l LUse O5 Invo lve the pub lic in re q uire d upda ting o f the c o mpre he nsive pla n a nd its use a s a to o l fo r de ve lo pme nt g uida nc e

62 LUse G5 Ande rso n c o unty will e nc o ura g e inc re a sing de nsitie s o f de ve lo pme nt whe re ne c e ssa ry pub lic a nd priva te infra struc ture is re a so na b ly a va ila b le a nd whe re a lte rna tive c ho ic e s fo r tra nspo rta tio n, re c re a tio n, wo rk, a nd/ o r sho pping a re ne a rb y a nd c o nne c te d o r pro vide d within the de ve lo pme nts LUse O6 Enc o ura g e c o mpa tib le pa tte rns o f de ve lo pme nt a dja c e nt to munic ipa litie s a nd villa g e s in the Co unty LUse G6 Ande rso n c o unty will e nc o ura g e a nd a ssist with re use a nd/ o r re de ve lo pme nt o f va c a nt o r a b a ndo ne d c o mme rc ia l a nd industria l site s a nd the ne ig hb o rho o ds a ro und the m

63 The Anderson County Vision Plan DRAFT November 2006 Prepared by Carpe Diem Community Solutions, Inc.