Thank you Benton, I appreciate your tireless efforts! I agree with Mary. One issue with the unmitigated growth is that developers are not improving roadways: acceleration / turnoff lanes, extra traffic lights, etc; especially along the Whitehorse corridor. The upstate is becoming a traffic gridlock on backroads now for commuters.
With regards to SCOR; Saluda lake runoff, specifically down In the area of Motorboat Club Rd, has become a haven for atvs and after dark shooting ranges in the valleys leading to Lake Saluda; thereby blocking up natural runoff. ATT&T and other utilities have run shallow under ground cables in the ditches; not allowing the county to re-trench residential and commercial runoff to existing culverts leading to the lake. In effect, this has caused basement flooding and modifications of residential properties that the county 'should' be responsible for.
I would think it better to remain as it is now, not to reclassify it at all. Pop up neighborhoods are killing us…much rather have a mobile home neighborhood. The traffic, school load on our roads and schools is paramount to my opinion…but I would bow to the people who live nearby that would be most affected, of course.
Love your newsletter.
The GGSD does concern me…they actually have the ability to raise rates themselves? We actually had a tax increase when they removed recycling. I know they said it was not cost effective, but there was no refund for the decrease in services. I am now paying a private company $60 a quarter for recycling. That’s a fee increase.
They said they bought new equipment with the savings. Overall, I don’t want GGSD to be dismantled, but are there any elected positions? Who do they answer to?
Thank you Benton, I appreciate your tireless efforts! I agree with Mary. One issue with the unmitigated growth is that developers are not improving roadways: acceleration / turnoff lanes, extra traffic lights, etc; especially along the Whitehorse corridor. The upstate is becoming a traffic gridlock on backroads now for commuters.
With regards to SCOR; Saluda lake runoff, specifically down In the area of Motorboat Club Rd, has become a haven for atvs and after dark shooting ranges in the valleys leading to Lake Saluda; thereby blocking up natural runoff. ATT&T and other utilities have run shallow under ground cables in the ditches; not allowing the county to re-trench residential and commercial runoff to existing culverts leading to the lake. In effect, this has caused basement flooding and modifications of residential properties that the county 'should' be responsible for.
God Bless! Bill
Thank you, Benton! I appreciate this newsletter, and hope others do as well!
I would think it better to remain as it is now, not to reclassify it at all. Pop up neighborhoods are killing us…much rather have a mobile home neighborhood. The traffic, school load on our roads and schools is paramount to my opinion…but I would bow to the people who live nearby that would be most affected, of course.
Love your newsletter.
The GGSD does concern me…they actually have the ability to raise rates themselves? We actually had a tax increase when they removed recycling. I know they said it was not cost effective, but there was no refund for the decrease in services. I am now paying a private company $60 a quarter for recycling. That’s a fee increase.
They said they bought new equipment with the savings. Overall, I don’t want GGSD to be dismantled, but are there any elected positions? Who do they answer to?