Indian Land Soccer Complex breaks ground + Mixed-use master development plan, The Exchange, up for approval
August 30, 2021
The school year has had a rough start with a bus driver shortage and over 2,000 students and staff being quarantined or out with COVID-19. All eyes have been on Lancaster County since we started back before most Charlotte-area schools. Union County, which also does not have a mask mandate, is experiencing similar quarantine numbers. Lancaster County has updated the quarantine policy (see below) in the hopes of keeping kids in school.
I want to take a quick second to show some love to the amazing teachers we have here. If you are a teacher, thank you for all that you do. We see you. You are appreciated.
While we have been in the news a lot for school issues, make sure you scroll down to Talking Points to see that Red Ventures was recently featured in The New York Times. Check out that beautiful “Indian Land, S.C.” mention!
- Casey
FEATURES
Indian Land Soccer Complex breaks ground + Parks and Rec updates
After much anticipation, the Indian Land Soccer Complex broke ground this summer. The complex will feature two synthetic soccer fields (160’ x 300’) with state-of-the-art lighting, a playground, and a community plaza.
Proposed mixed-use master development plan is up for approval
The plan would bring new homes, a grocery store, and a technology park.
We finally have the answer to our question back in February about the 158 acres of industrial land between Transformation Church and McClancy Seasoning off U.S. 521. Local developer and real estate investment company Crosland Southeast is plotting a mixed-use project for 130 acres of the land called The Exchange. It will need rezoning approval first.
TALKING POINTS
District changing quarantine rules [Banks/The Lancaster News]. After hearing from parents, the district decided to reduce the quarantine time for a close-contact student or staff member from 14 days to 10 days. The quarantined person would return to school on the 11th day. They would be asked to wear a mask and monitor for symptoms during days 11-14. If symptoms develop during days 11-14, the person is to notify the school.
You’ve never heard of the biggest digital media company in America [Smith/New York Times]. Red Ventures, which started as a digital marketing company, has attracted serious investments from private equity firms. Its location has helped obscure what is perhaps the biggest digital publisher in America, a 4,500-employee juggernaut that says it has roughly $2 billion in annual revenues, a conservative valuation earlier this year of more than $11 billion, and more readers, as measured by Comscore, than any media brand you’ve ever heard of — an average of 751 million visits a month.
How large is Indian Land now? Big enough for a new seat at Lancaster County’s table [Marks/The Herald]. An area that’s tough to pinpoint on a map of Lancaster County, and won’t stop growing, appears poised to get another seat on county council. Steve Willis, county administrator, said recent data sent to municipalities by the U.S. Census Bureau puts the Indian Land panhandle at more than 40,000 residents. “We don’t have Indian Land per se,” Willis said, “because it doesn’t really exist.”
Why are the school buses running late in Indian Land area? Some cite the growth trends [Marks and Perkins/The Herald]. Parents on social media reported waiting up to two and a half hours to pick up children in the afternoon. This wasn’t a ‘first day of school’ issue, Bryan Vaughn, LCSD director of transportation said, but a situation that showed “the full weight of Indian Land’s population growth, a poor road system that is overburdened, and the reality of what it’s like to open two new schools with 2,700 kids combined.”
Indian Land Intermediate School goes virtual [Gilstrap/WCCB]. School officials say since class began on August 16th, Indian Land Intermediate School has had about 40 confirmed positive cases of coronavirus among students and staff and 475 students and staff are out due to the virus.
SC lender disputes report citing it for racial lending disparities in mortgages [Lang/Charlotte Observer]. A new analysis from the non-profit newsroom The Markup has ranked a Charlotte-area lender among the worst in its study of racial lending disparities.
HAPPENINGS
Friends of Del Webb Library’s BOGO Used Book Sale is happening on September 11th from 10 am. - 12 p.m. The buy one, get one free used book sale is open to the public and benefits the nonprofit organization. Friends of Del Webb members get in at 9 a.m. Learn more.
Indian Land Intermediate School is going virtual this week due to 50% of the school either being quarantined or positive with the COVID-19 virus. The school will return to in-person instruction on Sept. 7th.
School impact fees update - School Impact fees are set for their final reading on September 13th. If approved, the impact fees would go into effect on January 1, 2022.
AC Hotel Charlotte Ballantyne is hiring for all positions. The management team is hosting a mix and mingle at Blackfinn Ameripub on September 13th from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Wine, beer, and seltzers are now sold at The Magic Canvas! As a result, they are no longer a BYOB venue. Visit their website to see the schedule of their upcoming magic shows and painting classes.
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