New odor, what can you do + library reopens (PHOTOS) + Indian Land has a new direct primary care
March 15, 20201
Happy Monday! If you haven’t smelt it, you have most likely heard about it. The big story recently has to do with the horrible smell in Lancaster and York counties. The odor is believed to be coming from the New Indy Containerboard paper plant in Catawba but officials are also investigating N.C. wastewater treatment plants.
What can you do? S.C. health officials are urging people to fill out this form each time the odor appears.
Learn more by checking out stories from The Charlotte Observer, WBTV (who first covered the issue), and WCNC.
In more positive news, Del Webb Library has officially reopened with reduced capacity and hours and a brand new look PLUS, we have a new direct primary care physician in the area. Read more about these stories below.
- Casey
FEATURES
Del Webb Library reopens with a new look after being closed for one year - PHOTOS
Del Webb Library in Indian Land opened its doors last Monday with reduced capacity and hours after being closed this time last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The library was already scheduled to be closed for 6 months last year for scheduled reconstruction. After multiple delays including problems obtaining materials, the $8.2 million upgrade project is now complete. Read more on what to expect, see photos, and find out what happens if you checked out a book last year and haven’t been able to return it.
What is Direct Primary Care, and is it for you? Indian Land’s newest provider explains
When family medicine physician Dr. Crystal A. Maxwell opened her practice LIGHT Family Wellness in January, she did it to fix what she saw was a broken medical system.
After 10 years of practicing at a community health clinic, Maxwell found that she was seeing patients back to back, and felt like she never had the time to get to the root of her patient’s issues. “This is not what I thought medicine should be like for people,” said Maxwell. She wanted to provide personalized, affordable care for patients with no hidden fees.
Maxwell realized that the Direct Primary Care model, which is a growing trend in the medical field, would allow her to be the physician she had originally set out to be... Continue reading.
IMPACT FEE NEWS
Impact fees are one-time payments imposed by a local government on a property developer. The fee is meant to offset the financial impact a new development places on public infrastructure.
The Lancaster County school board has taken the first step toward enacting impact fees of more than $8,000 per rooftop according to Carolina Gateway. The district is expecting enrollment in the Indian Land/Van Wyck area to go from 6,365 students this fall, to 11,080 in 2030 and they want to make sure the school district is prepared.
The county is already moving forward on their own impact fees that are separate from the school district fees and are significantly less. While changes can still be made, as it is written, the cost per single-family home would be $2,207. These fees are restricted to parks and recreation, sheriff, EMS, and fire.
Next step, the school district’s impact fee study will be sent to the county’s planning commission for scrutiny.
All eyes on York County. The SC supreme court just ruled in favor of York County and the Fort Mill School District impact fee charged on new homes and apartments. In 2018, home-builders challenged the newly increased impact fees which went from $2,500/new residence to more than $18,000 per home. Check out The Herald’s report. Had the court ruled that law unconstitutional or invalid, our impact fees might have been impacted.
TALKING POINTS
McMaster lifts mask mandate for state buildings, restaurants, asks employees to come back [Adcos/Post and Courier]. The update means the Republican governor is no longer requiring face coverings to be worn in state buildings, by restaurant employees, or by diners, who were previously ordered to cover up while not eating or drinking.
Finland-based Basware expands Indian Land Operation [Area Development News Desk]. Basware, a Finland-based e-invoicing solutions provider for enterprises, plans to expand the company’s North American headquarters in Indian Land. The project will create approximately 15 new jobs over the next three years in Lancaster County.
Movement Bank grows its retail presence in the Charlotte area [Hudson/Charlotte Business Journal]. Movement Bank is growing its retail presence here. Danville, Virginia-based Movement Bank opened its first branch in the Carolinas at the first of the year. The full-service branch operates in the second, newer building on the Movement Mortgage campus at Bailes Ridge Corporate Park in Indian Land. Movement opened that three-story, 90,000-square-foot building — an $18 million investment — in 2019.
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