Hey Indian Land and surrounding!
I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday. I want to apologize for the delay in sending out regular newsletters. Untap Indian Land is a side project of mine that I was able to keep up with during the COVID shutdown. My full-time job is as an event planner and events came back in the fall hard (thank goodness!). Unfortunately, Untap had to take a back seat during that time. I am going to do my best to keep these coming out regularly and I appreciate all your support and thank you for subscribing!
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- Casey
FEATURES
Southend Plaza sells for over $4 million
The 17,400 SF retail shopping center, located directly across from Del Webb’s Sun City Community recently sold for $4,325,000.
Woody’s Seafood Saloon now open at Ballantyne Corners
Virgin Islands flagship drops anchor in Ballantyne! Woody’s Seafood Saloon at Ballantyne Corners Shopping Center opened earlier this month.
TOP STORIES
EPA: New Indy mill to reduce emissions, pay $1.1 million fine [The Lancaster News]. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lodged a proposed consent decree Wednesday, Dec. 29, in U.S. District Court in which New Indy Catawba agreed to robust injunctive relief designed to prevent hydrogen sulfide (H2S) concentrations levels that endanger people’s health from the company’s Catawba paper mill. The company will also pay a civil penalty of $1.1 million.
The proposed settlement follows an emergency order issued by EPA on May 13 to the New Indy mill to prevent imminent and substantial endangerment to surrounding communities.
Business leaders know what Indian Land has to do with all this growth–shape it [Marks/The Herald]. Indian Land growth can’t be just new homes or even new businesses. Growth worth having, locals say, has to be progress toward a better place to call home. Mike Neese, president, and CEO of the Greater Indian Land Chamber of Commerce shares that Indian Land would be a top 10 city in South Carolina, by population, if it were incorporated.
Homebuilder’s plans for 400-plus townhomes in Indian Land receive green light [WSOC-TV/Charlotte Business Journal]. The Lancaster County Planning Commission has given the nod to a plan to bring hundreds of townhomes to a site that’s part of a larger development. The homebuilder plans to add 410 townhome lots at a nearly 97-acre site just south of Indian Land. The land is between Shelley Mullis and Collins roads, about five miles south of the Red Ventures headquarters.
No students hurt after car crashes into back of school bus in Indian Land [WSOC-TV]. According to the school district, the school bus was stopped and had just picked up its first student when it was hit from behind by a car. Several other cars were involved and photos sent to Channel 9 from the scene showed the front of the car wedged beneath the back of the school bus as well as damage to the back of the car.
Think you know how much Lancaster County has grown? See if these numbers surprise you [Marks/The Herald]. 1) The county projects populations of 138,925 people in 2030 and 178,978 people in 2040 2) There are about 5,700 homes and 2,000 apartments approved but not yet built, mostly in Indian Land 3) Lancaster County was the third-fastest growing county in South Carolina in the decade, up 25% to 96,016 residents.