Anderson County Public Works reported the following projects underway:
Building and Codes
Permits submitted: 14 Single-Family Dwellings; 2 Addition/Renovation; 11 Detached Garage/Accessory Building; 1 Pool; 3 Demolition; 1 Replacement; 18 for Electrical and HVAC Upgrades; 6 Commercial Including: America’s Home Place Remodel, Rochester Building Remodel, Kapri LLC Store Frontage Remodel, AT&T Electrical Upgrade, Hood Installation for Egg’s Up Grill, Electrical to Storage Building – Safe Harbor; 21 Mobile Home including: New Homes, Change of Ownership, moves from other counties, change of location, etc.
Drawings submitted: Generator for Anderson County Special Needs, Anderson County Welcome Sign, Electrical for AT&T, Bottoms Up Tavern Enclosure Addition and Various Re-Submittals
Development Standards
Site Plan Review:
o Residence Inn Hotel Expansion located on Interstate Blvd. Anderson.
o Hammond Water District-Dixon Road
o SMF Expansion located at 131 Harvester Court, Anderson.
o Proposed Dentist Office located on Highway 8, Pelzer.
o Banks Machine Worx located at 110 Chippewa Lane, Williamston.
o Bluegrass Supply Chain (Revised) Old Denver Road.
o Verizon Wireless (Revision) 1136 Brown Road, Anderson.
o Rita’s Gift Shop located at 10205 Anderson Road.
o Bottoms Up Tavern expansion located at 5915 Highway 76, Pendleton.
o Starr Spooktacular Haunted Trail Hayride located at 301 Stevenson Road, Starr, SC
o Floodplain Development Permit for Avendell Subdivision
o Floodplain Development Permit for residential property located on Mountain Creek Church Road.
Land Use Permits Approved:
o BP Filing Station & Convenience Store new canopy and gasoline pumps located on Highway 153.
o Leonardi Bracken commercial office located on Highway 153.
o Sullivan’s Hill, a PD (Planned Development) Lot #80
Subdivisions:
o Barrington Creek, Yorkshire, Avendell
Bufferyard inspections:
o Vantage Powdersville Apartments –Powdersville
o Heritage Pediatrics-Wren School Road
Fleet Services
Closed 140 work orders.
Fuel Prices: Unleaded: $1.99↑, Diesel $2.25
Diesel Mechanic position open
Fleet Manager and the Fleet Services Customer Service Representative attended the RTA Conference last week
Received a new Explorer for Sheriff’s Office
Received a new Skid Steer for Roads and Bridges
Weekly Availability: 94.56 %
To see a listing of vehicles and equipment being sold visit the Anderson County Website at www.andersoncountysc.org click ‘Online Auction’ to view inventory and register.
Roads & Bridges
On call crew received 0 call outs.
One employee attended a re-certification class for welding at Tri-Co Tech.
Sign Crew:
On call crew received 0 call outs.
One employee attended a re-certification class for welding at Tri-Co Tech.
Sign Crew:
o 31 open request, completed 15 request, completed 16 task from Engineering Dept.
o Temporary road closure on Scotts Bride Rd.
o Multiple signs (Name, RR, Dead End) made for the Town of Williamston.
Bridge Crew:
o Placed Rip/Rap on shoreline and repaired curbing at Greenpond Landing.
o Concrete repair work at Courthouse.
Asphalt Crew:
o Repaired 28 potholes (request [100%] and proactive), driveway aprons.
o Grading Crew and Ditching Crew
o Grading crew re-graveled Day Rd, and assisted ditching crew with installing drive way pipes, combined total of 15 driveways.
Vegetation Crew:
o April 1st starts mowing season.
o 9 tree request received, completed 13 tree task.
o Booming operation; sections 3 and 4, completed.
o Booming operation; section 5, complete by 3/29/19.
o Booming operation; section 2, 2/3 completed.
o Booming operation; section 1, a little over ¾ completed (complete by 4/1/19).
o Booming operation; section 6, ½ completed.
o Booming operation; section 7, ¾ completed (complete by 4/1/19).
Engineering Crew:
o Completed pavement evaluations for 14 pavement segments.
o Request from SCDOT for bridge and spillway information at Broadway Lake to use for hydraulic modeling for the replacement of an upstream bridge on US 76.
o Right of way research on county roads.
o Completed 10 County Rd. issues request, completed 11 Encroachment Inspections (4 final inspections). 4 Plan Approval for Encroachment Permits. Completed 25 paving estimates. 10 task completed, 1 Traffic Study, 9 Subdivision Inspections.
o Received 2 Right of Way inquiry, processed new roads accepted into county system (Hunt Meadow Phase 1), 3 Encroachment Permits, Worked on 6 R/O/W acquisitions (11 in negotiations, 8 awaiting closing, 3 on hold).
o 1 private road issue wanting to know if county would accept Doe Run P-17-27, a gravel road into the system. Caller not interested in the Special Tax District process.
o Removal of Pat Clinkscales Road C-18-82A from county system. SCDOT has determined the road is in their state maintenance system as S-4-952.
o Placement of 2016-2018 accidents data in GIS (approx. 15,766 accidents).
o Reviewed preliminary plat for Arbor Wood Subdivision and Chimney Hill.
o Reviewed encroachment permit for Patina Storage on Powers Blvd.
o Completed 2nd subdivision plan review for Yorkshire Farms.
Solid Waste
The Great Anderson County Cleanup will be on April 13, 2019. The Kickoff for the event will be on April 8, 2019 at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center at 6:00pm.
Postcards for the Great Anderson County Cleanup are being distributed at convenience centers and upcoming events.
Staff attended the Confined Space workshop on March 15
35 recycling bins were delivered to Hunt Meadows Elementary for classroom recycling.
Staff attended the Carolina Recycling Association Annual Conference and Trade Show this week. Subjects covered were household hazardous waste, recycling contamination, convenience center expansion and C&D management
Staff picked up 5 illegally dumped tires on George Bryant Rd. The tires were taken to the MRF to be recycled.
Steps at the Slabtown Convenience Center building were repaired.
Staff continues to work to recruit Adopt-A-Spot groups to help clean up the littered roads and areas in our county. We have 75 active Adopt-A-Spot groups.
Did You Know? The SCDOT picked up 941 bags of litter on state roads on March 14, 2019. The litter weighed 14,050 lbs.
Stormwater
Council members are invited to attend a Stormwater Lunch & Learn specifically created for elected officials in Anderson and Pickens Counties. Current stormwater issues will be discussed along with a presentation on the SC State Water Plan. Tuesday, April 2nd, 11:30 am at Southern Wesleyan University Dining Commons. Please RSVP at herold@clemson.edu Friday, March 22nd.
Broadway Lake has returned to full pool since closing the spillway gates March 8th after the winter draw-down.
Cease and desist notices were issued to Pennington Farms and Spinx Store #135.
Ingles #73 – Powdersville and Upstate Industrial Parking Expansions’ permits were terminated.
Notice to Comply lifted for Barrington Creek Subdivision.
Reviews were conducted for Residence Inn by Marriott (3rd) and Hwy 29 Lots (4th).
Major modification approved for Little River RV Resort.
Animal Shelter
PAWS was able to save 89% of the animals in our care this week.
Intakes: 72 ( 9 owner surrenders, 0 return adoptions, 38 from Animal Control, 13 strays and 12 transfer)
Outcomes: 25 animals adopted, 0 died, 1 was euthanized for aggression, 2 medical emergencies, 2 rabies holds that were aggressive, 3 for failure to thrive , 4 owner requested euthanasia, 13 returned to their owners, 10 transferred out to rescue groups
Clinic performed 194 spay/neuter surgeries
3 dogs were treated for heartworms
Currently 118 large dogs, 6 small dogs, 28 puppies, 34 cats and 2 kittens being held in the facility.
There are 99 animals available for adoption, 94 are spayed/neutered; 95%
14 animals are being held for court
PAWS received $326.67 in monetary donations.
Clemson Kennel Club generously donated $1000.00 worth of dog food, toys, collars and other supplies.
Brande Kupfer was awarded a scholarship to enroll in The University of the Pacific online shelter management certificate program.
Dr. Sanders, Brande Kupfer and Randi Leigh Ashley attended Management and Leadership Skills Training in Greenville. The class was put on by National Seminars Training.
