The following projects are currently underway by the Anderson County Public Works Department:
Animal Shelter
• PAWS was able to save 91% of the animals in their care this week.
• INTAKES:116 (13 owner surrender, 3 owner requested euthanasia, 0 return adoption, 96 from animal control, 7 strays, and 0 transferred in).
• OUTCOMES: 46 animals adopted, 1 died, 11 were euthanized for illness or aggression, 2 were returned to owners, 7 were sent to rescue.
• Currently 87 large dogs, 3 small dogs, 43 puppies, 11 cats and 5
kittens in the facility. There are 112 animals in foster homes in our
community.
• PAWS was able to divert 11 animals and allowed them to stay in their homes, altered 33 community cats and 4 public dogs.
• Currently 86 animals are available for adoption. 63 of those animals
are spayed/neutered 73%
• There are 77 animals being held for court.
• The clinic performed 103 surgeries.
• 7 dogs were treated for heartworms.
• PAWS received $1,446.42.00 in cash donations.
• PAWS food bank provided 445lbs of dog food and 130lbs of cat food for
animals in need.
• Volunteers donated 118 hours of their time for our animals.
• PAWS assisted Anderson County Animal Control with the seizure of 69 poodle type dogs from a puppy mill.
Building and Codes
• 15 Detached Single-Family Dwellings
• 15 Detached Garage/Accessory Buildings
• 8 Addition/Renovation Permits
• 18 Permits issued for Electrical and HVAC Upgrades including 1 Residential Solar
• 2 Pool Permits
• 4 Demolition Permits
• 5 Commercial Permits Issued Including:AnMed Health Retaining Walls , Dominos Sign
• 18 Mobile Home permits including: New Homes, Change of Ownership, moves from other counties, change of location, etc.
Development Standards
• Piedmont Natural WS Lee Station Repairs
• Ogando Baseball Academy located on Highway 86-Permit Pending
• Wamsutta North Building located on Old Pearman Dairy Road, AG- Pro
located on Hwy 28
• New Pendleton High School Site Plan Review Underway
• WoodSpring Suites Anderson Hotel located on Threlkeld Blvd.
• Mt. Bethel Church Road Box Culvert Grading Permit and Dollar General ROCO Building, Upstate Federal Credit Union and Line 346 Main Remediation Duke Energy-Grading Permits
• Wamsutta North Grading Project and Powdersville Waterline Installation Exit 35 E&I Engineering Parking Expansion and Powdersville Self Storage,Tiger Cove, RV Park, Paradise Vista, Hurricane Creek Road, Ashely Woods, Powdersville Middle School Grading Permit
• Project Big Brother Industrial Site located on Midway Road
• Anderson Gateway Commerce Center located on McNeely Road-Powdersville
• Piedmont Natural Gas Line 346 Replacement and Powdersville Middle School Renovation
• Anderson County Wastewater Sewer for 6&20 (FINAL REVIEW FOR FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT & GRADING PERMIT)
• Arthrex Early Learning Center Pickens Railway Johnston Supply
• Patina Storage & Scooters Coffee & WS Lee Stem Station Demolition and Sediment Control Phase I & Construction Office, Tiger Grove RV Park and Starbucks Highway 28 Bypass and AMI SC Site Improvements, Sargent Metals Expansion & Long Road Industrial Park Development
• Duke Energy Patriot Substation Masterplan and PCA Manufacturing Plant Expansion
• Hurricane Creek Preliminary Sewer Upgrade and WS Lee Steam Northern Sediment Basin
• Mt. Bethel Church Road Hydrology & Floodplain Development Permit
Approved
• Parker Bowie Convenience Center Redevelopment
• Cherokee Road over US 29 Borrow Pit and Bridge Replacement
• Anderson County King David Convenience Center
• Industrial Park Hurricane Creek Road and Old Dominion Freight Flood Study HEC-RAS hydrology
• Bojangles Highway 24 & Highway 187
• Anderson County School District One IT and Transport Operations Center
• Duke Energy Hydrology Report YMCA Camp Road and State Road S-4-151 and Exit 14 Sewer Upgrade & Pump station.
• Craven Creek Flood Design and Exchange Logistics Building 2 & #
• First Quality Westlake Line Rebuild/Landfill Modifications-First Quality
• Blossom Branch Sewer Improvements-(ReWa)
• Industrial Distribution Facility -Masters Blvd
• Duke Energy Transmission Line Replacement along Neal’s Creek
• Anderson Career Center Maintenance
• Tri County Technical College Training Area/Airport Zone-FAA/SC Aeronautics Commission
• Electrolux Expansion, Euwe Eugen Wexler
• George’s Creek Trunk Sewer, Town of Pelzer Lower and Upper Mill site
• Neal’s Creek/Duke Energy Transmission Line Replacement Asburn Drive S/of Broadway Lane
• Duckworth-Tucker Sports Park -YMCA
• Duckworth-Tucker Sports Park Phase II and The Shores at Asbury Bay Expansion
• Wamsutta Sewer Project, Highway 29S, Salem Church Road, Anderson Industries
SUDIVISIONS: Habitat for Humanities, Agave Townhomes, Anderson Reserve, Magnolia Ridge, Rocky River, Walkers Pt. Cottage Winds, Stone Creek, The Village @ White Pine, River Oaks Special Tax District, Gleneddie Development Carriage Hill Phase II, Hanna Crossings Cottage, Shiloh Valley, Wrenfield, Cornerstone, Suter Estates, Shockley Bend, Sterling Place, Crosswind Cottages, Spring Ridge, Barrington Creek, River Chase, Valley Oaks Subdivision, Lakeview Lane Development , Dogwood Ridge,, Hanna Crossings, Creekbed Heights, Bronson Ridge Phase II, Blackberry Ridge Townhomes, Woodglen, Pine Lake Estates) Willow Bend, Pendleton Farms, Palmetto Valley, Yorkshire, Shackleburg Farms, Parkview Phase IV, Willow Haven, Duplexes-E. Calhoun & Simpson Road, Ravenhills Townhomes Phase II, Arbor Woods, Breckenridge, Willow Bend, Glen gate, Townes at Copper Hill, Groves at Oak Trail, Anderson Oaks, Pennington Farms, Covered Bridge at Jones Creek, Falcon’s Landing
Engineering Crew
• Request involving County Road Issues Closed – 14
• Encroachment Inspections Completed – 262
• Plan Approvals for Encroachment Permits – 31
• Investigate Tasks Complete – 17
• Locates for Contractor—1
• Estimates Completed – 6
• Assessing data quality for process improvement.
• Collecting storm inventory and condition data in Local Roads.
• Verifying county road boundaries for maintenance purposes.
• R&B Laydown Yard: Construction in progress.
• SC HWY 81 Corridor Study: Project in progress.
• Dolly Phase 2: Construction in progress.
• Airport Playground: Out for rebid.
• Dolly Cooper Power/ Lights Project: Out for Bid
• New Driveway Request: Contractor installed – 12; County installed — 6.
Solid Waste
• Scheduled a Shred Day for March 23rd at the Balloon Launch Field in Anderson from 9am until noon. This event is for Anderson County residents, and we will be working with Shred Away.
• LaBella submitted the Less Than One Acre Application for Stormwater to SCDHEC for the Agnew Road Convenience Center.
• Staff is attending a Lockout/Tag Out training with Van Henson with the Association of Counties.
• Environmental Enforcement worked an Unlawful Dumping of 30 tires on Serena Circle. There was insufficient evidence and Detention Center has been contacted to pick up.
• Delivered 25 recycling bin to Powdersville Middle School for the
expansion of their recycling program to their upstairs classrooms
EE worked an Unlawful Dumping at McFalls Landing in the County dumpster. Ticket was issued to the subject.
• EE worked a Loss of Load on Abbeville Highway. Officer advised subject to clean up.
• EE worked an Unlawful Dumping of 5 bags of trash on CP Hanks Rd. Turned over to Detention Center for cleanup due to insufficient evidence.
• EE worked an Unlawful dumping of road debris and junk on Jule Martin Rd. which is a dirt road. Insufficient evidence.
• EE worked an Unlawful Dumping propane tanks and paint on Sara Simpson Rd. Turned over to the Detention Center for cleanup due to insufficient evidence.
• EE worked an Unlawful dumping on Old Lowndesville Highway. Ticket was issued to one individual. EE is looking for second suspect.
• Loss of load on Cedar Lane. Insufficient evidence but someone cleaned it up.
• EE worked a Loss of Load of a mattress. Insufficient evidence. It was turned over to Roads and Bridges.• EE is patrolling Spearman Circle due to littering issues at the park.
• Staff has been making repairs to the Ambassador building at the King David Convenience Center.
• Environmental Enforcement picked up one bag of litter at Paul’s Landing and McFall’s Landing.
• Staff continues to work to recruit Adopt-A-Spot groups to help clean up the littered roads and areas in our county. We have 87 active Adopt-A Spot groups.
• Did you know: The world produces about 400 million tons of plastic waste a year, but plastic is being recycled at an even lower rate than previously estimated.
Stormwater
• Reviews were conducted of The People’s Bank of Powdersville (1st),Anderson QSR (2nd) and Axial Anderson 85 (2nd).
• A cease and desist notice was issued to a property on Michelin Blvd. for land disturbing activity without a permit.
• A cease and desist notice was issued to River’s Edge Subdivision for failure to install and maintain stormwater controls.
• Conducted the pre-construction meeting and issued approval to Pelzer Point Site Improvements.
• Manager attended a joint meeting between the Upper Savannah River Basin Council and the Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie River Basin Council in N. Augusta. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presented on the operation of Lakes Hartwell, Russell, and Thurmond and on projects conducted and proposed on the Savannah River.
• We have a stormwater plan reviewer position vacant.
