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City manager outlines sidewalks, multi‑use path, housing plans and a cemetery sonar survey
Summary
City Manager Daniel Moore updated council on strategic planning, master plan connectivity (Washington Street multi‑use path and DOT sidewalk grant), a donated green space, housing predevelopment (Orchard Commons/Lincoln Village), brownfields studies, and a signed contract for ground‑penetrating sonar at Marian Avenue Cemetery to locate unmarked graves (estimated 500–800).
City Manager Daniel Moore briefed the council on multiple ongoing projects tied to the city’s master plan, infrastructure improvements, housing development, brownfields remediation, and cemetery work.
Moore reminded council of upcoming deadlines and sessions — including the SC Ethics economic interest filing and an upcoming strategic planning session — then outlined master plan and connectivity initiatives. He said work has begun on a Washington Street multi‑use path to connect east to west and that a DOT sidewalk grant will build sidewalks from the governor’s school area to the Walmart, improving safe routes to school and pedestrian access across town.
The city is partnering with Pedigree Industrial Properties on a donated parcel at Washington and Fourth that will become a passive, family‑friendly green space connected to the walking path. Moore also reported housing predevelopment for Orchard Commons (Lincoln Village project), describing preliminary sewer and water coordination for roughly 58 single‑family homes and a planned public hearing for the related road closure.
On environmental redevelopment, Moore said two Phase I brownfields studies have been completed and more are underway; the city is using grant funds for Phase I/II studies to identify contamination and mitigation needs and plans to reapply for additional funding when the current $500,000 allocation is spent.
Moore announced a signed contract for ground‑penetrating sonar at Marian Avenue Cemetery to identify unmarked graves; he characterized the estimate as possibly identifying "upwards of 500 to 800 graves" that are currently unmarked and said the city will work with volunteers to document identified graves. He noted the sonar contract is a step to better identify and respect burial sites and to support future decisions on cemetery inventory and operations.
Moore closed with other operational updates — an indoor farmers market schedule developed with an AARP grant, roundabout plantings and irrigation work, and bids out for work to replace valves and hydrants in older neighborhoods — and confirmed staff follow‑up on citizen concerns presented during the meeting. No new council votes were taken on these items during the session.
