August 9th, 2006

Last Meeting
August 9, 2006
Reporter – Mickey Epting
President Molly Cousins call the meeting to order. Jim Gadsden delivered the invocation. Lyman Whitehead provided us with some Health and Happiness. President Cousins reminded us that the "Adopt a Highway" work day is next week, August 19th. Carey Hite gave a brief announcement about the new hospital planned at the Irmo exit.
Patty Cavanaugh introduced the guest speaker, John Lumpkin, with the Water Front Steering Committee Development in the Vista area. John gave a talk about the exciting plans for the Vista area and especially the water front. The new plans would include a world class water front park in the area between Gervais Street and Blossom Street and beyond to include the area around the new USC baseball park. These plans have been made possible in large part because of a gift of land along the river by the Guinyard family.
The cost of the improvements for the public elements is estimated to be around $109 million. The plans have involved a mutual initiative by local government, the University of South Carolina and The Guinyard family. Much of the planning has been done by Sasaki, the planner for both USC and the Guinyards. Some of the features will include extending Green Street to the park, as well as the extension of Williams Street from Blossom to Gervais Street and the burying of the current high power transmission lines along the river in the new roadway. These are exciting plans for the future of our community.
President Cousins thanked John for his presentation and adjourned the meeting.