City Council to Housing Authority Reappointment, Annexation Requests

Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer

On Monday, Anderson City Council will meet at 6 p.m. in the chambers of City Hall, where members will take up annexations, appointments, and a new utility agreement.

Under old business, council will consider second reading of an ordiance to annex and zone to GC (General Commercial) about 9.8 acres off the S.C. 28 Bypass near the Clemson Boulevard interchange—six parcels fronting the highway, adjacent to existing RM-18 apartments and other commercial uses. Connelly Development plans a multi-unit apartment community there, contingent on city water and sewer under an annexation covenant that has already cleared the Planning Commission and first reading.

Another ordinance would annex a 0.2-acre vacant lot at 1310 West Market Street and zone it NC (Neighborhood Commercial), allowing it to be combined with an adjoining barber shop property already in the city. Owner Charles Jones plans a barber-training facility on the combined site, extending small-scale commercial activity along the West Market corridor toward the bypass.

New business shifts to appointments and compliance. Council will consider reappointing Chase Christopher to the Anderson Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for a five-year term ending December 31, 2030, joining members Emily Owen, Charlie Ervin, Jason Craddock, and Linda McDowell under Executive Director Amanda Medlin. The board oversees public housing in a city balancing older mill neighborhoods with new growth.

Council will also vote on a proposed Pretreatment Agreement with Homeland Park Water and Sewer District would formalize the city’s oversight of industrial discharges into its wastewater plants, addressing a recent regulatory finding that such authority must be in writing. The arrangement would maintain current operations while clarifying the city’s role in enforcing pretreatment standards in Homeland Park’s service area.

 At 5 p.m., before the public arrives, council will meet in executive session to discuss appointments and economic development matters.