Published Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:31 AM
Updated Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:31 AM
Moncks Corner announces annexation plans
Moncks Corner is growing.
Mayor Bill Peagler announced during April’s Town Hall meeting plans to annex a corridor of property along Hwy. 52 to extend the town to Cypress Gardens Road.
“This annexation is good for the town and it’s good for the county,” said Peagler. “The people living in these areas will get better services with police and fire. I feel this is a positive move for everyone involved.”
The corridor extends from the current town limit boundary on Hwy 52 to Cypress Gardens Road covering property up to a half mile on either side.
“What we’re creating here is basically a spine extending to Cypress Gardens Road that we will be able to finger off of in the future,” said Planning and Development manager Glenn Batton.
Properties included in that area are the Fox Bank residential community and the Carolina Nursery.
“We have talked to the nursery and they have been agreeable to the plan,” Batton said. “Carolina Nursery will bring a lot to Moncks Corner as it is a very widely recognized facility. This is a very prestigious operation that will add to the image of Moncks Corner.”
The annexed property along the Hwy. 52 corridor extends almost to Old Hwy. 52 to the east and in places reaches up to Hwy. 17 to the west.
“The long term plan is to hopefully one day color in that wedge of land between Highways 52 and 17 and make it all part of Moncks Corner,” Batton said.
Reception to the annexation has been positive overall according to the mayor.
“We have met with residents in the area such as the Whitesville community in regard to our long term plans on more than one occasion and discussed the issues with them,” Peagler said. “We want them on board as we’re going forward. This is an exciting time for the town of Moncks Corner. We want to finish this and make this a positive experience for everyone.”
There has been some objections from residents in the Whitesville area regarding the annexation and proposed annexations that may include their community, but the mayor hopes that continuing communication and dialogue between the two communities will help assuage those concerns.
“There was miscommunication initially regarding our plans,” Peagler said. “We have since sat down with parties in Whitesville and discussed this openly. We did some mending of the fences and we now hope that everybody is on the same page. I came away from that meeting with a better feeling than before it.”
Batton says the annexations will result in more of a team concept with neighboring communities involved.
“It’s our intention to partner with Whitesville in terms of services provided to the community,” said Batton.