Our Mission…

… is to mobilize the Anderson County Community as active participants in future growth and development in order to cultivate the integrity, appearance and family-friendly culture we hold dear. Our future depends on responsible growth.

Upcoming Meetings

CDACR Next Meeting is Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 6pm, Anderson Library, 300 N. McDuffie St, Anderson SC. We will meet in the Wren Conference Room, which is upstairs at the far south end of the building.

Thank-you Allie Martinsen from Upstate Forever for joining us at the May meeting. We are working on a guest speaker for our June meeting, and we already have Cindy Wilson, District 7 County Council scheduled for our July meeting.

:Other Important Meetings

Anderson County Council  –  1st and 3rd Tuesday monthly Meetings at the Historic Courthouse,   100 S. Main St. Anderson

     June 17, 2025 – County Council Meeting, 6:30pm –  Agenda Packet HERE when available (Scroll down to 2025 Council Meetings and open that link).

Anderson Planning Commission  –  2nd Tuesday monthly Meetings at the Historic Courthouse,  100 S. Main St. Anderson

    June 10, 2025  Anderson Planning Commission meeting, 6:00pm, Agenda Packet HERE when available (Scroll down to 2025 Planning Commission Packets and open that link).

You may find some brief updates below under “Recent News”

Recent News

Moratorium – A proposed 6 month moratorium was approved by the Planning & Public Works Committee proceed to County. Tommy Dunn proceeded to add multiple amendments to it that was questioned as being legal. The moratorium then was failed.

Riparian Buffers  – Update:  Congratulations Anderson County for passing the new riparian buffer ordinance as proposed. You have taken the first steps to make Anderson County great again! Now municipalities, please follow suit!  An ordinance increasing all buffer zones also passed committee and has been moved to the full Council, It passed 1st reading but Tommy Dunn stated he had amendments that he wanted to add but wouldn’t do so until the 3rd reading. What will he propose then????

Anderson County Schools –  Counsel Member Jimmy Davis held a public open house in April and invited representatives from all school districts. Here is a brief report:

District 1 – total of 14 schools K-12. Occupancy is between 61-100% with 7 portable buildings in use. Student/teacher ratio is 16/1. District 2 – total of 7 schools, Total current enrollment is 1060 with a capacity of 1450. Student/teacher ratio is 15/1. District 3 representative was not available. K-12 has 5 schools with a student/teacher ratio of 15/1. District 4 – total of 6 schools K-12, didn’t state current enrollment or capacity but that they were building addition to 2 elementary schools and a new high school, District 4 will now have 2 school bonds to pay off. Student/teacher ratio is 14/1.  District 5  – total of 19 schools K-12. All schools except 2 high schools (TL Hanna and Westside)claim to have room before meeting capacity. Both high schools are at 100-108% capacity. Average student/teacher ratio is 14/1.

Planning Commission Update – May 13, 2025: There were 11 items on the agenda plus 2 executive sessions. 7  PC members were present (absent was Chairman Wesley Grant and David Cothran). 2 rezoning items were withdrawn, 1 variance request was granted. There were 8 subdivision applications; 5 were approved, 3 denied. 108.22 acres and 101 units  made up the 5 approved applications.

Update 

This PowerPoint Presentation really tells it all

To see our slide show presentation, just click HERE, or click on the image below.

We made the news!!

Fox Carolina (WHNS 21) coverd our meeting. Thanks to Mindy Cecil for the coverage. She spoke to several folks afterwards and you can see the story by clicking HERE or clicking the image below.