The preliminary November 8 2011 Tega Cay election results show Ron Kirby and Chris Larsen securing the 2 available Tega Cay City Council seats. Out of 5,896 register voters in Tega Cay, approximately 13% voted Tuesday. Greg Rogers, who ran in the last Tega Cay election for city council came up at least 167 votes short to win a city council.

Both Cris Larsen and Ron Kirby are not new to the Tega Cay City Council. Chris Larsen is currently on the city council and Ron Kirby has served on the council in prior years and is filling John Dervay seat which expires in January.

Last Tuesday night, the Fort Mill School Board voted to delay the opening of the new elementary school number 8 (Gold Hill Rd near Tega Cay) until 2014. See an earlier post about FM elementary school 8 planned to open 2o12.

The board also voted to move up the opening of the 9th elementary school near the Massey community on Doby’s Bridge Road to the same year 2014.

The Board’s sited reason for the open date changes are:

1. Cost saving advantages on construction and opening the 2 new schools at the same time.
2. Although there is an enrollment freeze at Gold Hill Elementary and and soon to be Orchard Park, there is still room at other Fort mill Elementary schools. The district wants to maximize the space at all schools and not open a new school before it is needed. Of course this means some new elementary students may have to go to a school that is in another part of town for a while. Fort Mill School District’s current elementary school facility capacity is 6,300. The district is currently at 5106 Students.
3. Redraw the district lines once for the simultaneous opening of the 2 new schools rather then twice in separate years.

The Carolina Show Ski team based in Tega Cay has been entertaining us with ski shows in Tega Cay for many years. The water ski team is now asking for your help and support at the Oct 17  Tega Cay City Council meeting. The team is seeking approval for the construction of a ski ramp and performance platform near Windjammer Park.

Please read CSST President Russ Frase letter below asking for your suopport and attendance on Oct 17th. 

Carolina Show Ski Team and Supporters,

We need your attendance and support this Monday evening, October 17th, 7:00 pm at the Glennon Center (beside the Club House/Water Tower). A discussion about the Performance Platforms and Jump Ramp are on the agenda. After 2 ½ years, we are in the final stage of our permit process with the Army Corp of Engineers, Duke then to FERC for final approval. This process may be completed by mid December. Currently, the performance platform/jump ramp is moored at the Commodore Club on the Rock Hill side of the main channel. These essential pieces of equipment have been towed across the main channel over 200 times.

This discussion at the City Council meeting will allow the CSST to review our 15 years in a very positive manner and review our liability insurance provided by USA Water Ski. You will have the opportunity to sign up to speak for 3 minutes. If during this discussion a motion is made/seconded and the vote indicates that the City will not allow us the opportunity to move forward with the performance platforms/jump ramp our Friday Night Ski Shows, Learn to Ski Days and our July 4th participation will end.

These capital improvements will be funded by CSST and built professionally. The performance platforms will be carpet with tie off cleats for the jump ramp only.

We have entertained thousands and taught hundreds to ski. We need all of your support Monday Evening.

Thank you,

P.S. If you are unable to attend please e-mail the Tega Cay City Council and ask that they give us their continued support and allow us to move forward with the new performance docks/jump ramp.

See diagrams of the Ramp and Platform

4-Platform 2 with ramp

3-Platform 1

The Tega Cay City Council has approved Dennis Pieper as Tega Cay’s new City Manager. Mr Pieper was one of three possible candidates being considered by the city council. He was a town administrator for Summerville SC. He has 18 years of management experience in county and municipal government.

Tega Cay’s Mayor Sheppard sent out the following letter about the appoitment of Dennis Piper;

After a 3 month City Manager search, I would like you to join me in welcoming our new City Manager Dennis Pieper! On Friday Night, August 26, Council approved Dennis as our new City Manger. He will be joining us on Monday, September 12th.

Before I wish you all a Happy Labor Day, I would like to take a moment to thank my fellow council members who worked very hard to get us a new City Manager. Council created a new job description for the position, spent many late nights and weekends reviewing and sorting over 70 resume’s, made phone calls and interviewed various candidates to find the right match for Tega Cay. As you may have heard we received resume’s from around the Country which I believe is a testament to the great community we live in. Who wouldn’t want to come live and work in the great city of Tega Cay? So, to all of you, I wish a restful and safe Labor Day weekend. I know I will be relaxing with the knowledge that Dennis will be on board in less than 2 weeks!

In Today’s Septemenbt city letter, Dennis Pieper had the following note for the City Manager Minute:

First, I would like to thank the Mayor and the Councilmember’s for the confidence they have shown and for giving me the opportunity to serve you. As a team, the staff and I will work diligently to maintain the unique character and the beauty of the City while aggressively addressing the challenges.

I have received a warm “welcome” from many of the residents in the community. I look forward to working with the dedicated staff and getting to know you.

My background includes both City and County management including many years at a public utility. “The Good Life” Tega Cay offers makes this transition much easier and I will begin serving as your new City Manager on September 12th.

I would also like to wish Grant Duffield and his family the very best with their new endeavors. Thank you and I will see you soon!

The restaurant and bar facility at the Tega Cay Golf and Conference Center has reopened. The restaurant is called Casual Water at Tega Cay and the bar and grill is called the Drop and the Drink Bar and Grille. The Mike Frost Group was awarded a 5 year contract by the city of Tega Cay to reopen the facility in May 2011.

Carmen, Camden and I decided to give the reopened restaurant a try last Friday night. We walked into the main restaurant Casual Water’s and found it about 50% full on Friday about 7:30 pm. There was a new buzz of activity with several waiters on staff. We elected to sit on the patio outside the restaurant between the Bar and Grille and the restaurant since the main restaurant’s room temperature was too cold.

We first looked over the main menu showing steaks, seafood, and pork chops. Since we were not hungry enough for a large meal (I recall prices ranged between $13 to $25), we elected to pick from the Drop’s Bar and Grill menu showing appetizers, sandwiches, and burgers ( price of sandwiches were about $9). Overall, the service was friendly and the food was good. It was nice to see a renewed energy in both the restaurant and bar and grill. A new outside deck was recently constructed on the right side of the Bar and Grille facility. All tables where full and the rope lights lining the decks perimeter was a nice touch especially at dusk. We would recommend giving the new restaurant or bar and grill a try!

The Drop is open 11 am to 11 pm M-Sat and open till 10 pm Sunday. Try it for lunch or dinner.

When you enter The City of Tega Cay, one of the first things you see is a welcome to Tega Cay sign on the left side of Tega Cay Drive.  Soon you’ll also see the Living Memorial Gardens.  A sign marking and announcing the Living Memorial Gardens was posted last week at the entrance of Lakeshore subdivision on Shoreline Parkway.

Tega Cay’s Beautification Committee has planned and is promoting the new city garden. The Living Memorial Gardens will include sidewalks and paths that meander through a variety of picturesque gardens, ornamental trees, shrubs, grasses and structures. Boulders, twenty benches and three bench swings will dot the grounds.

Gardens located in various areas will include a Veteran’s Memorial Garden, Children’s Rock Garden, Butterfly Garden, Shade Garden, Herb Garden, Rain Garden and Rose Garden.

The sidewalks will be lined with approximately 1,500 laser inscribed pavers, which will memorialize people or organizations chosen by their donators. The individual gardens, trees, benches, and bench swings are available for donators to display a bronze plaque or laser inscribed bricks.

The Beautification Committee is soliciting sponsorships and the opportunity to purchase garden elements like laser inscribed bricks, benches with plaques, trees etc. See the brochure and website for more details.

A ground breaking ceremony is planned to kick off Memorial Day weekend Friday May 27, 2011.

As another step toward better communication with Tega Cay residents, the City of Tega Cay rolled out their new website including combining all of their departments websites into one new website. The website is by CivicPlus based in Manhattan Kansas who specializes in “next generation” city, county, state and school websites”. The new site went live last Friday.

Here is what Mayor George Sheppard has to say about the City’s new website communication tool:

We have updated the website because the previous site just had too many limitations. With the new website we are able to stream Council meetings for those who don’t have channel 19 or are unable to attend meetings (they are not live, but they are there!). The calendar feature is also an exciting new tool; any resident can sign up to receive alerts of City functions. Once signed up residents will have the option to receive an email or a message to their cell phone reminding them of upcoming events.

I feel this website is another great example of the steps of transparency and council’s willingness to communicate with the resident’s.

Visit the new website with the same URL: www.tegacaysc.org.

Please note that all email addresses at the Admin Office and Development Services office have changed. They are now the staff member’s first initial followed by their last name @tegacay.com (ex. cfunderburk@tegacay.com). Please delete the @tegacay.org addresses from your contact lists.

Regards,

George Sheppard

Mayor, City of Tega Cay, SC

I would say the new website is easy to navigate and read. If you would like to sign up for city notifications here is a direct link tegacaysc.org/list.aspx.

You can also sign up for a city Constant Contact email along with the city notifications.

Don’t forget to join Tega Cay’s Face Book Groupfor you hardcore Facebook users.

What’s your opinion of the new website?

How is city doing on keeping the Tega Cay residents informed?

The Fort Mill School District has recently changed the enrollment freeze for Gold Hill Elementary School. The school board has voted to keep the freeze in place with the following exceptions:

Students who live in the Gold Hill Elementary School area but are now attending Springfield Elementary school will go to Gold Hill next year 2010-2011 school year.

The enrollment freeze for Gold Hill Elementary will be back in place beginning June 3rd 2010. New students who live in the Gold Hill Elementary area after June 3rd 2010 will go to Riverview Elementary.

If you are thinking about relocating to Tega Cay and want your kids to attend Gold Hill Elementary, now is the time to make the change before June 3rd 2010.

For updates and possible changes to the Gold Hill Enrollment Freeze visit the Fort Mill School District Website

Tega Cay Real Estate – Tega Cay Home For Sale

1832 Chestnut Hill, Tega Cay, SC 29708 $425,000

Beautifully maintained home in Lake Shore! This has has all the upgrades plus more. Master suite has 4ft extension with fireplace and room for sitting area, lg walk in closet, master bath with garden tub and spa shower, large gourmet kitchen with ss, gas, tile flooring, gorgeous hardwood flooring through downstairs living areas, huge bonus room over garage can be media room plus large loft area perfect for pool table! Screened porch, private back yard. Beautiful!

• Single Family Home
• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 3 Full, 1 Half
• Square Feet: 3,578
• Fireplaces: 2
• Year Built: 2006
• Garage Size: 2
• MLS Number: 1062638

Information Deemed Reliable But Not Guaranteed.

Call me for questions or showings.

www.HomesFortMill.com

A year has passed since our last article on Lake Ridge at Tega Cay. There have been changes to the master planned home community. So what are the changes and has anything been built or going to be built in Lake Ridge at Tega Cay? Why hasn’t Toll Brothers built homes in Lake Ridge at Tega Cay yet?

To recap, Lake Ridge is a new home community in Tega Cay developed by Drake Capital LLC. Lake Ridge Tega Cay is a 435 acre master planned community with 150 acres of the 435 acres dedicated to planned parks, walking trails, and recreation. 75% of the planned new homes will be adjacent to a wooded conservation area.

Carmen and I toured the Lake Ridge area recently and spoke to the Drake Capital developer Jeff Leforce.  Here is a recap of Lake Ridge’s latest changes and progress.

The economy and recent changes in home buyer demands has affected the Lake Ridge community plans. There is  less demand for larger luxury estate type homes than a year ago. Toll Brothers, who had planned to build primarily estate type homes, decided to put a hold on their plans. Drake Capital decided to shift their focus to family type homes and lots for Lake Ridge.  Many of the originally planned 95 foot wide lots in the community have been changed to approximately 55 foot wide lots. Jeff with Drake said they plan to reserve a small portion of the community for estate type homes and lots.

Some of the basic site development infrastructure including streets and utilities have been constructed. The amenity center which includes the club house, pool, etc has been completed. The club is larger than planned, approximately 8,000 sq feet. The clubhouse size was expanded to accommodate the increased number of homes planned for the community. The clubhouse design is similar to a lake front lodge style with spacious rooms.

The most significant changes are the home builders. True Homes and DR Horton are now the two primary home builders in Lake Ridge at Tega Cay.

True Homes is a local Carolina based home builder. True Homes portion of Lake Ridge is Called Lake Ridge Commons. True Homes said their homes are in the 230,000 to 400,000 price range and 2,900 to 4,300 square feet. Two homes are currently under construction and should be completed by the end of August.

DR Horton, a well known national home builder, plans to build homes starting in the low $220,000 range with sizes in the 1,910 to 4,127 square foot range. Dr Horton plans to begin building homes by August.

An updated amenity list includes:

• Four planned pocket parks
• Four miles of paved walking trails.
• A 8,000 sq foot Timberlake-style clubhouse with:
  • five-lane competition pool and kiddie pool with water slide
  • two tennis courts
  • a multi-purpose court and a playground area
  • a grand gathering area around a fireplace
  • a party kitchen
  • a state-of-the-art fitness center,
  • Wi-fi connectivity
• Walking distance to the Catawba River
• Fort Mill Schools
• Just minutes south of Charlotte

We will be updating homesfortmill.com soon with detailed information about Lake Ridge and the homes that will be offered at lake Ridge.

In the meantime for more information about Lake Ridge at Tega Cay or details about True Homes or DR Horton Homes located in Lake Ridge at Tega Cay please contact:

July 4th 2009 in Tega Cay SC, even in the tough economic climate, will still be full of events, activities, and fun this year.

Tega Cay SC is a great small town just south of Charlotte on Lake Wylie. Not only does Tega Cay celebrate the anniversary of our Nation’s independence, Tega Cay citizens celebrate the birthday of Tega Cay’s city 1982 incorporation. If you think you are interested in relocating to Tega Cay, the 4th is a great time to visit and see what Tega Cay has to offer.

4th of July activities in Tega Cay include a land and boat parade, ski show, fish fry, an official birthday city birthday party, fireworks, and a dance just to name a few. Below are the details of the 4th of July in Tega Cay events and activities:

Tega Cay 4th of July Celebration: Event Schedule

Land Parade 9 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. on Tega Cay Drive

The land parade theme is “Tega Cay Anniversary” and is historically one of the longest (and

the most) in the south!

After the parade you can go to the Windjammer Party 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Windjammer Park

Events at Windjammer include:

Canoe Joust 11 a.m.- Noon

One partner steers, the other wields the joust to know your opponent into the water.

Boat Parade Arrives Windjammer at 12:30 p.m.

Ski Show1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

The award winning Carolina Ski Show Team displays their comedy, stunts, and athleticism in this annual favorite show which wraps up the Windjammer Party.

Lion’s Fish Fry 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Tega Cay Community Center

City Birthday Party 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Tega Cay Community Center

There is a Tega Cay birthday cake. The keynote speaker is Senator Wes Hays

Next is the Fireworks Display 9:30 p.m. at the Tega Cay Golf Clubhouse

Sit on the lawn at the clubhouse for a wonderful view of the annual fireworks display.

Finally – 4th of July Dance 10 p.m. – Midnight at the Phil Glennon Community Center

Dance the night away with live music.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July in Tega Cay or where ever you plan to celebrate the 4th of July!

Night picture of Downtown Charlotte

The 2008 city to city migration numbers are not as strong as 2007 but people are still relocating and the Charlotte Metro (includes Fort Mill SC) area is ranked 3rd according to a Forbes article.

Local Tega Cay friends recently pointed out a story to us that Lauren Sherman at Forbes published an article at the end of March titled “Ten Cities Where Americans Are Relocating”. The Forbes article ranked Charlotte 3rd most popular. I reported in March Charlotte Ranked the 7th fastest growing cities. So whats the difference?

We both used the US Census Bureau’s March 19th 2008 data. Forbes compared the 2008 population estimates to the previous year’s data to see which areas had grown the most, percentage-wise and so did I.  The difference is the Forbes article focused on cities over a million in population.

When you focus on cities over the million in populations the top ten 2008 fastest growing cities are:

1. Raleigh-Cary, NC
2. Austin-Round Rock, TX
3. Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
4. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
6. San Antonio, TX
7. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
8. New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
10. Denver-Aurora, CO

The Charlotte metro are includes Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie, Rock Hill, all of York County SC. Of course I am somewhat biased but if you’re looking  for some of the best areas to live within the Charlotte metro area I would recommend the Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie area.

If you are considering to relocate to the Charlotte area, contact Carmen for more information about the Fort Mill SC area which is just a few miles south of Charlotte.

Connor McKemey is coming home to Tega Cay. Reid Lancaster who created and maintains Connor’s CaringBridge website has suggested posting red ribbons along the route to Connor’s home. See Reid’s May 3rd CaringBridge Journal request to local Tega Cay residents:

If you live in Tega Cay or Fort Mill, especially along Gold Hill Road or Shoreline Parkway we need your help. I want to give Connor a special welcome when he drives into town. It would be great for Connor to see many red ribbons on mailboxes, fences and businesses as he drives home. If you own a business or attend a church on Gold Hill, a message to Connor on your sign would be wonderful. His exact time of arrival is impossible to determine, so putting ribbons out and signs up Monday afternoon and Tuesday would be terrific!!!

Thanks for your prayers and support!

Reid

Carmen Miller is having an Open House Extravaganza the weekend of February 14th and 15th 2009.

Five spectacular homes in Tega Cay’s Lake Shore community will be open 1pm to 3pm on Saturday Feb 14th. Spend your Valentines Day afternoon with your loved one and come view these spectacular homes that could be your next dream home.

A fantastic Baxter Village community (Fort Mill) home will be open for your viewing 1pm to 3pm on Sunday February 15th.

Tega Cay SC Lake Shore Community Homes Open House 1pm to 3pm Saturday Feb 14th homes are:

3109 Quiet Cove Tega Cay, SC 29708 4 bed, 3 bath $324,900

1450 Finsbury Lane Tega Cay SC 29708, 4 bed, 2.5 bath $475,000

2301 Pine Run Tega Cay, SC, 29708, 4 bed, 3 baths $347,500

195 Shoreline Parkway Tega Cay, SC 29708 4 bed, 2.5 bath $317,500

1210 Shadow Bend Tega Cay, SC 29708 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths $305,000

Baxter Village Community Open House 1pm to 3pm Sunday Feb 15th home is:

7172 Michael Scott Crossing Fort Mill, SC 29708, 4 bed, 2.5 bath $375,000

For more information contact:

Here are more pictures of fall color in Tega Cay SC.

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Fall in Tega Cay SC is full of color. I decided to walk around parts of Tega Cay with a camera and found many stunning colorful shots. It was amazing how the leave colors changed the landscape. Many of the fall photos were taken just walking the miles of Tega Cay’s walking trails and the main Tega Cay drive which is the main street on the Lake Wylie peninsula portion of Tega Cay. While I was walking I saw many Tega Cay residents walking around with cameras on the same mission to capture the beautiful fall colors. I posted more fall photos on the http://seetegacay.com website too. Enjoy!

Here Comes Fall On Lake Wylie

Fall in the Tega Cay and Lake Wylie has come. Temperatures in our area are “falling”. We just “fall back” one hour on our clocks last weekend. It’s getting darker sooner. And the trees are turning “fall” rapidly. Living in in area with many trees sure adds color and warmth to our lives. Here area a couple pictures showing our fall color. Just another reason why we love living in Tega Cay on Lake Wylie.

Lake Wylie and Fall Color November 2008

If you don’t know, the Tega Cay sign ordinance bans many types of directional signs in the city limits. Real estate signs are allowed on the seller’s property with limitations but directional signs like open houses or branded company signs pointing the way to homes for sale in a neighborhood are not allowed at any time. So why are some real estate companies or agents not following the ordinance or the city enforcing the sign ordinance?

The picture above was taken on Saturday September 27, 2008 is an example of a non-compliant real estate directional sign. The sign has been up every weekend at the corner of Beachwood Cove and Shoreline Parkway pointing traffic on Shoreline Parkway to a home for sale on Beachwood Cove. The sign is up as I write this post Sunday morning. By the way, this was not the only directional sign up this weekend.

So why am I writing this post? First of all this is a personal commentary from me and not solicited or approved commentary from Carmen or Century 21 First Choice. I am frustrated with the lack of compliance and cooperation from the city, real estate agents, and their brokerage firms. Here is a little background to my story.

At one point in the past Carmen called the city admin office and was told it was ok to put signs up on the weekends. Trying to perform her best for her clients, Carmen purchased and put out directional signs every weekend for marketing open houses and her listings in Tega Cay. Directional signs are a standard effective practice in the industry. She never thought it was not allowed because of what she was told and you can see several other directional signs in Tega Cay most weekends.

At some point a complaint must have been voiced and Pete with Century 21 First Choice asked Carmen and all his agents to comply with the sign ordinance. Carmen being good business citizen and resident is complying.

So why do we continue to see signs up every weekend from other companies? Are these agents or companies not being asked by the city to comply? Is there an unfair standard on who is allowed to put up directional signs or simply a lack of communication and ordinance knowledge?

I know it is very difficult for Carmen to explain to her Tega Cay clients why she does not put up directional signs while her clients see directional signs on other homes for sale in Tega Cay weekly. It’s very frustrating to current home sellers who want all of the possible sign marketing support they can get to help sell their home in these challenge times. It is estimated that home buyer transactions/traffic is down significantly this year to last in Tega Cay.

Carmen has voiced her opinion to some of the Tega Cay City council members about this matter. She has also proposed to the city council a city wide “sanctioned” open house weekend for all homes for sale in Tega Cay. Her plan included all brokerage firms and agents with homes for sale in Tega Cay to have a special weekend open house all at the same time. All she asked from the city was to allow temporary directional signs to be posted for this special weekend event. She would manage the event. Some members of the council did not think this special weekend event was necessary. I image they would think differently if they were trying to sell their home right now.

So what is your opinion of the sign ordinance? I would like to hear your comments.

The same sign was up again the weekend of Oct 4th.

I see many inquiries coming into Carmen’s blog asking for the distance between Charlotte North Carolina and Fort Mill South Carolina. As you may have read in Carmen’s market research posts (Fort Mill SC Rank 6 Out Of Ten Fastest Growing Metros), the Fort Mill and Tega Cay area is part of the Charlotte NC MSA (metropolitan statistical area) for census and other analysis basis. I guess you could say Fort Mill and Tega Cay are close enough to be considered suburbs of Charlotte. So here are the distance and drive time facts related to the distance between Charlotte and Fort Mill.

Fort Mill is located south of Charlotte of interstate 77. The North Carolina and South Carolina northern border on interstate 77 is 7.8 miles or 15 minutes drive time from downtown Fort Mill. The western NC/SC border on Highway 160 is 6 miles or 8 minutes drive time to downtown Fort Mill. The eastern NC/SC border to highway 521 is 6.6 miles or 11 minutes drive time to downtown Fort Mill.

Tega Cay is located 6.2 miles or 11 minutes drive time from downtown Fort Mill. Downtown Charlotte to Tega Cay or Fort Mill is approx 18.9 miles or 23 minutes drive time. If you live in Tega Cay or Fort Mill and work in south Charlotte near Westinghouse and Interstate 77 the distance is 8 miles and 11 minutes Drive time.

Headed further south on Interstate 77 is Rock Hill South Carolina which is 6 miles and 8 minutes drive time from downtown Fort Mill. If you take business highway 21 it is approx 4 miles to Rock Hill from Fort Mill.

There is a real benefit living in a smaller town like Fort Mill or Tega Cay (especially on Lake Wylie)(read top-10-reasons-to-live-in-fort-mill-sc) but when you want the larger city amenities like; work, shopping, sports (Panthers, Bobcats, Checkers) , restaurants, and other fun (Carolwinds Amusement Park), its nice to have Charlotte nearby.

Fort Mill schools begin August 20, 2008. Many of you have been asking questions about an update to the elementary school enrollment freeze. Here is what is mentioned on the Fort Mill School District website:

The Fort Mill School District is now reviewing its elementary attendance areas to prepare for the opening of Sugar Creek Elementary and Pleasant Knoll Elementary in 2009. The process will take into account a number of considerations including enrollment, building capacity, demographics, transportation issues, transitions between schools, keeping neighborhoods together and creating an easily understood plan. A public meeting will be held in September to unveil reassignment options.

In the July school construction update both Sugar Creek and Pleasant Knoll elementary schools under construction are still on schedule to open August 2009.

If you are looking for specific information like the school calendar, bus routes. bus schedules, registration information, contact information and more, there is a parent information page on the Fort Mill school website.

Click to go to “parent Information page“.

You can download the 2008-2009 school calendar by clicking here.

For the bus route and information page click here.

The Bus or transportation dept phone number is (803)802-1998

If you need more information about a specific Fort Mill school like:

Fort Mill Elementary School
Gold Hill Elementary School
Orchard Park Elementary School
Riverview Elementary School
Springfield Elementary School
Fort Mill Middle School
Gold Hill Middle School
Springfield Middle School
Fort Mill High School
Nation Ford High School
Fort Mill Academy

Each school has a website. Click here for the district individual school web page. Then you can select the school website you wish to naviagte to.

Tega Cay residents filled the Tega Cay council meeting room on July 24^th to participate in a special session. The topic was the proposed Hidden Harbor Marina to be located in the Lake Shore subdivision of Tega Cy.  The council voted no to the marina plan.  This would have been the second Tega Cay Marina.

So why did the council vote no? Most Lake Wylie marinas are full with waiting lists. You would think this was a good deal for Tega Cay.  As it turns out the proposed 32 slip marina must meet Duke Energy’s shoreline management rules. The marina must be a true public marina but there is a hitch. The rule further states that a bordering development can not use the marina. That means Lake Shore residents could not use the marina. Lake Shore is home for approx 40% of Tega Cay residents.

The shoreline management rule was put in place in 2006. It’s too bad Newland, the company who developed Lake Shore, or Tega Cay that took over Lake Shore after Newland left in 2005 did not apply for a marina at that time.

Most Lake Shore residents I spoke with about this issue were opposed to the rule and did not want the marina with the restrictions. Lake Shore residents would gain non-resident traffic without the marina benefit. I am not surprised that there was a large turn out for the special council meeting. Some Lake Shore residents questioned if the council would have voted no without the large Lake Shore resident turnout.  Based on some of the negative comments made by the Tega Cay council members about the Duke shoreline management rule it would seem they were frustrated by the rule too.