Planning Services is expanding it's horizons for future County partnerships and programs. Yesterday, we attended the American River's Blue Trails presentation in Mullins. The program is a stakeholder driven effort to attract the people who enjoy paddling sports. We hope to bring the same initiative to Lynches River, Jefferies Creek, the Great Pee Dee River and Black Creek. The State's DNR is currently working on designating the Lynches River as a scenic river. In contrast, the Blue Trails designation hold no regulatory weight, but facilitates the preservation of a river's natural resource values through community involvement.
Today, Sumter County Planning and SC Forestry Commission are joining us to two Sumter County developments that have 'gone the extra mile' to preserve a live oak canopy and integrate low impact development (LID) techniques. This trip will be instrumental on our continuing efforts to develop the Florence County tree preservation and landscape ordinance.
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