Business View Civil and Municipal | May 2021

79 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL MAY 2021 CHESTER COUNTY , SOUTH CAROL INA That previous work includes forming strong working relationships with utility providers, such as Duke Energy, Fairfield Electric Cooperative Inc., Chester County Natural Gas Authority, TruVista Communications, Chester County Wastewater Recovery, and Chester Metropolitan District – the area’s water provider. With well established lines of communication, it’s easy to assure potential developers that their needs will be met. In that regard, ground was recently broken on Knight’s Bridge, the county’s first large subdivision. LGI Homes plans to build about 300 units, and there have been discussions with a few other large developers. “I think everybody’s taking a wait-and-see approach to see how strong that first subdivision comes out of the gate,” says Long. “I have no doubt that it will be very strong. I myself am fairly new, I’ve only been here about six months but there were no home buying options available. We bought a lot and are building a house. I’ve seen where other houses have been built – one-offs here and there. Those homes have been sold pretty quickly. In fact, literally every single one of those homes has been sold before completing construction. So it tells me there is some pent-up demand.”