Business View Civil & Municipal - May 2023

79 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 5 Between the city’s mission statement and values, it is clear that Clemson stands for quality and honesty. In addition to its quality of life and attention to values, Clemson provides modern core city services from transportation to infrastructure to walkable features. It is extremely inclusive with a cultural balance that is inviting to people of all ages, races, and backgrounds. There is a thirst for both personal and environmental health that is evident wherever you go – whether you see residents power walking, jogging, or bike riding. The city engages in studies on the number of trees it has and is careful about overdeveloping at the expense of environmental chaos. It is also working with Duke Energy to install electric vehicle charging stations in strategic locations around the city. “We’re fortunate because we have great weather but even better people,” says Clemson Mayor Robert Halfacre. “It’s a city focused on (having) a better quality of life.” Clemson was ranked the fourth-best college town in the region by Southern Living in 2022 based on much more than campus life. The city’s newer slogan is “See you here”,” and chances are neighbors will bump into people they know well at many of Clemson’s well-known stops. Given how well-known the university is, it might surprise some that the city covers only eight square miles and includes nearly 18,500 full- time residents, around 8,000 fewer than the number of undergraduate students at Clemson University. Yet other colleges are a short drive from downtown Clemson as well, including Southern Wesleyan University and Tri-County Technical College, both 10 minutes away, and Anderson College which is a 30-minute drive. Residential and commercial developments are carefully planned Given the comparatively small size of the actual city, growth corridors are limited because Clemson is hemmed in by the Blue Ridge Mountains, Clemson University, Lake CLEMSON, SC ARDURRA FEATURE PROJECT COCHRAN ROAD WWTP EXPANSION Clemson, SC New Headworks & Influent Pump Station Conversion of Two (2) Existing Aeration Basins to Anaerobic & Anoxic Basins Conversion of an Existing Aeration Basin to Fine Bubble Aeration New MBR Process New UV Disinfection Process Conversion of the Existing Chlorine Contact Chamber to a Post Aeration Basin New Effluent Pump Station www.ardurra.com SERVICES Water / Wastewater Environmental Public Works / Civil / Surveying Aquatics Transportation / Aviation Emergency Management Structural