Business View Civil & Municipal - May 2023

80 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 5 Hartwell, and neighboring communities. It needs to plan new developments carefully as a result, selecting plans that support the needs of residents and provide additional tax revenue to support city services, says Assistant City Administrator Allison Gantte. Sustainable growth is a critical element of these plans. One such development is Patrick Square, a mixed-use development that includes single- family homes, and commercial entities including restaurants, healthcare, senior living facilities, and more. The Patrick Square Town Center serves as a destination point complete with best-in-class restaurants, shops, and businesses situated in a safe, vibrant, and walkable setting. Everything at Patrick Square is connected to its central point —Village Green. That serves as a main gathering spot for the greater Clemson community. Businesses located within the Town Center do much more than simply serve the community— they are part of the community. This is the place for impromptu visits with neighbors, lunch with longtime friends, outdoor activities for the whole family, local farmers markets, and concerts under the glimmer of summer stars. Another highly regarded development is Kadera which completed its initial master plan in 2015. Covering over 300 acres with 1,600-plus homes, this neighborhood includes mixed housing from estate lots and townhouses to rental apartments. According to Gantte, “Offering housing is very important. Our boundaries are limited so we must be smart and efficient. Halfacre refers to the “smart measurable growth” for Clemson that includes the necessary residential infrastructure to support the needs of residents at various stages of their lives. For example, a slight uptick in the population likely arose from the pandemic as more professionals with the ability to work remotely moved away from larger cities. “We always want to do better, and we need to be very strategic in our approach,” Halfacre says.