Business View Magazine | May 2019

287 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MAY 2019 Cayce has just completed a $30 million water line project, replacing almost 75 percent of in- city water infrastructure. Given the age of it, it was a major undertaking – but necessary to put an end to the brown water issues, pressure issues, and a few water line breaks that were very costly and disruptive. The project was done quickly and comprehensively with good investment that facilitated some very smart loans. In the end, the city was able to overhaul a major infrastructure source in just two years. Hegler explains, “We had a main contractor, but divided the project up into seven different areas that were done concurrently. Obviously, it was a quality of life issue to provide better water but we knew it would be pretty disruptive to our citizens, so we placed great focus on community involvement; making sure we let them know what was going on, what they could expect, and having a hot line of sorts for any concerns that came up. There was a very human component to that project, even though it was technical, engineering, construction-related work. That proved successful and allowed us to get it done very quickly.” According to Cayce Mayor, Elise Partin, “The tail end of that project was in our commercial district. We already had developed the Knox Abbott plan for traffic calming and pedestrian safety. (Knox Abbott is a key commercial corridor traveling through the City and surrounded by neighborhoods). Since we CAYCE , SOUTH CAROL INA