In the first article of this series, we examined Greenville County’s interest in development concurrency  and the broader question facing the Upstate: how to manage growth responsibly while preserving affordability and opportunity. The principle behind concurrency—aligning development with infrastructure—is understandable and often reasonable. But the experience of other regions shows that growth-management policies can produce unintended consequences if they are not carefully designed.

A quiet but very important conversation has begun. Greenville County leaders have proposed exploring a planning concept known as development concurrency —a policy approach intended to ensure that infrastructure keeps pace with growth. At first glance, the idea sounds straightforward and even obvious: roads, water systems, sewer capacity, schools, and public services should be adequate before new development is approved. Few people would disagree with that principle.

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Dear Commissioner Lynch,

My name is Dennis Hayes. My family has lived in the Spartanburg County area for over 280 years. I live off South Pine Street between Spartanburg and Pacolet, with my wife, Cathy McBride Hayes. We are both graduates of Spartanburg High School, class years 1968 and 1970. Over the course of our lives, Cathy and I have lived in different locations within Spartanburg County as well as in various parts of the United States, giving us both a deep local connection and a broader national perspective.

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