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🌱 Why Chapin just tightened wastewater permits as growth pressures mount

Hello Chapin! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Chapin just tightened wastewater permits as growth pressures mount
  • How a 200-acre Chapin Park plan could reshape your daily life
  • How Chapin’s next games could shake up region baseball and softball.

Also on today's calendar: Friends of the Irmo Library Book Sale and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Some sun; breezy, very warm, temps: high: 91, low: 66.
  • Sunday: A morning shower or two, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Chapin extends water permit freeze, as county eyes homes and amphitheater complex on their doorstep (copy) (postandcourier.com) — Chapin is extending its freeze on most new wastewater permits for larger housing developments, a move the mayor says is needed until the town’s treatment plant can be expanded. The decision comes as Lexington County advances a nearby mixed-use project with a library, amphitheater, and jobs just outside town limits, intensifying debate over growth and infrastructure around Chapin.
   

2. New details released on proposed 200-acre Chapin Park development (wltx.com) — Lexington County is advancing plans to sell more than 200 acres at the Chapin Technology Park for a major mixed-use “Chapin Park” development that could bring over 2,500 jobs, a new library, and an amphitheater. County leaders say construction won’t start until Columbia Avenue is widened and a bypass around Chapin’s town center is built, and they’re now opening the process to public input.
   

3. Lexington County baseball, softball teams resume play for season's final stretch (lexingtonchronicle.com) — Chapin baseball and softball teams are in the thick of tight region races, with key matchups against River Bluff and White Knoll looming in the season’s final weeks. Lexington County programs across several classifications are jockeying for playoff seeding, and Chapin’s results could help decide both baseball and softball standings. Local fans have several important games to watch starting April 17.
   

4. Frick named CEO (postandcourier.com) — Two leaders with strong Chapin ties are stepping into top roles at the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, which helps manage power service for 2 million residents statewide. New CEO John Frick is a Chapin High graduate, while executive vice president Chris Koon is a Chapin native and son of the town’s former mayor. Their leadership could influence rural and suburban energy policy affecting local co-op members.
   

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    Friday April 17
  • Magical Land of Oz
    Chapin Theatre Company, 830 Columbia Ave, Chapin
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Need some power washing done.
    Need front porch, back screened in porch and small back patio. Don't want to spend a ton. Any suggestions? (Nextdoor Estates of Hilton)
  • Does anyone know what this is?
    It’s a video. My daughter got in the lake and three of them stuck to her like leeches. She is freaked out. Is it a slug? I read there are clear/white… (Nextdoor Bear Point)
  • Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative - Evenings in Chapin. Apply here.
  • Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(07294) - 130 Amicks Ferry RD in Chapin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chapin here.

Ok Chapin! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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