Lancaster County community voices concerns about crowded schools, roads

INDIAN LAND, S.C. — Parents in Indian Land met with school leaders Thursday night to voice their concerns about growth.

School leaders told Channel 9 that most schools in that area will be at capacity within a year and a half.

Bryan Vaughn with Lancaster County Schools says about $7,000 in planned parcels have already been approved in the Indian Land area. At a county council meeting earlier this week, neighbors complained that new development is a burden on schools and roads.

“We’re in the process of looking at growth issues in the Indian Land area. We’re getting to the point where we have a lot of students almost at maximum capacity in several of our schools,” Vaughn said.

Leaders said the last bond referendum to build a new school in the district was six years ago, and they know they’ll have to ask voters for a new school soon.

>> In the video at the top of the page, how they’re trying to find short-term solutions to deal with growth.

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