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Greenville County Recreation District Headquarters - Daniel Rodgerson




DP3 Architects provided design services for the Greenville County Recreation District’s new administrative office building, as well as a long-range vision plan for the site. The new facility houses the relocated and expanded administration offices for the district in 7,000 square feet of new construction.
















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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

UPCOMING EVENTS - Dan Rodgerson

UPCOMING EVENTS
The Greenville News - Greenville, S.C.
Date: Jun 12, 2004
Start Page: B.4
Section: Metro
Text Word Count: 2089

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Briefs

SpringWell Church in Taylors and Brookwood Community Church in Greenville received Church Health Awards during the 2004 Purpose-Driven Church Conference at Saddleback Church and Purpose-Driven ministries in Lake Forest, Calif. in May. Both churches are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Churches from 20 nations received the award, which honors those that have shown excellence in adapting the discipleship program, "40 Days of Purpose," to their congregation. The program is based on Rick Warren's best-selling book "The Purpose-Driven Life."

12 Ordinary Men,a series on the life of the 12 disciples, will be held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 3810 Grandview Drive, Simpsonville. Children in grades 2-5 will have a special summer class at the same time.

Mercy Christian Center will hold services Sunday at 12 Odom Circle (near Cedar Lane Road and 253). Services begin at 2 p.m. Call 859-7817 or 295-9398.

When We Pray Ministries, 401 Camellia Lane, Simpsonville, will have a summer Bible study on Mondays in June and July at 7 p.m. at the Mauldin Branch Public Library.

Impacting Communities serviceswill be held every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. with the kickoff on June 19 at the Littlejohn Community Center, Hwy. 93, Clemson. Call 1-866-712-5228.

Upstate Marriage Savers Training Seminarwill continue today at Southside Fellowship, Woodruff Road and Hwy. 14, Simpsonville. The training will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. This event will be led by Mike McManus, founder and executive director of Marriage Savers. Sponsored by Heritage Community Services and its Family Assets and Character Councils.

United Christian Ministries,3315 Brushy Creek Road, Greer, will have new service times beginning Sunday with the morning worship services at 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Call 848-2728.

One Hundred Sixteenth Annual Session of the Woman's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolinawill be held at Morris College Monday-Friday with Dr. Jacqueline W. Canty, president presiding. Highlights of the meeting will take place Thursday with the annual address and election of officers at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, S. Harvin St. The annual banquet will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday on the campus of Morris College. Speaker: Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook, first women elected president of the Hampton University Minister's Conference and the first African American woman elected to the American Baptist Church. The week will also include meetings of the youth department and the young woman's auxiliary, along with training sessions and seminars on missionary activities for district and local auxiliaries delegates.

Chautauqua 2004: American Visionswill be held June 20 at 8:45 a.m. at St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland St. Puritan preacher John Winthrop's "City on the Hill" sermon, preached in 1630, will be recreated by Dr. George Frein.

Spiritual Gifts Workshop will be held at Israel Metropolitan CME Church, 307 N. Calhoun St., on June 15. Speaker: Pastor Vanessee Burns. Call 235-3779.

How To Manage Your Money God's Way,a 12-week course by Larry Burkett of Crown Financial Ministries, will begin Aug. 1 at Dominion World Ministries. Deadline: June 30. Cost: $45 for singles and $55 for couples for materials. Call 242-4583.

Programs

Annual Women's Day Celebrationwill begin today at 11 a.m. with a Mother/Daughter Luncheon at Long Branch Baptist Church, 28 Bolt St. Speakers: Minister Barbara Brown and Kortney Nance from Queen Street Baptist Church and Barbara Sullivan and Michelle Bowens from Long Branch Baptist Church. Sunday at 8 a.m., Minister Dorothy Lamkin will be guest speaker and at 10:45 a.m. Minister Alberta Colley from New Mt. Bethel Baptist Church will speak.

Union Baptist Church,50 Union Church Road, will have the following programs: 10 a.m. today -- Fun Day; and 11 a.m. Sunday -- Youth Day with Minister Lamonta Beaty and 4 p.m. -- Pastor Rev. William H. Cox and First Lady 25th Pastoral Anniversary. Speaker: the Rev. Thomas Sloan with Enoree Baptist Church as guest.

Community Health Fair will be held today at Palmetto Baptist in Easley from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: $20. Services offered include Real Men Checking It Out free prostate screening, blood pressure, vision glaucoma check, mammogram and cholesterol screening. To sign up for screening, call Annette Black at 306-9481 or Nelson Crosby at 843-2401. Sponsored by Jesus Is Lord Ministries.

Annual Men's Day,11 a.m. Sunday. Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church, 35 Pendleton Road. Speaker: Elder Troy Jarvis, Delrio, Texas.

Annual Women's Day,11 a.m. Sunday. Enoree Baptist Church, 215 Augusta St. Speaker: the Rev. Sally Taylor.

Annual Youth Day Program,4 p.m. Sunday. Straightway Missionary Baptist Church, 105 Guess St. Speaker: the Rev. Jearod Ferrette, associate minister of Second Calvary Missionary Baptist Church of Greenville. Music by Second Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Choir and the McCullough Singers of Greenville.

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church,12 Pack Street, will have the following programs: 10:45 a.m. Sunday -- Annual Women's Day Observance Program with speaker the Rev. Sister Onesha Chambers, member of the Red Top Baptist Church, Columbia; 4 p.m. Sunday -- All-Male Choir 19th Anniversary; June 14-18 from 6 to 8 p.m. -- Vacation Bible School. Ages: 2 to Adults. Refreshments nightly; 6 to 8 p.m. June 23 -- Partnering With Your Doctor. To register: 1-800-273-2555; 4 p.m. June 27 and 7 p.m. June 28-July 1 -- Revival meeting with Asbury Memorial Baptist Church, 1505 Benjamin St., Anderson. Speaker: the Rev. Michael Benton, pastor of Fairforest Baptist Church, Lithonia, Ga. Call 233-8100.

Appreciation Servicefor Pastor and Mrs. J. Gary Sherman Sr., 5 p.m. Sunday. New Salem Baptist Church, 2916 Hwy. 414, Tigerville. Speaker: the Rev. Curtis Johnson, pastor of Valley Brook Outreach Baptist Church, Piedmont.

Christ Church Episcopal, 10 N. Church St., will have the following programs: 10:45 a.m. -- College students at Christ Episcopal Church at the Parish House; 7 p.m. Wednesdays -- "The Grill" dinner, fellowship, study; and 6 p.m. beginning June 22 on Tuesdays -- Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University, a 13-week program taught by Dave Ramsey. Call 271-8773.

Faith Memorial Chapel, Cedar Mountain, N.C., will conduct services at 11 a.m. on Sunday with the Rev. Dr. Allen Crews McSween, pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church.

Lowndes Hill W.T. Radden Inspirational Choir 21st Anniversary Service,5 p.m. Sunday. Lowndes Hill Baptist Church, 1516 Lowndes Hill Road.

New Pilgrim Baptist Church,105 Bethany Road, Simpsonville, will have the following programs: 11 a.m. Sunday -- Honoring Women. Speaker: Ruth Stephens of Calvary Baptist Church, Simpsonville; and 5 p.m. June 20 -- Dedication of New Educational Wing Program. Speaker: the Rev. Sean Dogan of Long Branch Baptist Church of Greenville.

Senior Missionary Ministry's 80th Anniversary Service,4 p.m. Sunday. Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 2 Jeff Circle. Speaker: the Rev. Brenda Carter. Music by Greater Metropolitan Missionary Church.

Six Year Anniversaryfor Pastor Windell Rodgerson, 11 a.m. Sunday. Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 305 Ansel Street. Speaker: Dr. J.W. Henderson.

Youth Day,11 a.m. Sunday. Reedy River Missionary Baptist Church, Mauldin. Speaker: Minister Roderick Cummings from McCormick.

Crossroads Career Networkwill host a free seminar Tuesday entitled "Learn How to Set Career Networking Goals" from 6:45 to 9 p.m. in the Memorial Dining Room. First Presbyterian Church, 200 W. Washington St.

Annual Men's Day Program,11 a.m. June 20. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 101 Court St. Speaker: the Rev. James L. Friday.

Annual Women's Day, 11:15 a.m. June 27. Generostee Baptist Church, 806 Generostee Church Road, Starr. Speaker: the Rev. Janice Bates Williams of Janice B. Williams Ministries, Greenwood.

Holly Springs Baptist Church,251 Hannon Road, Inman, is celebrating their 200th anniversary with the following programs: 10:30 a.m. Sunday -- Carlisle Driggers; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 11-15 -- Vacation Bible School; 6 p.m. Sept. 12 -- Squire Parsons in concert; and 10:30 a.m. Sept. 19 -- Annual Homecoming. Call 877-6765.

Vacation Bible School

Abner Creek Baptist Church,2461 Abner Creek Road, Greer: 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday-Friday. Ages: 3 years to 6th grade. Theme: "Rickshaw Rally -- Racing to the Son." Call 877-6604.

Dunean Baptist Church, 21 Allen St.: 6-8:45 p.m. Sunday-Thursday. Ages: 3 years to 5th grade. Theme: "SonGames 2004, The VBS of Champions." Call 233-7457.

Calvary Baptist Church, 3810 Grandview Drive, Simpsonville: 9 a.m. to noon Monday-Friday. Ages: 4 to 6th grade. Theme: "Sword and Shield."

Covenant United Methodist Church,1310 Old Spartanburg Road, Greer: 9 a.m. to noon, Monday-Friday. Ages: 3 years of age (as of Sept. 1, 2003) to 5th grade. Theme: "Jesus Helps You POWER Up!"

Joy of the Lord Ministries, 1904-C Laurens Road: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday. Refreshments will be served. Call 294-6918.

New Haven Christian Fellowship,7770 Augusta Road, Piedmont: 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Ages: 3 to 12.

New Hope Baptist Church, Hwy. 72, West, Clinton: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday. Theme: "Castle Kids."

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church,2 Jeff Circle: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Shady Grove Baptist Church,140 Shady Grove Church Road, Pelzer: 5:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Theme: "Spotlight on Jesus."

Mountain Creek Baptist Church,255 West Mountain Creek Church Road: 6 to 9 p.m. June 21-25. Ages: 3 through high school. Theme: "Rickshaw Rally -- Racing to the Son." Dinner served each night. Call 244-4524.

Wren Baptist Church,6:30 to 8:45 p.m. June 21-25. Theme: SonGames 2004. Classes for everyone from infants to adults. Call 845-5678.

Berea Heights Baptist Church,6914 White Horse Road: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 27-30.

Grace Baptist Church, 15195 Wells Hwy., Seneca: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 27-30. Theme: "Lava Lava Island -- Where Jesus' Love Flows!!" Call 888-0703.

St. Michael Evangelical Lutheran Church,2619 Augusta Road: 9 a.m. to noon July 19-23. Ages: 3 to 11. Theme: "Davey and Goliath's Camp Creation." Call 232-8510.

Music

The Atkins Family,6 p.m. tonight. Gordon Street Assembly of God.

Southern Sound of Easley, Bill Shaw and The Pickens Family,6:30 p.m. tonight. McKissick United Methodist Church, King Street, Easley. Love offering concert.

Flashback,a musical presented by the youth drama team of Messiah Lutheran Church, Charlotte, N.C., 7 p.m. tonight at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2820 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville. Freewill offering.

Jimmy Justice Family 31st Anniversary Celebration,7 p.m. tonight at East Henderson High School, Hendersonville, N.C. Special guest: The Inspirations. Tickets: $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Children 12 and under are free. Call (828) 685-3730.

The Melodyaires and Daystar,7 p.m. tonight. Valley of Joy, 105 Mustang Drive, Easley.

The Mighty Voices and Arthur Goodjoin & The Singing Tornadoes,6 p.m. tonight. New China Baptist Church, Milam Road, Clinton.

Annointed Witness,7 p.m. Sunday. Wren Baptist Church, 120 Wren Road, Piedmont.

Mass Choir Concert featuring Rory Griffin,5 p.m. Sunday. Friendship Baptist Church, Carver Street -- Freetown Community.

Rocky Sunbeam Choir Third Annual Concert,4 p.m. Sunday. Rocky Mount Baptist Church, 7531 White Horse Road.

Two Tenors and Bass Concert,featuring Charles Pendergrass, Michael Harmon and Wade Gambrell, 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Israel Metropolitan C.M.E. Church, 305 N. Calhoun St. Love offering concert. A special presentation featuring Willie 'Skinny' Duncan as Malcolm X and James Williams as Martin Luther King will be performed. Proceeds to benefit the scholarship programs of the SOS Community Chorale. Call Truman Humbert at 299-0644.

Sold Out,a touring student Christian musical troupe from Beach United Methodist Church, Jacksonville, Fla., 7 p.m. Wednesday. Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 7 Shannon Drive.

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Youth Choir Anniversary,4 p.m. June 27. Antioch Missionary Baptist Church.

Evangelist Cynthia Clark Concert, 4:30 p.m. June 27. Reedy River Missionary Baptist Church. Featuring: New Forksville Baptist Church Gospel Choir. Love offering concert. Call: 299-0644.

Revivals

Nicholtown Missionary Baptist Church,327 Ackley Road, will continue with a revival at 7 p.m. tonight with guest speaker the Rev. Jeffrey Williams of Rock of Ages Baptist Church and 11 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. Brandon Whitehurst of Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church. Sponsored by the Youth Ministry of Nicholtown Missionary Baptist Church.

Mount Calvary Baptist Church,305 Ansel St., 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Speaker: Dr. Charles B. Jackson, of Brookland Baptist Church, Columbia.

Good Shepherd Church, 5315 State Park Rd., Travelers Rest. 7:15 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday youth service and 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Speaker: Evangelist Rodney Bohler from Oklahoma City, Okla.

Homecomings

Dry Oak Assembly of God Church,1644 Holliday Dam Road, Belton: 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Speaker: the Rev. and Mrs. James Gaulden. Music by Total Praise Quartet. Dinner will follow the service.

Religion announcements should be submitted in writing by noon Tuesday to be considered for Saturday publication. Mail to Religion News, The Greenville News, P.O. Box 1688, Greenville, SC 29602 or fax to 298-4395. The News is not responsible for lost or damaged photographs.

Cutline: In concert: The New Forksville Baptist Church Gospel Choir will perform June 27 at Reedy River Missionary Baptist Church.

Cutline: In concert: The Inspirations will perform at the Jimmy Justice family 31st anniversary celebration tonight at East Henderson High School in Hendersonville.

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CITY BRIEFS - Dan Rodgerson

CITY BRIEFS
The Greenville News - Greenville, S.C.
Date: Feb 2, 2005
Start Page: CC.13
Section: City People
Text Word Count: 354

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Greer library offers

Valentine activities

The Jean M. Smith Branch Library, 505 Pennsylvania Ave., Greer, will offer Valentine's programs for children and adults, including a "Valentine Tree" craft and exploring "English Tea Time."

Children will learn how to create a valentine tree with hearts and photos during a craft workshop Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Children ages 5-11 should bring several small photos from home to help create their tree. Pre-registration is required and limited to 15. Free.

Adults are invited to celebrate and learn about the ritual of English tea with Greer Citizen columnist Rita Cooper Feb. 14 at 10:30 a.m. Cooper will discuss recipes, etiquette and the history of tea time as well as offer samples. Cost is $3 and pre-registration is required.

For more information and to register for either program, call 877-8722.

Improving community

topic of TR meeting

"Enhancing Our Community" will be the topic of discussion for the Travelers Rest Area Business Association monthly meeting Tuesday. The lunch meeting begins at noon and will be held at Classic Events in Travelers Rest.

This meeting will be in panel format, with the speakers Daniel Rodgerson, executive director of the Greenville County Recreation District; Tim Cross, athletic director of the Travelers Rest Youth Association; Ty Houck, park manager of Paris Mountain State Park; and Dean Campbell, group leader of the Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Byway. Cost of the meal is $6.50 with reservations required. Call 834-9031.

Deadline for City Briefs information is one week before publication. Mail to City People, c/o The Greenville News, P.O. Box 1688, Greenville, SC 29602 or e-mail us at citypeople@greenvillenews.com

Cutline: Wolfe receives Order of Silver Crescent: Jack Wolfe, center, accepts the Order of the Silver Crescent Award recently from State Sen. Harry Cato, left, and Greenville County Councilman Joe Dill. The Order of the Silver Crescent is the state's highest honor for volunteer and community service. Wolfe has served as chairman of the Greenville EMS Study Committee; served on the Blue Ridge Water Board of Directors; and started a golf tournament to raise money for two fire engines for the Glassy Mountain area of Greenville County.


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Dry September soaking up some of summer's excesses- - Dan Rodgerson

Dry September soaking up some of summer's excesses
The Greenville News - Greenville, S.C.
Author: Patricia Newman
Date: Sep 29, 2005
Start Page: B.2
Section: Metro
Text Word Count: 528

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Area ahead in rainfall this year, but some fear upswing in wildfires early next year

By Patricia Newman

STAFF_WRITER

pnewman@greenvillenews.com

Although most of the Upstate has seen very little rain in September, forecasters say the unusually wet summer months have prevented the area from going into a drought.

The last time any measurable amounts of rain fell at Greenville/Spartanburg Airport was Aug. 30 when the area got moisture from Hurricane Katrina, said meteorologist Steve Burrus, of the National Weather Service.

Remnants of Hurricane Rita dropped a trace of rain at GSP Monday, said meteorologist Greg Schoor of the National Weather Service in Greer. He said a cold front moving through the area today is expected to bring isolated showers and thunderstorms with a 40-percent chance of rain.

Any new rainfall will be less than a tenth of an inch, he said.

Burrus said before the dry spell started, the Upstate had a 5-inch rain surplus for the year. With no rainfall in the last four weeks, the surplus has dwindled to less than 3 inches.

The dry conditions may be a "precursor to a serious winter-spring wildfire season," according to officials with the state Forestry Commission.

This month has been the driest September in South Carolina since 1985, the same year the state had a serious wildfire season, according to Ken Cabe, information officer with the commission. He said firefighters battled more than 10,000 wildfires and more than 95,000 acres of land burned that year.

But weeks of hot dry weather have been a blessing to some area businesses.

The weather is contributing to higher-than-normal attendance at some of Greenville County's recreation facilities, said Daniel Rodgerson, executive director of the Greenville County Recreation District.

"The dry weather and having it being so hot has made Discovery Water Park a huge success," he said. "With the combination of the lack of rain and the heat with the brand new facility, our expectations were literally doubled."

He said a lot of people are also going to the ice skating rink inside the Pavilion Recreation Complex in Taylors to cool off.

"We believe that above-average attendance is due to it being so hot and miserable outside that people just want an indoor cool experience."

An extremely wet summer caused interruptions in the 5.8-mile widening project of Interstate 385, but project manager Randy Green said "they haven't lost any time due to rain in the last month."

"The weather has been very favorable for the construction," he said.

Kevin Gass, project executive for Turner Construction hired to build three new high schools in Greenville County -- Carolina High, Travelers Rest and Wade Hampton, said the excessive rains of the first six months of this year was hard on the construction schedule.

"The last month and a half the dry weather have been a blessing for us," he said. "Basically we have been able to work seven days a week getting all the site work finalized for the parking lots and football fields."

If there is no measurable amounts of rainfall in South Carolina in a few weeks, the state drought response committee will meet to decide whether to declare an official drought.

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Ball-field plan scaled back - Dan Rodgerson

Ball-field plan scaled back
The Greenville News - Greenville, S.C.
Author: Anna B Brutzman
Date: Dec 10, 2004
Start Page: B.1
Section: Metro
Text Word Count: 890

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Henderson announces changes just days before meeting

By Anna B. Brutzman

STAFF WRITER

brutzman@greenvillenews.com

Three days before a Greenville County Council vote, Chairwoman Phyllis Henderson said she's cutting back her plan to build tournament-level baseball and soccer complexes.

Henderson said she was responding to concerns from other council members and the Convention and Visitors Bureau, which would have had $142,000 of its funding cut.

Now she wants to spend $150,000 a year in tourism dollars to pay down a $2 million bond, half of what she first proposed. That would leave another $150,000 for other groups.

However, the Greenville Hospitality Association has received a legal opinion stating the County Council would be violating state law if it approves the plan at Monday night's meeting.

A letter from Columbia attorney Belton Zeigler states: "My advice would be that County Council delay action on the transaction until alternative means to finance the desired athletic facilities can be identified."

Zeigler couldn't be reached for comment Thursday.

Henderson said she hadn't seen Zeigler's letter. But she believes she followed proper procedure and is proposing an appropriate use of the tourism dollars under state law.

Roughly $300,000 in grant money collected through a 2 percent hotel tax was allotted to 21 arts and cultural groups this year.

Henderson's original plan, proposed in the council's finance committee on Nov. 22, would commit $300,000 annually for the next 20 years to the construction of $3.5 million in ball fields. The idea was that improved facilities would attract tournaments and generate more tourism dollars.

That plan and Henderson's revision Thursday should have been reviewed by the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee, said its chairman, Chip Davis. The committee is appointed to oversee and make recommendations about the funding before money is allotted, Davis said.

"(Henderson) feels like these are her funds and she can spend them however she wants," Davis said. "They are required to be spent under the guidelines set forth."

Kirk Goeldner, chairman of the board for the Metropolitan Arts Council, said he'd like to see the tourism-spending plan slowed down so everyone can have a good look at it.

"We should compete, but I want it to be done openly and fairly," he said. "A lot of secrecy is going on in this situation."

Zeigler wrote in his letter that recreation facilities aren't a valid use of the tourism grants. Instead of the state accommodations tax, Zeigler wrote, Greenville County should be looking at using a local hospitality tax to fund ball fields.

The cities of Mauldin and Easley used such a tax for their recreation complexes, officials there said.

Davis said the Greenville Hospitality Association hired Zeigler because of the peculiarities in Henderson's procedures. Davis is president of the association.

A majority of council members said Wednesday that they wouldn't support Henderson's plan in its original form because of its impact on, among other groups, the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Henderson said Thursday she is optimistic the council would support her revised plan. She said she thought a meeting last week between the advisory committee and youth sports officials fulfilled the review requirement.

Henderson said she regretted the manner in which she presented her original proposal. This included not informing the advisory committee or the agencies that had applied for grants in past years.

"I admit if I had an opportunity to do it again, I would do it differently," she said. "But we've got to get beyond the process."

Davis said he wasn't satisfied with the plan's changes.

"A bad plan recrafted is still a bad plan," he said.

Henderson said any interested group in the county would continue to compete for the remaining tax dollars if her plan is approved.

But that money has been severely limited, Goeldner said. Its loss would be a blow to groups already working with limited funds, he said, adding that he is also sympathetic to the need for ball fields.

"To do one at the exclusion of another is not the best plan," he said.

An alternative plan suggested by council member Cort Flint would scale back the youth sports plan to $1 million, with a cost of $75,000 annually in tourism money. That would leave $225,000 to other groups.

Henderson said the grant money isn't an entitlement and is meant to go to projects that bring in the most tourists.

She stood by the importance of youth sports in bringing in tourism dollars and the need to expand facilities to bring in more tournaments.

Dan Rodgerson, executive director of the Greenville County Recreation District, said the cut in grant money would mean that fields would have to be phased in and the quality of amenities possibly cut back.

"Some money is better than no money," he said.

Henderson said if the sports complexes attract more tournaments and tourists, more money would flow in for other groups.

The hotel tax brought in a total of $711,000 in 2004, according to a report from the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee, which oversees how the money is used. Of that, only $446,000 is available to tourism projects and roughly $146,000 has been committed to three museums downtown at Heritage Green for the next 17 years.

That left $300,000 for other groups to apply for this year.

Staff writer Anna B. Brutzman can be reached at 298-4394.




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New park, athletic fields coming to site of old hospital - Dan Rodgerson




New park, athletic fields coming to site of old hospital
The Greenville News - Greenville, S.C.
Author: April M Silvaggio
Date: May 27, 2004
Start Page: B.2
Section: Suburbs
Text Word Count: 320

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Facility will have two large athletic fields

By April M. Silvaggio

STAFF_WRITER

asilvagg@greenvillenews.com

Word that bulldozers will soon be churning up the earth to build a new park at the site of the old Greenville County Tuberculosis Hospital was great news Wednesday to Henrietta Tisdale.

"For years, that place over there hasn't been anything but an eyesore," said the 56-year-old grandmother, who lives less than a mile away.

"We've needed a park around here for a long time. The kids don't have nowhere to go."

All that will begin to change next week when Greenville County and the Greenville County Recreation District break ground on a $1.2 million park at the site on Beverly Road.

A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

On that day, a sign will be unveiled naming the new facility for former County Councilman Dr. Dick Herdklotz.

The 29-acre site will be home to two oversized athletic fields -- which when used by youth ages 10 and under can be divided into four fields instead of two.

A .75-mile walking trail, a new playground and picnic shelters will also be built on the property.

The Tuberculosis Hospital occupied the site for more than two decades, closing in the 1950s. The state leased the building and used it as a work-release center for prisoners from 1974 until 1997.

When the state moved out, teens and vagrants moved in, officials said.

Graffiti covered the walls, and beer bottles littered the property until the building burned in November 2002.

Since then, the charred remnants of the building have been razed.

The new park could be finished as early as fall, Dan Rodgerson, executive director of the Recreation District, has said.

The cost of the park will be paid by a state grant and the county's insurance claim on the burned building.

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New park

Ground breaking June 3 for park at site of old TB hospital.










Water park washed up until next year - Dan Rodgerson





Water park washed up until next year
The Greenville News - Greenville, S.C.
Author: April M Silvaggio
Date: Jun 22, 2004
Start Page: B.1
Section: Metro
Text Word Count: 365

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STAFF WRITER

asilvagg@greenvillenews.com

SIMPSONVILLE - Jaquilla Perry had high hopes of spending time with her 4-year-old son Jacob this summer splashing amidst the spouting geysers at the Greenville County Recreation District's new $2.3 million water park.

But those plans will have to wait until next year.

Because of permitting and construction delays, the Discovery Island Waterpark being built at Southside Park won't open this summer. Officials with the Recreation District say the facility, complete with splashy slides and a 270-foot lazy river, will likely open next May.

"Because it is such a unique facility, some things involving permitting and construction have just taken longer than we originally planned," said Robin Poole, who serves as marketing manager for the organization. "We were optimistic about the possibility of opening this summer, but these delays kept that from becoming a reality."

So for one more summer, the Perry family will swim at other Recreation District pools and enjoy the water parks when they vacation in July at Myrtle Beach.

"It is a shame," Mrs. Perry said. "But we can wait. Jacob has a little pool in the back yard again, and we'll go to the other county pools."

Along with the geysers and the lazy river, plans call for the water park to include a 250-foot tube slide and a 185-foot body slide, as well as play area to serve the tiniest of swimmers.

Shelters will be built to accommodate parties, family reunions and corporate events. The facility will be available for private rentals after hours.

The idea emerged less than a year ago to convert the aging Southside Park pool into a family aquatic center, Poole said.

Over the past 10 months, the Recreation District staff secured a low-interest revenue bond, contracted for the design of the facility, bid for construction, handled permitting issues and initiated site work for the new facility.

"The entire organization put forth an amazing effort," said Dan Rodgerson, executive director of the Recreation District. "We are disappointed that Discovery Island won't be completed until later this year."

Officials expect an estimated 40,000 people to use the water park during its first summer.

Staff writer April M. Silvaggio can be reached at 298-4801.