DI News History - December 15, 2016

TEN YEARS AGO - SEVEN FARMS APARTMENTS DEDICATED

In the December 14, 2006 edition of the paper the top news story was the dedication of the Seven Farms Apartments. On December 7, the 72-unit complex was dedicated in a ceremony attended by Mayor Riley and U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, as well as by other community leaders and residents.

At the annual meeting, Daniel Island Company President Matt Sloan reminisced about 10 years ago and how minimally the island was developed. In 2006 he said that Daniel Island had roughly 2,500 residences and a growing population of 5,500. In 2006, there were 14 restaurants, three schools, two churches and more than 20 community groups based on the island. In addition, there were 150 businesses and professional offices. “I remember when we had two,” Sloan said.

FIVE YEARS AGO - ECONOMIC OUTLOOK GOOD FOR 2012

In the December 15, 2011 edition of the paper we reported on an optimistic economic forecast for 2012 from Daniel Island resident Stephen Slifer, owner and chief economist for Number-Nomics, LLC. Five years ago he said, “Over the course of the next four years, get the words ‘recession’ and ‘double dip’ out of your vocabulary. Just forget them for a while.”

In business news, A Dollar World opened in the Publix Shopping Center and was located next to Lucia’s Premium Pet.

In other news, the POA was negotiating with both Charleston and Berkeley counties for a curbside recycling option for Daniel Island. Jimmy Bailey, who was head of the POA at the time, also noted that 40 percent of the DICA, DITA and DIPA budgets were spent on grounds maintenance and 12 percent on pools.