Adams Subdivision protesting Multi-Million Dollar Development in Seneca

With funding approved and contractors selected, the City of Seneca was to begin renovating the former JN Kellett School on Monday; however, community complaints received over the weekend have postponed the project.  The residents of Adams Subdivision say they were given no notification of this construction activity until one week before planned construction when plans were posted on the City of Seneca’s website.  In a letter, residents of the Adams Subdivision stated they are all very upset about the way this has been planned and conveyed to the community.  Residents have questions about when the rezoning hearing was held for this construction. Why was there no public notice of the hearing? Why is there a need to clear all of the wooded area that is known to be a habitat for protected migratory and predatory birds?  Where will the wildlife that currently lives in the several acres of woodland go to when the trees are cut down? Is this construction project and resulting storage yard in keeping with the provisions of the soil conservation land grant status of this area? Have the correct permits been filed with DHEC?  When was the land use study done and published? The neighborhood is opposing this project until these questions are answered.