Letters to the editor: Traffic issues at Lake Wylie; infrastructure can’t support developments; thanks for park support

Traffic suggestions brought to you by a resident

This morning traffic on 49 was at a dead stop again. Just as I was reading about another 449 home development plan in Lake Wylie.

Since no one in York County government seems to care, I would like to make some suggestions:

▪ All developers, real estate agents and rental agents must include in their marketing material the fact that the average commute to uptown Charlotte is at least 1 and ½ hours from Lake Wylie. If an accident occurs then that time increases to 2 to 3 hours. Not that it is only 25 miles away.

▪ The South Carolina department of transportation should immediately install signs along the road that state, “This traffic jam brought to you by the York County Council.” Then install the member’s names on a monument near the Buster Boyd Bridge.

▪ The emergency alert system immediately sounding the siren upon an accident happening on Routes 49, 574 or 557 during rush hour. This would allow residents to drive 15-20 miles out of their way to get to work, which would still be quicker than waiting for the accident to clear.

▪ Have the York County Sheriff station at least one deputy and possibly more in the suicide lane of route 49 during rush hour for faster response times to the accidents that will happen.

▪ Have York County Public Works station multiple tow trucks along with the sheriff deputies to allow for quick clearing of the afore mentioned accidents.

▪ Put out for bids for a new ferry service across the Catawba River.

▪ Install a helipad and helicopter in Lake Wylie to allow for emergency services to reach residents during a typical gridlock rush hour.

▪ Adjust school hour start times to begin after 9 AM and end times after 6 PM.

▪ Have the North Carolina – South Carolina state line redrawn to move Lake Wylie into North Carolina. They can’t do any worse than we have it now.

Infrastructure can’t support more development

An open letter to York County commissioners:

Having been in the real estate and developing business for most of my life and having owned property on Lake Wylie since 2004, I have watched a wonderful little lakeside community develop into a community with insane traffic congestion, yet York County continues to approve new subdivisions or other areas where many homes are allowed to be built.

My question is have any of you ever spent two hours in the morning or two hours in the evening trying to drive out of or back into Lake Wylie? The traffic is horrible, and no one can state that there is not an extremely severe traffic problem in and around Lake Wylie.

I shouldn’t have to, but I will point out to you the infrastructure of roads cannot, and let me repeat, cannot handle even the past approved new homes, and you also need to take into consideration the large development starting on the Stowe property when you consider the traffic issues in and around Lake Wylie.

I will also point out the future four-lane of Highway 274 and the three-lane of Pole Branch fall into the category of too little, too late.

In closing, I ask each of you consider what your approvals are doing to the future of the wonderful community of Lake Wylie and also consider the possible endangerment your approvals are creating to those attempting to travel during the rush hours, as you continue to approve new homes and developments without the infrastructure to support the same.

Thanks for continued park support

In view of the recent proceedings of what has been happening in Lake Wylie, York County Sports Complex planners want to say thank you to local businesses for their support this summer providing petition locations.

I also want to invite residents to come out to York County Council meetings Nov. 2, Nov. 16, Dec. 7 and Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. at Agricultural Building, 6 S. Congress St., York.

It seems that Lake Wylie is at a crossroads on many issues including recreation tax, district overlay and the park. Now, more than ever, we need the community to pull together to support our efforts at these meetings.

Church, civic groups and neighborhoods that would like to join our efforts can email YCsportsComplex@gmail.com.

Businesses and others we’d like to thank: T-Bones on the Lake, Bagel Boat, Carolina Car Care, Boat Sales of Lake Wylie, Griffin Martial Arts, Pantry/Circle K, Clarion Hotel Quality Inn Carowinds, RBC Utilities Inc., Ceramic Resources Inc., A & D Painting, Soto Construction Inc., Market on Wylie, RP Boggs, Jake’s Business Maintenance, Blue Bridge Financial, Precious Metals of Lake Wylie, Prestige Home Health, TLC Your Way Home Care Services, David Fine Jewelry, Q2U BBQ Pit, Lake Wylie Pizza & Italian Restaurant, Fred’s, The Goins Group, Charlotte Vapes, Top Cleaning Janitorial Solutions, Liquor at the Lake, iColor Nail Bar, Cherry Grill & Bar, Lake Wylie YMCA, Rey Azteca, QT Division Charlotte Office, Lake Wylie Bowl N’ Bounce, Dock Masters Marine Construction, Waffle House, Auto Zone, River Hills Community Church, Christopher’s Bar and Grill, Cornerstone Builders Group, Lake Wylie Dry Cleaners, Vitamins 4 Less, Dollar Daze, BP in Lake Wylie, Jerry’s Place II, Custom Property Management, Affinity Property Management Solutions,Hamilton’s Bay Condos First Properties of the Carolinas Inc., The Village at Lake Wylie Apartments, Miller & Dixon Orthodontics, Lake Wylie Marketing, Rinehart Realty, Lake Wylie Family Chiropractic, Irrigation & Lighting Specialist, Berry Transportation, Capital South Funding, Lake Wylie Tax Service, Alterations by Felora, Auto Money Title Loans, Classic Salon, Bank of York, Edward Jones Investing, Lake Wylie Liquor, Fat Cats Oyster Bar, Gentlemen’s Cut, Coast-to-Coast Logistics Inc., The Cleaners at Lake Wylie, Kitchen Source, Grooming Naturally, Victory Custom Golf, Lake Wylie Title Loans, Double DD Trucking, Allstate Insurance, CVS, Magnolia House Florist, Kangaroo Express, Verizon Wireless, Clover Community Bank, Lake Wylie Pharmacy, CCR Enterprises, Jersey Mike’s, Autobell Car Wash Inc., Salon 108, MED Bill, The Mulch Yard, The Lesson Studio, O’Neil’s Paving, Expressoil Change & Tire Engineers, Lake Wylie MTR’s, The River Rat, Walgreen’s, 7-Eleven, Wal-Mart, Food Lion Corp., Tullamore, Patrick’s Place, Autumn Cove, Clover School District.

This story was originally published October 15, 2015 at 3:36 PM with the headline "Letters to the editor: Traffic issues at Lake Wylie; infrastructure can’t support developments; thanks for park support."