Dollie Merritt

POWDERSVILLE — Powdersville residents are needing to adjust to numerous changes. Some changes are welcomed, yet many are not.

Having moved to this wonderful community in December 1973, it was a big adjustment for me. I grew up in northeast Georgia, where our closest neighbor was approximately two miles away, and it’s still pretty much the same. But Powdersville has proved to be a different story.

Our friends who come to visit us from Georgia comment that we are one of the few families that they know who went from living in the country to living in the city and didn’t even move. There are so many sites and sounds to prove this is a true statement.

When I was asked to name some of the changes over the past year, I thought how difficult it is to limit it to one year. But anyway, here goes my best effort.

First, there are definite disagreements as to what the original Powdersville boundary lines are, so one person might have a different view than another regarding how many changes have happened.

“What’s coming next?” and “What are they putting there?” are both popular questions these days. There are many new subdivisions already started and many more to come in the future. Many new storefronts have appeared, offering new places to dine, more variety for shopping, and even new places to buy coffee and cappuccino in these cold winter months. There is no reason to go to a neighboring city for any banking needs or to seek legal advice. This city offers both of these at several locations. Also, we have many medical offices offering care in almost every specialty you could possibly need.

Let’s all be thankful that we have a great school district planning for our future through the Anderson School District 1 Board of Trustees. Powdersville residents will have an opportunity to help prepare our community for the future by going to vote on March 18 in a referendum to provide funds for a new Powdersville High School.

Also, let’s be thankful for people who are planning by making positive steps to have enough water suppliers for our community.

Because of community leaders planning for our future, two locations that provide service to the public have expanded over the past year. The Powdersville Water District opened its newly renovated office in October 2007. Adjacent to that, the new Powdersville Library and Government Center offers many volumes of books, computer stations and other services from which we all can benefit. A magistrate’s office, a vehicle and property tax office, and an Anderson County Sheriff’s Office substation also are housed in the center.

Dollie Merritt is a Powersville resident.