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    A report issued by development proponents at Clemson University in January 2002 details over 1900 acres of land slated for development1 

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    This land was acquired under the provisions of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act Subsection (c), which states:

            “…but any sale, exchange, or grant shall be made only to public authorities and agencies and only on the condition that the property is used for public purposes.”2

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        That the 2002 report viewed a “public participation approach” to the development a “potential pitfall”, because “nothing may be acceptable to the public as a development program.”3

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    That in 2004 the Urban Land Institute Advisory Panel refined these plans for a development that includes the following “public purposes”  

                • Commercial building unit with store, restaurant,fitness center and service retail4

                • “Stonegate Village” an active adult community with 125 residential units5

                • 25 to 35 cottages averaging 1,500 sq. feet each6

                • 20 to 25 single family homes on the lakefront7

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    That the Keowee Chapter of the Society of American Foresters (a national, 17,000-member professional organization) has called the proposed plan:

                                “...a breach of public trust and would be illegal according to the laws under which Clemson University

                                 acquired the property.”8

1 Clemson University Land Utilization Plan: A Ten-Year Plan to Identify and Leverage Clemson University Land Holdings in Support of University Goals, pp.16-25

2 Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act Subsection (c)

3 Clemson University Land Utilization Plan: A Ten-Year Plan to Identify and Leverage Clemson University Land Holdings in Support of University Goals, p.30

4 ULI Advisory Services Report, Slide 49 of 64 available online at http://clemsonews.clemson.edu/ULI/

5 ULI Advisory Services Report, Slide 50 of 64 available online at http://clemsonews.clemson.edu/ULI/

6 ULI Advisory Services Report, Slide 51 of 64 available online at http://clemsonews.clemson.edu/ULI/

7 ULI Advisory Services Report, Slide 54 of 64 available online at http://clemsonews.clemson.edu/ULI/

8 Position Statement of the Keowee Chapter of the Society of American Foresters