Luis Rodriguez, President/CEO
255 Broad Street
Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: (803) 436-0020
Fax: (803) 436-0003
slcdc@ftc-i.net
Counties
Served:
Clarendon, Darlington, Florence, Georgetown, Kershaw, Lee, Marion, Richland, Sumter,
Williamsburg
Incorporated:
1992
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 Sports
fishing enthusiasts are very familiar with South Carolina's crop belt region since the
Santee-Cooper lakes are rated among the top three fishing areas in America. It is the only
place in the world where a landlocked striped bass, known locally as a
"rockfish," can be caught. There is also abundant game nearby in The Santee
Wildlife Refuge, home to bobcats, minks, otters, and foxes.
The area
is not only known for its wildlife. Clarendon and Lee counties have been classified by the
USDA Economic Research Service as persistent poverty counties, ranked in the lowest income
group for the past three decades. The average poverty rate is 18.4 percent, compared to an
average of 14.9 percent for the state.
Added to this is a
shortage of affordable housing due to local military installations. Personnel at the bases
-while an integral part of the economic, social, and cultural affairs of the area since
the 1940s - use a large portion of the off-base housing.
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