Horry County Seeks More Land To Complete Lake Busbee Project

The council must first find the money to back the project. If the funding is found, it would take nearly two years to complete.

Horry County is seeking more land in Conway to complete the Lake Busbee connector project.

The county council is set to propose a resolution on Tuesday to turn the former Santee Cooper Grainger Steam Plant and Ash Ponds sites into public land.

The area would allow more ground to assist in connecting Highway 378 to Highway 701 and eventually connecting 701 to Highway 544.

The city of Conway intends to develop boardwalk trails throughout the site extending the existing Conway Riverwalk by almost four miles and develop more amenities on the former site of Ash Pond No. 1.

Conway is also planning to find a private development partner for the remaining uplands to re-establish the former Grainger Steam Plant footprint as a ‘Gateway to the Grand Strand’.

The council must first find the money to back the project. If the funding is found, it would take nearly two years to complete.