1961 - 1971

History:

• August 7, 1961 - Agreement reached with city of Spartanburg for urban renewal of Gas Bottom area.
• March 25, 1970 - First tenant moves into Northside Apartment Complex.
• February 2, 1971 - Cammie Clagett Courts built in cooperation with the city to furnish housing within the Urban Renewal Highland area project.
• April 27, 1971 - Authority's territorial jurisdiction extended to include the area served by the Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District.
• June 30, 1971 - Archibald Rutledge Apartments, the Authority's first senior citizen complex, opened adding a 12 story high-rise to the North Church Street area.