The Ervin Company started the community in 1970, naming it "Tega Cay," which mean "beautiful peninsula" in Polynesian. It incorporated the South Seas theme in everything from street names to clubhouse decorations.
Is it really a city if everything is planned to the last detail? The residents of Tega Cay would answer a resounding yes, because they voted a government, consisting of a mayor and four council members, to serve two-year terms
