Taxing Power Debate Sparks Aiken County Meeting
Lawmakers from the Aiken County Legislative Delegation and County Council clashed over local tax writ ing authority at a joint annual meeting. The heated discussion focused on a House amendment demanding super majority approvals for tax or utility fee increases, with critics arguing state controls threaten local self governance while proponents cite needed safeguards against tax hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Langley
Aiken County
County Council
House
Charleston
Charles Sharpe
R-Wagener
Sharpe
LaVana McKenzie
McKenzie
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Rudy Mason
SRS Layoffs Averted Amid Community Pressure
The plan shifts workers to early retirement offers costing 27 000 per employee and 8.4 million total, plus six weeks pay for craft workers. Salary savings from the 1 000 or so job cuts would total 7.2 million, leaving a 20 million funding gap while DOE embraces public input. Thurmond Graham and local leaders urge restraint and economic focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Bechtel Savannah River Inc
Wackenhut Services Inc
Taylor
DOE
Washington
U.S
Strom Thurmond
R.C
Senate Armed Services Committee
Thomas P. Grumbly
Lam
SRS
Thurmond
Panel voices reservations on horse stalls subcommittee decision
Mrs Knowles proposed a compromise allowing up to four stalls without a conditional use for owners with no stalls and at least one acre. Council member Jackson opposed moving toward a compromise, saying more time is needed to study. He warned about watering down controls on commercial stables in residential areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowles
Jackson
Memorial Paintings Honor Children Lost at Day Care
The day care center mourns Colton Smith Anthony Cooper Bayle and others as paintings symbolize the children who died. Ms Arnold recalls a personal memory of Kathy Fiskus from Oklahoma and notes the lingering questions around her fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colton Smith
Anthony Cooper
Bayle
Ms. Arnold
Kathy Fiskus
Oklahoma
Sage Mill development gains pace with new funding and studies
About 2.8 million dollars is directed to Sage Mill for development on 1,100 acres as the county advances its industrialization plan. A 422-acre research campus near the Savannah River Site reaches full occupancy, with production to start after a Department of Energy contract. Sheriff Sellers contributes a commemorative poem for a memorial exhibit at the Aiken Center for the Arts, honoring bombing victims.
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Sage Mill
Savannah River
William Shepherd
Shepherd
Department of Energy
Aiken Center For the Arts
Lawmakers Eye One Cent Sales Tax for Road Funding
Lawmakers consider a project specific one cent sales tax to fund dirt road improvements in the county. The plan would sunset after a set period with revenues about eight million dollars annually, restricted to a priority list and requiring voter awareness and trust in spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Butler
Shepherd
Thos
Clyburn
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Bill Clyburn
Aiken
Graham
Tom Abbott
Greater Aiken
Westinghouse
Abbott
Heating, CO
Park Ave. East
Newport Tiger Fund
Tigers
Asia
Hong Kong
Singapore
1Ia
Rantal
Con
Richard D. Hazen
the Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc
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Smith Barney Inc
Rockport Shoe
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