Masters Week Boost Yet Slow Start For Some Area Hotels
Business slowed early in Masters Week due to rain and protests but ended briskly for many in Augusta area hospitality. Westside Bowery owner Sam Erb called it an excellent week despite fewer visitors, while The Willcox and Holiday Inn Express reported solid bookings. Hotel rooms in Augusta remained unusually vacant at times, contrasting with steady demand in area inns.
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Iraq
Martha Burk
Sam Erb
Westside Bowery
Erb
Eric
Libby Cook
The
Willcox
Augusta National Golf Club
Cook
Gayle Tipton
Holiday Inn Express
Tipton
Nash Champaneri
Comfort Suites
Champaneri
Augusta
Tax dollars flow back into Aiken County from state and federal sources
State and federal funds recycle into Aiken County via road programs and subsidies. Projects include a $3 million annual federal allocation through the Augusta Regional Transportation Study for bypass and widening work, and state backing for the Bobby Jones Expressway extension. The Palmetto Parkway will ease access to Bush Field and Augusta, with local governments receiving multi million dollar annual state support.
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Aiken County
Augusta
Aiken
North Augusta
Burnettown
State
Road Bank
Greg Ryberg
Raiken
Savannah River
Bush Field
City of
Aiken slows traffic impact fee amid growth concerns
City Council put on hold a traffic impact fee for developers as they consider using Local Option Sales Tax funds to cover 7.6 million in projects over the next five years. A task force will draft a palatable ordinance while planning commission studies traffic management measures.
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City of
Aiken
Citizens Park
H. Odell Weeks
Ronny Bolton
Bolton
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Charles Martin
S.C. Department of Transportation
Jeff Parker
Gineer
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Toole Hill
LeDuc
Aiken Housing Authority
Palmetto State
James Roland Smith
Warrenville
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Ways and Means
Ihe
Smith
Ryberg
Christ
Sunrise
Festival Services
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Trail Ridge Road
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Augusta Balle
Peter
Ral Theatre
Yoners Target
Mtropoltan Spirit
the Partage Ln
WAGT
CSRA
Carrier
York - Rheem
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