Bridge upgrade planned south of Wagener
The South Carolina Highway Department seeks approval to replace the Dean Creek bridge south of Wagener with a pre cast concrete structure. Grades will be raised to pass the design flood, shoulders widened for a guardrail, no excavation in the channel or wetlands. Maps and enviro assessments are available in Columbia. Call Glen Ward at 803-758-3414 for details.
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Wagener
S.C. Highway Department
Dean Creek
State Highway Department
Columbia
Glen Ward
CPA II Continues Secession Demands in North Augusta
In North Augusta the Concerned People of Area 2 pressed for a separate school district. They met at Hyers Drug Store and urged the state Senate Education Committee to resume hearings. CPA 2 seeks a referendum to leave Aiken County School District, while a House bill by Rep. Thomas Huff moves for public hearings.
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North Augusta
Area 2
Hyer
State Senate Education Committee
CPA 2
Aiken County
State House
Thomas E. Huff
Huff
Rep
Aiken deputies push canine unit with vehicle need
Aiken County Sheriff Carrol Heath reports the new canine unit is active with one trained bloodhound but lacks a vehicle for transport. He quips the dog could ride in Chanel No.5 but remains a dog, stressing the need for proper transport. Debbie Perks, a secretary for R.J. Vero at SRP, placed second in a secretary challenge and earned a Lake Lanier trip. A staffer accidentally broke a door key upon returning to work from a Tennessee wedding news item.
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Aiken
Carrol Heath
Debbie Perks
Ms. Perks
Tennessee
North Augusta Council Backs Decentralization Move
North Augusta City Council, with four members present, unani mously approved a resolution urging the South Carolina Senate to pass a school decentralization bill. Debates centered on voters' rights versus endorsing a separate district, while other actions included terminating a billboard lease, approving a sewer easement, adopting an antenna policy, and declaring Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week.
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North Augusta
South Carolina
Area 2
Aiken County
Commtee
Lamar Corp
Southern Railway System
13Th Street
ETV
North Au
gusta-Belvedere Amateur Radio Club
Smithfield
Bradleyville Road
Audubon Circle
Lark W. Jones
Jones
PSA Member Questions Funding For $1.3 Million FmHA Loan
Aiken County Public Service Authority members debated financing a $1.3 million Farmers Home Administration loan for sewer trunk lines, noting concerns over where debt service funds will come from and whether voters can be obligated to pay. The board discussed upfront funding policy, pending contract terms, and potential impacts on FmHA approval.
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Clearwater
Aixen County Public Service Authority
Farmers Home Administration
Roger P. LeDuc
Fmha
Bridge Creek
Bo) Thompson
PSA
Horse Creek
Aiken
North Augusta
Graniteville Co
United. Merchants and Manufacturers
Vnc
Thompson
Stanley K. Wagher
Wyatt Johnson
Wagner
Johnson
Aiken Tech
Little Horse Creek
Environmental Protection Agency
W. Scott Barnes
Davis & Floyd Inc
Little Jerse Creek
David Thompson
William N. Moore
Schools Facing Cuts To Balance Budget
The 1986 87 Aiken County School District budget will be discussed at tonight’s Board of Education meeting at North Augusta Elementary School 400 E Spring Grove Ave. Superintendent Dr Robert W Paskel proposes options to balance the budget, including a $378 500 revenue increase from $5 million in assessed value and a potential 18 53 teacher reductions offset by half time curriculum coordinators costing $159 000. Net reductions total $740 000 with a remaining deficit over $1 million despite transfers and reallocations.
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Aiken County
Reductions Proposed for School Budget Across Departments
The plan lists eliminations and cuts totaling multiple amounts including self-help funds 543000 substitute teacher wages 48000 vehicle replacement 60000 in school suspension 75000 extensions of contracts for assistant principals 28000 and curricular coordinators 50000. It also details restructuring projects 50000 and 10000 luminary budget copy machine for the superintendent.
PSA Sees Sewer Rates Dip In Next Budget
The Aiken County Public Service Authority expects lower sewer treatment costs in the 1986 87 budget as finance chair Roger LeDuc notes a reduced cost per thousand. The PSA recommends five new full time workers, mainly for handling incoming septic tank waste, with projected waste treatment fees offsetting salaries. The budget will go to the Aiken County Council for first reading next month.
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Clearwater
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Authority
PSA
Roger P. LeDuc
Horse Creek
LeDuc
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
St Wagher
Aiken
Drought Persists in Western South Carolina Despite Rain
State Climatologist says scattered thunderstorms provided little relief as drought worsens. Less than a quarter inch fell in most areas with no immediate prospect of substantial rain. Wells and streams run at about 60 percent of normal. Farmers warn of potential serious crop damage if rains do not come in 10 days.
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Columbia
South Carolina
John C. Purvis
Purvis
West Central
Greenville
Spartanburg
Palmer
Sam Rives
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rive
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Dean Creek Bridge
Beech Island
Sand Bar Ferry
MacMillan Drive
Swamp Road
Redcliffe Plantation
Savanna
Fort Moore
Charles Lee
S.C. Department of Archives and History
John T. Granaghan
Savannah River Plant
John A. van Steenberg
Kimberly Clark Corp
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Fritz Hollings
D-S.c.;and Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Beech Island Pharmacy
Thomas Beauty Shop
Beech Island Appliance Company
Glenda’s Kut & Kurl
Beech Island Historical Society
Farris
Educational Foundation For Foreign Study
Billie Farris
CPA II
North Augusta City Council
George Burgess
William
Debbie Weber
S.C. 414
Tigerville
Webers
Mr. Thompson
EIA
Paula B. Daniel
State
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