Downtown signage study and park redesign face council review
City Council debated five downtown kiosks and signs aimed at guiding shoppers and promoting local sites. Parks plans for Richland and York drew criticism over views and surface materials. additional renderings will be shown later.
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Anaclerio
Richland Avenue
Colleton Avenue
Williamsburg Street
Planning Commission
Douglas Jones
Growth area reshapes Aiken housing market with new developments
The Northside gains include Windham Place retirement living and Ashton Oaks as City partners transform a troubled trailer park into financed homes. The Community Development Improvement Corporation and Second Baptist Church join the effort, with 97 homes built, 35 under construction, and 135 proposed. Private developers have built 30 Northside homes, 34 under construction, and 47 proposed. Realtors call Aiken the hottest South Carolina market, driven by retirees and rising sales. Woodside Plantation expands with equestrian lots and a community-focused layout, while Meybohm notes about 10 developments offering broad price ranges from 110 000 townhomes to 410 000 homes.
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Farmers Market
Aiken County Museum
Aiken Center For the Arts
Janet Morris
Aiken
Richland
York
Michael Anaclerio
Aiken Corporation
Wilkins Byrd
Windham Place
Ashton Oaks
LeDue
Second Baptist Church
Northside
Community Development Improvement Corporation
Jim Peters
Peters
Aiken County
Aiken County poised as welcome mat for retiree migration
Experts project a booming in migration to the Carolinas driven by baby boomers. In-migrants are expected to total about 470000 residents in 2006 across North and South Carolina, with $30.21 billion in impact and 135000 jobs. In Aiken County, 15000 housing units are approved or planned, signaling a housing surge as retirees seek quality of life and tax scenarios. Local chambers report high relocation inquiries from retirees, especially from Florida and the Northeast, as tourism fuels migration.
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Mason
Center For Carolina Living
U.S
University of North Carolina Asheville
University of South Carolina
Carolinas
Aiken County
Aiken
North Augusta
Columbia
Florida
Greater Aiken
J. David Jameson
Victoria Hann
North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
Roni Geiselhart
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