Burnettown Considers Business License Plan Sparks Local Resistance
Merchants challenge a proposed town business license aimed at all firms inside Burnettown citing income based fees. Co owner Barbara Griffin objects to profit based charges while Bobby Griffin Jr. argues for county services instead of town licensing. Officials cite revenue for policing but merchants accuse officials of poor outreach and threaten secession. Local debate continues with council acknowledging mistakes in process.
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Burnettown
Barbara Griffin
Griffins
Jefferson Davis Highway
Aiken County
Sheriff’s Office
Bobby’s
Aiken
Bobby Griffin Jr
Wayne New
New
Charles Truesdale
J.C. Lexow
Flexow
Aikenstandard
Parlor debate and Kroger canopy sign plans discussed
The council treated tattoo parlors as equivalent to barber shops for legal purposes. They will address location zoning at the next meeting. In a separate vote, they approved a Kroger Concept Plan revision to add an 18 ft canopy sign facing Whiskey Road, arguing pricing visibility drives fuel sales. Caputo noted the existing 12 ft monument sign is insufficient for westbound drivers.
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Smith
Kroger
Pine Log Road
Whiskey Road
John Caputo
Kroger Company
Caputo
Erin Brooks
Ebrooks
Aikenstandard
College choices pull students between near and far
Thousands of high school seniors face final college decisions due Sunday. Aman Kumar leans Stanford near home while Lina Ochoa eyes Prescott or Berkeley to escape a troubled neighborhood. One quarter study outside their home state. counselors urge exploring distant options if possible.
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Stanford
California
Aman Kumar
Princeton
Kumar
Stanford’s
Hospital
Saratoga
Megan Kunz
Edina High School
Minneapolis
College of Saint Benedict
DePaul University
Indiana
DePauw
Lina Ochoa
College Preparatory School
Oakland
Calif
Ochoa
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Prescott, Ariz
University of California, Berkeley
Prescott
Department of Education
Bill Hicks
Edina High
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