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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 2003
Page
2
Aiken Standard readers criticize lottery spending and school taxes, urge accountability from the school board, and discuss funding fairness. Messages call for a public panel, question the inmates costs, and advocate broader tax sharing.
Mead Hall will not renew Tim Spurrier’s contract ending May 30. Spurrier, hired for the 2002-03 term, says enrollment rose from 120 to 168. Board chair Robert Moldenhauer referred questions to pastor Leon Mozeliak, who could not be reached. Spurrier plans to seek other employment.
Final consideration of a revised 42-1 plan is set for Monday after a public hearing. The plan would be sent to the US Justice Department for preclearance, with minority voting strength in Districts 1 and 2 at 51.6 percent versus the 55 percent target. If rejected, a 6-1 option could be added to a new referendum.
More than 100 dogs and 150 handlers competed at Black Forest Equestrian Center on Banks Mill Road for AKC approved agility trials hosted by the Aiken Dog Training Club. The two day event featured standard and jumpers with weaves classes across novice open and excellent levels, judged by Kathy McCoubrey and Lisa Miller.
After 10 days on the job, Carlos Milanes, newly named COO of Aiken Regional Medical Centers, settles into a rival SEC area. A Florida graduate, he joins during major renovations including a fifth floor conversion, the planned cancer center, and ICU updates as UHS pushes to make ARMC the CSRA’s best.
At a recent meeting the Aiken County Board of Education approved a 15 mill tax increase and budget cuts to cover a $12.1 million shortfall while moving ahead with two major projects. Oakwood Windsor Elementary adds 4.8 million for classrooms and a cafeteria, and a 900 thousand dollar admin area and entrance at Aiken High School.
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