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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 2015
Page
3
Editorial argues city projects should be funded by appropriate taxes not the general budget. Recommends accommodations tax for The Alley revamp and hotel garage and related projects. Calls for action on Aspen Court road. USC economics critique follows with large head coach salaries and bowl game result.
Community notes praise First Baptist Church Clearwater for a free yard sale that blessed attendees. Aiken postal workers and VFW Post 10601 supported a fundraiser for five year old Jeremiah Tram aine Brown diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. Call TalkBack 803 644 2384 or email editorial at aikenstandard com to comment.
The Boyd Observatory at Boyd Pond Park offers free programs on the first and third Saturday, weather permitting, starting at dark. Details at boydobservatory.org or email dboyd@aikenstandard.com. Bethlehem Baptist Church hosts a Little Free Library Read-In at 10 a.m. Saturday in its Granitevill e sanctuary, 271 Bethlehem Circle, with refreshments and book exchanges for all ages.
Benjamin Bell seeks a $20 million water park to be located in Aiken and Richmond counties. County officials have not received site plans or blueprints. Developers must file a site plan, permit application, site analysis with traffic and environmental impact statements. Bell had eyed a 45 acre site and earlier planned for Georgia before rezoning issues stalled plans in Columbia County. The Columbia County Commission rejected the proposal.
Maayan Schechter reports Aiken County explores siting a water and sewer capable development zone. Sage Mill Industrial Park in Graniteville and nearby areas show strong utility capacity to attract industry. County officials note zoning rules and multi occupancy plans could shape approval pathways.
Five South Aiken High School students dedicated about 120 hours to weld a Thoroughbred mascot from repurposed horseshoes. Teacher Oscar Rushton led the first year group, naming student leader Tori Shekastehband as lead with teammates MichaeL Tice Curt Jordan Noah Slate and Greg Hurst.
The Savannah River National Laboratory SRNL is praised as the safest lab in the DOE complex for 2014 with zero lost or restricted days and a low medical treatment rate. Director Terry Michalske credits staff safety culture and empowerment to stop work. The lab employs 900 plus people and marks ten years among 17 national labs.
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