Vacant Buildings Listed by Aiken Officials
City officials catalog vacant properties across Aiken with names and locations. Notable sites include Belk at 1680 Richland Ave and Kmart at 3555 Richland Ave, plus Lowe’s 240 University Parkway and Goody’s 401 Silver Bluff Road. Other listings cover Dillard’s whiskey Road properties, Caliber Duff’s, and multiple parcels with square footage and acreage.
City weigh plans to curb vacant stores and big boxes
City officials discussed a multipronged approach to empty commercial properties. Proposals include tax incentives for developers, public–private partnerships among city county and school district, and zoning limits on new big box buildings. The group urged broad focus and requested ideas to be sent to the city manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeDuc
Cavanaugh
Sion
Whiskey Road
Aiken
Fire talks hinge on fire station staffing and private negotiations
Aiken County council and G V W volunteers debated plans to hire four full time firefighters for a BFSC site station. Some council members moved to private talks while others opposed executive session. Citizens from G V W Couch ton Bath and Center voiced concerns about territory and legality of the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Council
Rawls
Willar Hightower
Susan Giddings
Napier
Bridgestone/Firestone
G-V-W
Couchton
Bath and Center
Robert Bell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Belk
Richland Ave
Western Auto
Kmart
Lowe’s
University Parkway
Lowe's
Dillard's
Goody’s
Silver Bluff Road
Aiken Beverage
Williamsburg St. SE
Carmike Cinema
Triple 128
Laurens St
Jackson Oil
Williamsburg St. NE
Heilig Meyers
Foodmax
Waffle House
Kwik Shop
Hampton Ave. NE
Coward-Corley Seed Co
Park Ave
S.C. Municipal Association
Dillard’s
Bolton
Children First OF
Kalmia Mall
Smartway Furniture
Gordon Highway
Marcia Mashburn
National Hills Shopping Center
Aiken Mall
Whiskey Rd
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