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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1984
Page
10
Sen J DeQuincey Newman argues the primary schedule favors incumbents and harms minority challengers. The panel led by U S Circuit Judge Robert F Chapman adjourned after hearing the petition for approval of the schedule amid ongoing dispute over reapportionment.
Rep Derrick urges Augusta to run a river flow test to show a 500 cfs level leaves a 4 percent mile stretch unchanged while officials demand at least 1900 cfs. The exchange contrasts past tests from September 1983 and calls for extended study after tributaries and runoffs.
Council members discussed rerouting and curb based solutions to ease traffic flow without roadbed changes. No action was taken on Whiskey Road. Other items included auditor reappointment, annual report acceptance, street closure during local events, sidewalk sale permit, and planning commission referral for USC Aiken housing annexation of 62.19 acres near Southwood subdivision.
Officials described a multi phase development on a large North Augusta tract facing Silver Bluff Road near Whiskey Road. The project includes townhouses and single family homes around a central lake with access from Martintown Road and envisions national marketing for Woodside Plantation and The Rapids. Officials expect this to start major development along the Savannah River and anticipate population shifts from Augusta to North Augusta.
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