Mail Carrier Delivers Amid Wedgewood Road Sinkhole
Susan Smith of the U S Postal Service faced a road collapse on Wedgewood Drive in Aiken while delivering mail. Residents cite ongoing drainage and patch failures as water from heavy rains undermines pavement, with officials working to fix the failing road and reroute traffic.
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Susan Smith
U.S. Postal Service
Aiken
Wedgewood Drive
Smith
Susan Royer
Clay Killian
Larry Morris
City of Aiken Public Works Administration
Wedgewood
Roger
Mall
Lowes
Royer
Rogers
Fox Creek High to Build New School in Merriwether
At a pre-bid meeting for a new Fox Creek High School building the board and USDA officials outlined a 180 day construction window after contract award. Bids due August 28 at 10 am with OSF and fire marshal inspections leading to occupancy certification. The project aims to replace the current converted video poker site that has housed the school for five years and serve about 300 students.
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Fox Creek High School
Merriwether
Fox Creek High
David H. Wulff
Lakeland
Fla
Sherelyn Bishop
Fox Creek
Wulff
Myrielle Wulff
David Simoneau
Cranston Engineering Group
P.C. Wulff
USDA
OSF
Pancy
Highway 25
Edgefield County
Bishop
Jim Oliver
Aiken sees growth in Local Option Sales Tax funds
City Manager Roger LeDuc reports the Local Option Sales Tax for 2007 08 rose about 4 percent to nearly 5 million dollars. He says the stronger revenue could shorten payoff of capital projects from seven to about six years, funding items like the USCA Convocation Center and public safety improvements.
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Aiken
Roger LeDuc
LeDuc
City of
Aiken County
USCA
Pinelawn Cemetery
Hopelands Gardens
Citizens Park
Aiken 1-Cent Sales Tax Revenue Gains Reported
Local Option Sales Tax funds for 2007-08 rose 4 percent with the City of Aiken collecting nearly $5 million. If the rate stays steady, capital improvement projects could be paid off in six years. Countywide gains noted by County Administrator Clay Killian amid eroding Hitchcock Woods and redevelopment efforts.
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Aiken
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Joe Lewis Butler
Aiken County Detention Center
Beth Ann Young
Bill Weeks
Butler
Theo Williams
Joe
Williams
Butlers Attorney
Dover
Jack” Early
U.S
Rachel Johnson
Fox Creek Hls
Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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