Council to discuss Project Jackson at Aiken meeting
Aiken County Council plans to address Project Jackson at the 7 p.m. session at 736 Richland Ave W. The proposal would amend the North Augusta Tax Increment Financing plan to fund a multi million dollar project including a conference center and a minor league stadium.
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Project Jackson
Aiken County
Richland Ave
North Augusta
County Council considers tax funds shift for 457 acre project
Tonight at 7 p.m in Richland Avenue meeting discusses amending financing for a 457 acre site with a 30 year tax diversion. Project Jackson failed earlier as land values frozen since 1996. County to receive growth from 1996 2013 TIF totaling about 9.6 million in general fund revenue.
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Aiken County
Ing
Project Jackson
The
Aiken Standard
County Council
North Augusta
Todd Glover
County General Fund
Ronnie Young
Glover
Council
River Club
Steve Donahue
Young
Fire training project rebuilds Silver Bluff station with volunteers
After the 2009 Good Friday tornado damaged Silver Bluff Volunteer Fire Department HQ in Aiken County, the SFPE CSRA chapter and Savannah River Site volunteers funded and installed a residential sprinkler system for the final rebuilding phase. Kevin Lancaster, assistant chief, says the system will protect on call firefighters and serve as a community demonstration. Savannah River Remediation and URS led a contractor team including Bechtel CH2M HILL and Babcock & Wilcox under the SRS umbrella managed by the DOE.
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Aiken County
Silver Bluff
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Savannah River Remediation
SRS
Kent Gilbreath
Savannah River
CSRA
SFPE
Gilbreath
Kevin Lancaster
Lan
U.S. Department of Energy
URS Corp
Bechtel National
Ch2m Hill
Babcock & Wilcox
Lancaster
Savannah River Area
South Carolina Justices Eye Plan to Cut Case Backlog
Chief Justice Jean Toal and several solicitors discuss a proposal to move overdue criminal cases from solicitors to judges if not resolved in 18 months. The plan, supported by a broad stakeholder group, aims to speed dispositions while noting cost and resource implications for circuits like the Second Judicial Circuit where about 3,300 warrants remain pending.
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S.C. Supreme Court
Jean Toal
Toal
Greenville News
S.C. Solicitors’ Association
S.C Public Defender Association
S.C. Clerks of Court Association
Court Administration
Judiciary
Second Judicial Circuit
J. Strom Thurmond Jr
Thurmond
Supreme Court
Second Circuit
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Amy Banton
Rustburg
Caster
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Don Shelley
Eric Johnson
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Tritium Fire Protection Department
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Justice
Teddy Kulmala
Williston
Clemson University
Myer
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road