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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 2003
Page
2
A letter criticizes internal strife in local volunteer fire departments and calls for taxpayer awareness. It also praises Dibble Road Adopt a Highway volunteers, notes the Aiken Community Playhouse investment, and thanks new doctor Dr. David Kringle for his care. The writer endorses a public Talkback line and email contact.
Elda and Steve Foster hosted an annual Christmas teddy bear drive in Aiken to benefit the sheriff's office. Since a burglarized home inspired the project, bears collected at the party fund purchases for child comfort. The couple, after 12 years, plans to end the tradition, reassuring the department others will continue.
A Pace's Run Apartment building at 816 B Brandt Court suffered more than 25000 in damage after an unattended stove pot ignited a fire that started in the kitchen. A woman jumped from a second story window to safety and neighbors aided by alerting 9 1 1. No injuries were reported.
The City of Aiken released an unqualified audit for the 2002-03 fiscal year, noting compliance with new federal guidelines. The report cites $9 million in the general fund, 170 days of operating cash on hand, and no major weaknesses, with staff commended for timely completion.
Aiken Public Safety offers a two day amnesty for defendants with city bench warrants to surrender pay fines or serve jail time. The program runs Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Those who do not surrender face an active media release campaign.
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