Rye Patch master plan approved for Hopeland Gardens in Aiken
Aiken City Council accepted a 33 point Rye Patch master plan by Marvin and Associates to guide renovations at the Dorothy K G Rogers estate. Plans include a main house restoration with Jan 15 opening, a new 80 car parking lot, woodland picnic area, playground, Hopelands Walk linking Rye Patch to Hopelands, and a potential Historic Aiken Foundation HQ. Financial estimates are not yet completed.
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Aiken
Rye Patch
Hopeland Gardens
Robert E. Marvin
Marvin and Associates
Walterboro
Dorothy K.G. Rogers
Joan Tower
Berrie Road
Rogers
Hopelands
Historic
Aiken Foundation
New Jersey Advances Drinking Age to 21 with Grandfather Clause
The New Jersey legislature approved raising the drinking age from 19 to 21 with a grandfather clause for those 19 before January 1. The Assembly passed the bill 48 to 26 after Senate approval, and Gov. Kean plans to sign. National Transportation Safety Board chair James Burnett praised the move as a first since the board urged states to raise the age.
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Trenton
N.J
New Jersey
Assembly
State Senate
Thomas H. Kean
James Burnett
Federal National Transportation Safety Board
Belvedere Water Tax Sparks Debate Over System Purchase
Belvedere faces a 93 mill tax to fund North Augusta’s water system purchase and Pine Crest project. Public officials defend control benefits while developers pledge relief efforts for Pine View residents and question tax fairness and legal reach.
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Belvedere
Billie Trapp
Dan Samonsky
Jackson town council votes to auction police car for 301
Councilman Ellis motions to sell the Plymout h police car to a bidder for 301 dollars and the motion passes unanimously. Mayor Helms corrects Dec 10 Aiken Standard tax figures asserting 80074.87 was total taxes not property taxes and explains reassessment will yield 26000 excess to replace a garbage truck.
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Polattie
Hall
Ellis
Plymouth
Helms
Aiken Standard
Jackson
Actress Dunne Quarreled Before Death Outside Home
Beverly Hills testimony says Dominique Dunne and former boyfriend John Sweeney argued outside her house before she was found strangled in a neighbor's driveway. David Packer testified he heard screams and saw Sweeney on his knees as police were called. Dunne, 22, known for Poltergeist, died November 4 after five days on life support.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Dominique Dunne
David Packer
Miss Dunne
John Sweeney
Sweeney
Aiken Man Stabbed During Early Morning Robbery
Walace Tyler 38 of 450 Chesterfield St. NE was stabbed in the back and chest during a robbery near York Street and Hampton Avenue at 3 10 a.m. He was treated at the Medical College of Georgia and said the attacker fled with money. No arrests. A separate break in at 372 Toole Ave. reports a .22 pistol worth 210 dollars and 300 dollars cash stolen. no arrests.
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Walace
Bennie) Tyler
Chesterfield St. NE
Medical College of Georgia
Aiken Public Safety Department
Tyler
York Street
Hampton Avenue
Ezell
Walace Tyler
Department of Public Safety
Lorraine Harris
Toole Ave
New Ellenton Approves Fire Gear Purchase and Tax Plan
The New Ellenton board approved buying two Scott air masks for 850 dollars each using the 1982 fire budget. The plan aims to raise insurance from 7 to 6. A delinquent tax collection plan for about 3000 dollars will start after Christmas. A city pay raise and 37.50 Christmas bonuses for full time staff were OK’d. Roy Shaw trailer denial on Key Avenue stood. Sidewalk funding near Greendale Elementary discussed with trash barrel measures proposed.
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Raymond Seigler
Scott
Fire Department
Seigler
Wallace Brock
Brock
Planning and Zoning Commission
Roy Shaw
Key Avenue
Greendale Elementary
S. Boundary Ave
New Ellenton
Keith Harris
Streets and Roads Committee
Harris
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John J. Cunning
Faye Mathews
M.L. Grubbs
L.M. Arnett
G. Nicholson
R. Hall
David Dunbar Day Honkonen
Albert Hamblen
Leroy S. Deaton
A.E. Cornetti
E.M. Lockhart
Aiken, S.C
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Commission
Douglas Treadway
Pine View Estates
Mary Head
Horton
Pine View
Don Stosnider
County Council
Bill Horton Commission
Merchants
S.C. Tax Commission
Mitchell Shopping
Aiken Man Fair
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