Aiken County sales tax funds roads and asks for a share
Aiken County plans seven year local option sales tax funded projects with road paving and capital improvements. Jackson Mayor Etheredge seeks $294000 to convert an adjacent school into a community center but faces attorney fees and bonding hurdles. Officials note funds may run five years earlier than expected and require voter approval to continue.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Aiken County
Jackson
Todd Etheredge
Etheredge
Terry Bodiford
S.C. Department of Revenue
Aiken paving program expands with new roads and parks
Total expected to date is 7.8 million with 12 million collected for a 54.6 million plan. The project adds 14.6 miles of paving and seven roads, totaling 18.3 miles in design easement. The county budgets 18 million for paving. speed depends on design work, subcontractors, and weather.
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Killian
North Augusta Advances On Local Option Sales Tax Projects
North Augusta plans 9.523 million in projects including riverfront development and Riverview Park upgrades. Completed are Summer Field Park Walnut Lane Park and street reconstructions. 2003 adds recycling center expansion and downtown streetscape phase two. bond sales exceed 1 million with another 1 million due in 2008.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Charles Martin
Summerfield Park
Walnut Lane Park
Martin
North Augus
Riverview Park
Augusta
Aiken County and towns eye extending penny sales tax for capital needs
Aiken County and the area’s two largest municipalities plan to extend the local option sales tax to fund capital improvements. Burnettown Jackson New Ellenton Perry and Salley will receive portions based on population. After November 2000 projects, leaders seek voter support for a seven year extension and a facilities assessment to identify future needs including road paving and potential new buildings.
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Aiken County
Burnettown
Jackson
New Ellenton
Perry
Salley
Killian
County sales tax program funds road and recreation projects
The electorate approved a sales tax to pave roads and build large recreational complexes. In Aiken and North Augusta visible projects are complete, while in the County some paved roads are not clearly defined by results.
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Aiken
North Augusta
German Afghan crash kills peacekeepers and raises tensions
In Berlin the Defense Ministry said seven German peacekeepers died and two Afghan girls were missing after a helicopter crash during a routine patrol in Kabul. Four-thousand eight-hundred multinational forces searched for victims as attacks hit US forces near the Pak istan border. An 82nd Airborne paratrooper died in a gunbattle, and a Special Forces soldier was wounded. General Myers called the death tragic, noting improving security but a still volatile country. Schroeder called the crash a difficult, dangerous operation and expressed deep sorrow.
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Berlin
Defense Ministry
Kabul
Basir Salangi
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Steve Clutter
Bagram
82Nd Airborne Division
Shkhin
Asadbad
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Richard Myers
U.S
Gerhard Schroeder
Schroeder
Aiken Heart Center praised by patient after open heart surgery
Dave Cowfer, a 6 State alumnus and fellow in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, credits Dr. Paxton and the ARMC Heart Center for his successful triple bypass. After 4 a.m. walks and rapid recovery, he remains in Orlando for New Year’s Bowl plans while praising local care and rehab at USC Aiken Wellness Center.
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C. David Canter
Aiken
Southeast
Dave
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Disney World
Orlando
Nittany Lions
Auburn Tigers
Pat Paxton
David Cundey
Paxton
Dr. Paxton
Heart Center
Cowfer
ICU
3 North
Usc-Aikens Wellness Center
ARMC
Cath
Armc Heart Center
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