Aiken County Organizes Commission to Oversee Goals
On this day in 1989 a commission will be organized to supervise the implementation of goals being written for Aiken County.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1992
Page
11
On this day in 1989 a commission will be organized to supervise the implementation of goals being written for Aiken County.
The Aiken County Board of Education meets to choose whether to keep maintenance and custodial work in house or delegate to a private firm. They will review information from recent months including a principals poll and alternative proposals from a committee of custodians and workers. Local business leaders urged exploring options.
Land Trust members heard Nancy Mohr of Brandywine Conservancy describe a growing conservation easement program. The initiative lets property owners designate land for preservation while retaining some development rights, offering tax shelter benefits and water resource protection for basins and headwaters along the Brandywine system.
Thinkers weigh affection over expense as Aiken and Graniteville florists adapt for recession. Prices range from around 10 for cash and carry bouquets to about 45 for dozen roses, with single roses and carnations, daffodils or violets offered. Plants and cards provide cheaper options.
North Augusta City Council gave final reading to authorize Certificates of Participation to partly finance Riverview Park Activities Center. Sale of Georgetown Villas finalized Feb. 5 yielded 908,738.08 dollars. Bond counsel received confirmation from the Interior Department that funds need not be earmarked for property conversion, with the market timing noted as favorable by council members.
A speculative piece asks how one would treat a sweetheart if unlimited resources were available. It explores lavish gifts, personalized experiences, and timeless gestures framed as romantic ideals without concrete plans.
Aiken city council defeated an $8,000 two-phase review contract with Municon to examine Palmetto CableVision franchise facing complaints about service. The 6-1 vote left the city to use county review information before renewing the franchise in June.
A series of robberies in Aiken County Sunday night into Monday may be connected to two Augusta incidents. In Belvedere Video World two black males demanded cash after alerting staff to change for a phone call. In North Augusta McDonalds four employees were forced to lie on the floor while a suspect demanded cash from a safe. An employee was struck in the head. one witness described an orange car fleeing. No hospital admission reported.
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