Belvedere Residents Explore Fire Protection funding options
About 60 Belvedere residents met with the Belvedere Fire Commission at Belvedere Elementary School to discuss how to raise revenue for fire protection. Chair Billie Trapp outlined possible paths including a special tax district, incorporation pursued via annexation, or annexation to North Augusta, noting new state Home Rule changes require city petitions before referendums. The group also noted current funds and manpower limits, with $35,746.42 collected in dues last year and $19,071.92 in expenses, while stressing need for community input and potential federal assistance considerations.
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Belvedere
Belvedere Fire Commission
Billie Trapp
North Augusta
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Warner
Horse Creek Valley
Public Service Commission
Trapp
Fire Commission
Aiken News Roundup Mixes Local Quirks and Events
Diverse notes capture misadventures of Jim Bennett at Hopeland Gardens and a crowd of community topics from post season church league playoffs to a trash pickup contest led by Sonny Epps and Bob Marchal. Also mentions a dog bite incident and local appeals for civic pride with Camellias grown by Charles Freeman.
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Jim Bennett
Bennett
Triple Crown
Hopeland Gardens
Sonny Epps
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Aiken Sertoma Club
Bob Marchal
Aiken
Kiwanians
Pendleton Street Parkway
Hayne Avenue
Hampton Avenue
Sertomans
Richland Avenue
Banksia Library
Charles Freeman
New Ellenton
Freeman
Weekend Weather Outlook for Aiken Area
Tomorrow in the Aiken area expect a high in the lower 60s with almost no rain. Tonight’s low will be in the lower 0s. Showers possible Sunday, then fair and colder Monday. There is a chance of rain Tuesday.
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Aiken
Carter May Soon Make Coal Move
The Carter administration steps up pressure in the 81 day coal strike as governors back a union contract. A Senate session to discuss the dispute and talks with steel companies aim to secure a negotiated settlement before possible presidential intervention.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carter
United Mine Workers
White House
Senate
Robert S. Strauss
BCOA
UMW
Chamber
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
P&m
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
Aiken Rakin Cleanup Begins Across City
Tomorrow marks the start of Aiken’s Rakin cleanup with civic groups churches and clubs assigned main routes. The program runs through Saturday March 4 with Mrs plans to boost city order ahead of the Triple Crown events in nearby Augusta.
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Aiken
Chamber of Commerce of
Greater Aiken
John F. Elliott
Rakin
Augusta
Elliott
National Guard
Aiken Sertoma Club
Rotary of Aiken
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Schofield
Aiken High School
St Angela Academy
Usc-Aiken
Girl Scouts
Boy Scout
Rainbow Girls
Clemson Extension
Walter Johnson
James Cannon
St. John’s United Methodist Church
St John's Fellowship
First Baptist Church
North Aiken Baptist Church
Memorial Baptist Church
Millbrook Baptist Church
Audubon and Wildwood Garden
March 1 Deadline on Personal Property Listing Stands
Aiken County faces a fixed March 1 deadline for declaring personal property with no extension possible. Sen. William E. Knotts says a further 15 day delay cannot pass two readings in both houses, though the county seeks more time to list tangible assets before penalties apply.
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Aiken
William E. Knotts
Auditors Office
Knotts
Council
House
Senate
General Assembly
Williston
State Senate
Aiken County
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Debby
Liz, Hays
Aiken Estates
Mitchell Shopping Center
Virgil Gates
City Public Safety Department
Kalmia Hill
Bill Weeks
Usc-Aiken Center
Laurens Street
James Simons
Whiskey Road
Ed Young
Marshall Cain
Wyatt Johnson
Public Works
Chamber of Commerce
Laurens St. NW
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