Opponents Claim Park Plans Face Competition and Risk
During a 2 1/2 hour hearing critics argued plans for an urban park near the Verenes Industrial Park are speculative and duplicative as Sage Mill and Savannah River Research Park come online. Supporters urged moving forward with phase one funding, noting job opportunities for north side residents.
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Grandy
Verenes
Sage Mill
Savannah River
Wade Brodie
Aiken Corporation
Aiken Corportion
Brodie
Nancy Wilds
Karen —Papouchado
Wilds
Nat Frazer
Frazer
Beverly Clyburn
Expanded C-5 zoning favored to curb video poker spread
Mottel council approves expanding the C-5 zone after video poker distributors threaten another court challenge. Jimmy Martin, a distributor, won a Supreme Court case last November restricting selective bans. In 1994 voters in 12 counties rejected cash payouts ending operations by June 1995. Aiken county voted no. Greene seeks legislation to put cash payouts to a general vote and rid South Carolina of video poker.
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Jimmy Martin
Supreme Court
Aiken
Greene
General Assembly
South Carolina
Monument panel to face tough task in depicting SC black history
In Columbia a state commission weighs a monument design for the Statehouse grounds. Leaders urge balance between honoring history and avoiding offense while grappling with slavery and Reconstruction. Cleveland Sellers cites the Orangeburg Massacre as essential context.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
McConnell
Statehouse
Ben “Pitchfork
Tillman
Darrell Jackson
Jackson
Martin Luther King Jr
Ron McNair
Lake City
Cleveland Sellers
University of South Carolina
Sellers
Orangeburg
Beasley Campaign Promotes Flag Relocation Debate
The Heritage Preservation Coalition backs Beasley's plan to move the flag to a monument as a path to racial healing. It faces Republican critics, with Beasley stressing private talks and a broad campaign to educate voters about an alternative that protects the flag. The group expects to raise substantial funds and uses a mix of outreach methods including a statewide address.
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Coalition
Barry Wynn
Beasley
Heritage Preservation Coalition
Tony Denny
GOP US
Strom Thurmond
Denny
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