Residents object to new bypass route through their homes
Aiken residents along Pine Hill Drive Wrights Mill Road and nearby areas express anger over a $5.5 million 3.8 mile reroute of S C 118. They cite lack of notice and fear property damage as construction slated to begin Oct 1 reshapes views and livelihoods.
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Sonny Fora
Pine Hill Drive
Ford
Aiken
S.C. 118
Ara
Community voices oppose eight-lane bypass near Crosland Park
Local resident Jones criticizes Rutland Drive York Street bypass plans saying it will force a NationsBank drive-through closure and bring the road within 200 feet of Crosland Park homes. He laments loss of quiet and calls the project a fiasco while noting impact on rural home buyers.
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Crosland Park
Wire and
Wrights Mill Roads
Willow Run
Old Wagoner Road
Richland Avenue
Wrights Mill Road
Taylors
Uss
Santa Claus
Terry Jones
Aldrich
Alfred
Jones
Rutland Drive
York Street
NationsBank
Recycling Efforts Increase But South Carolina Lags Goal
South Carolinians recycle more waste yet remain short of the 25 percent state target. DHEC reports 16 percent recycled last year, up from 1993 levels, with Beaufort and Charleston leading county programs. Counties face limited bonuses for meeting goals as landfills shrink and disposal costs rise.
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Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Melinda Mathias
Beaufort
Charleston
Darlington
Oconee
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