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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 2016
Page
3
A reader blasts lawmakers for clapping while criticizing as the president speaks and urges action on Dougherty Road infrastructure. The letter also thanks EMTs who helped at home over two days, noting one carried a walker to assist a husband. Citizens urge councils to fund a designed road project.
Letter to the editor calls for freezing or reducing real estate taxes for seniors until age 65 or until they move. The writer criticizes county administrators, criticizes city leaders over mall issues, and urges residents to respond via TalkBack or email. Includes lottery results and a note that some games were unavailable at press time.
Aiken City Council's work session focused on the Whiskey Road corridor facing rapid development. Plans include a 300 home community near New Ellenton, a 60 unit apartment complex, and new Krispy Kreme Panera Bread and Chipotle outlets. Officials push for proactive traffic relief and annexation policy.
The Aiken County Historical Museum hosts a five week lecture series tracing the Golden Age from 1830 to 1860. Owen Clary highlights four prominent figures including Eli Whitney’s cotton gin and William Gregg’s mill, plus kaolin discovery. Cornish diary accounts of the 1865 Battle of Aiken anchor the period. Friends group organizes event. call 803-642-2015 for details.
The Aiken County School Board approved adding two steps to the salary schedules for teachers, NJROTC instructors, and all staff starting in fiscal year 2016-17. The measure, urged by the Salary Study Committee, would raise the number of steps from 23 to 25, with phased implementation and funding considerations to be determined during 2016-17 budget planning.
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