Aiken approves Mall land purchase and tax plan
City Council approves a $1 million land purchase at the Aiken Mall to be turned into a park as part of a larger redevelopment. funding shifts from economic reinvestment funds to franchise fees and hospitality tax. Also approved: $95,521 for Carriage Museum and Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame repairs with 2017-18 budget amendment. The hospitality tax is sustained despite calls for repeal.
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Bryant touts 2018 run and defunding Planned Parenthood in Aiken
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Kevin Bryant promoted his 2018 gubernatorial bid in Aiken, pushing a seven item Contract with South Carolina focused on ethics reform health care reform and transforming SCDOT. He called for defunding Planned Parenthood and voiced cautious support for limited medical marijuana while stressing senior care.
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