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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 2003
Page
3
Aiken Standard readers express opinions about Sheriff Hunt, taxes on Southside residents, Downtown parking and Hamp ton Avenue curb features. They urge civic engagement via letters to the editor and discuss daycare, workplaces, National Guard, weather alerts, and ad timing. Comments invite public input and note editorial editing for space.
Aiken County residents who changed land from agricultural to residential use may receive separate rollback tax bills for up to five years. New software helps the Tax Assessor identify liable properties, with taxes rising from as little as 5 to 50 dollars per acre. Authorities plan to issue bills by September for October delivery, aiming to reduce confusion.
Three Weston Medical Centers in Clearwater Jackson and Aiken provide affordable care on a sliding scale based on family size and income. Dr Mark Roberts says most patients pay 20 dollars per visit with state and federal grants covering the rest. The centers share staff and include a Clearwater pharmacy and mail order prescriptions.
Wagener Volunteer Fire Department leaders plan to resign over insufficient funding and aging equipment. Chief Mark Redd cites shortfalls in state fire fees and missing town funding as the reason, with about seven officers stepping down and NFPA standards not met.
Nuclear Fuel Services of Erwin Tennessee earns NRC approval on one of three license amendments to recycle weapons grade uranium from Savannah River Site into reactor fuel. The plan mixes highly enriched uranium with natural uranium to dilute it so it cannot be used for weapons. Ferguson of NFS says the project will generate power equivalent to 800,000 rail cars of coal. The remaining amendments will authorize a new conversion facility and a facility to produce reactor fuel.
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