Councilman Toole Discusses County Challenges and Service Emphasis
Aiken County Council member Toole outlines priorities including EMS, Sheriff's Department, and Public Works. He cites long standing problems, limited resources, and the need to raise revenue while cutting costs without reducing services. He urges residents to contact any council member as all residents have nine representatives.
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Toole
Sheriff’s Department
Public Works Department
Aiken County
Tax Hike and budget battle over landfill fees and cuts
Aiken County debates balancing the budget with fees and cuts including debt service. Barnes to present amended recommendations next Tuesday for a first reading of the budget ordinance. Vice Chair Fay Hatcher hopes for a balanced budget without tax increases, while Chairman Warner doubts fees will pass and warns higher charges may be needed to cover the Judicial Center bond payments. Local officials discuss impact on industry, commercial haulers, and property tax relief amid questions on landfill billing and equipment costs.
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Barnes
Fay Hatcher
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Judicial Center
Trol
Huber Clay Co
Langley
Huber
H.M
Mike) McElhaney
Joe Tyler
Tyler Sanitation Co
Ralph F. Cullinan
Cullinan
Aiken County
Belvedere Tax Abolishment Moves Toward Refund Plan
Belvedere district abolition prompts council to publish financial impact and refund mechanism in area paper. A refunding plan must be approved within 30 days of publication as part of a county ordinance. Rep. Huff expressed optimism Senate passed the bill before adjournment and urged residents to pay unpaid taxes to avoid delays.
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Thomas E. Huff
D-Belve- Sere
Senate
Rep. Huff
Belvedere
Gov
Riley
Rep
Huff
North Augusta
Reagan sees better U S Soviet ties may come with caution
President Reagan says improved relations with the Soviet Union are possible but warns the Kremlin would bear the blame if tensions rise. He notes any visible improvement may not show in rhetoric and cites deployment of 572 cruise and Pershing 2 missiles in Europe beginning December as a bargaining factor. The interview was in Williamsburg Va before the G7 summit and discussions with Chancellor Kohl.
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Washington
Reagan
Soviet Union
Kremlin
United States
Europe
U.S
Italy
France
West Germany
Williamsburg
Kohl
Moscow
You Say Nuclear Five Areas Survey Highlights
The survey sampled 799 residents across five counties to reflect state demographics. Columbia provided 461 participants, Ai ken's 151, Spartanburg 96, Charleston 87, and Beaufort 49, with a 5 percent sampling error.
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Columbia
Aiken
Spartanburg
Charleston
Beaufort
Gary Henson
Communications Department
Usc-Aiken
Trudy Henson
Usc-A
Sandy Teel
Usc-Columbia
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Aiken, S.C
Belvedere Tax Return
MC Lame
National Weather Service
Geneva
Camp David
Britain
Canada
Japan
Washington Post Today
Helmut Kohl
Yuri Andropov
A.B. Culbertson and Company
Grace Fellowship
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Phebe Aeteurs
Hathart
Continental Life Building
Fort Worth
Midwest Stuck Pachange
Boyd Caldwell
P.O. Box
Lugoff, South Carolina
Julia
Oklahoma
City State
Zip
Banner House
Heritage Square
Airen
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