City plans riverfront land purchase for public and private use
Martin outlines plans to assemble six remaining properties north of the 13th Street Bridge for a Greenway extension and a public road. The current price tag is 2.6 million with negotiations already conducted by Martin and attorney Kelly Zier. If approved, the city would own nearly a mile of river frontage, aiming to recoup costs through eventual use and development.
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Martin
13Th Street Bridge
Skip Grkovic
Kelly Zier Martin
Grkovic
Retention Incentive Plan Costs State Agencies
A Thursday AP report says the Teacher and Employee Retention Incentive plan TERI is keeping many experienced teachers in classrooms but at high cost. About three quarters of retiring state employees have joined since the program began this year, with 70 plus teachers in Aiken County alone. Agencies have paid roughly 16 million dollars for TERI this fiscal year ending June 30.
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Aiken Coun
Aiken County
County Auditor's Office
Roads safety upgrades cut crashes and injuries in South Carolina
SCDOT released statistics on highway safety upgrades from 1990 to 1996 showing crashes dropping from 371 to 171, fatalities from 24 to 1, and injuries from 104 to 48 over three years around Palmetto State locations. Projects include Old Ludlow Lake Road bridge work in Aiken and Rainbow Falls Road bridge and alignment near Horse Shoe Creek with costs of 730,196 and 941,842 respectively.
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SCDOT
Palmetto State
Elizabeth Mabry
Aiken
Little Horse Creek
Rainbow Falls Road
Horse Shoe Creek
Public Safety Chief Suspended as NADPS Probes Incident
Chief Wetherington remains suspended as NADPS leads an investigation with Capt. Charles Williams directing the NADPS. City officials note no public hearing is required for the suspension. Outgoing charges against Councilman Kent Sullivan for DUI and failure to stop for blue lights add to recent city adminstration friction.
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Wetherington
Charles Williams
NADPS
Investi
Public Safety
North Augusta Department of Public Safety
Kent
Sullivan
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