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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 2015
Page
3
A resident questions who is responsible for cleaning up outrageously neglected vacant lots, urging city action and accountability. The letter also comments on local politics, taxes, and services, urging improvements and citing concerns about hospitality taxes, jobs, and road projects.
Aiken County Council tabled its second vote on the 2015-16 budget delaying final action with three weeks until July 1. The $62.7 million plan has seen prior cuts and public input as officials seek to avoid a property tax increase while contemplating a 2.4 millage rise to help cover a roughly $3 million deficit.
Six rising fourth graders and Teacher Tracy Holsenback led a school mapping exercise at Warrenville Elementary as part of a four-school six-week summer reading camp in Aiken County. About 80 children are enrolled with total signup at 150. attendance is uneven with some late arrivals. The program, funded by the 2014 Road to Succeed initiative, aims to raise third-grade reading levels and prevent retention, prompting concerns about parental participation and upcoming field trips to Living History Park and a brickyard ruins site.
The Aiken County School Board tentatively approves a 337,961 increase for the District Technology Department to fund online testing in 2015-16. The move aligns with state mandates, lowers long term costs, and improves testing capabilities. final approval comes June 23. Larry Wood of Aiken is noted as general assignment reporter.
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