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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 2003
Page
2
Readers discuss downtown parking by store employees near East Gate Drive and Woodside, noting limited customer spaces and unowned front spots. They argue blue laws debate, porch TV noise, and post-election traffic in Woodside area with nursing homes and housing entrances.
Readers vent about school mascots and progress, arguing against dwelling on the past and urging forward motion. Call or email to share concise opinions, with names not required for publication as the Aiken Standard previews reader feedback policy.
Aiken leaders push ahead with a planned 30,000 square foot speculative building at Willow Run Industrial Park despite recent rains. Chair Wade Brodie says shell work should be ready in about three months at the site at Willow Run Road and Beaufort Street. The project, funded with 250000 in infrastructure and 107000 in grants from Company of South Carolina Electric and Gas, aims to attract small to medium industries and boost local economic development.
Dr. Everet Beckner of the NNSA lauded over 200 craftsmen at Savannah River Site for finishing nine gloveboxes for tritium extraction three months early and 16 percent under budget. The TEF facility at SRS is over 50 percent complete with operations planned in 2007 as TVA plans an 18 month fuel cycle.
Under Mary Mealing Diggs five teachers lead a six week summer session serving nearly 60 pupils in grades K 3 needing extra reading help. Funded by a January 2002 federal grant through the S C READS initiative the program offers small class sizes one on one instruction and access to the computer lab to bridge from the previous school year to the next.
City leaders dedicate an 18 home Busch Crossing subdivision on Aiken's Northside. The mostly leased homes, part of a federal state local housing effort, aim to revitalize the area with plans for future home ownership and community development. The event featured Devin Brown, 10, and remarks from Mayor Fred Cavanaugh and Reggie Barner of the Aiken Housing Authority.
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