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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1995
Page
3
The Aiken County School District discusses GALEF oversight of 580000 from the 20/20 campaign for Area 1 improvements. Board chair James A. Moore says ripple benefits can reach other areas via grants, pilot programs, and shared funding strategies.
Administrators urge reducing teaching staff by 14.5 positions amid ongoing district money problems. Chairman Bradley calls the district blue-collar and says funding for staff training and other items has vanished. Proctor demands a spending-cut plan to preserve more teachers, while a June 27 meeting is set to approve the final budget.
Aiken 20/20 officials bank about 100000 set aside to aid relocation of the Aiken County School District offices from Belk building in Kalmia Plaza to North Aiken Elementary School. The move shifted with five year campaign pledges uncertain, prompting unanimous board action and planned donor notices.
The package provides 195 million dollars in property tax relief with a 100000 home stead exemption, varies by district school taxes, and allocates 3.4 million to a women leadership program at Converse College while preparing for cadet integration at The Citadel. It directs Confederate flag decisions at the Statehouse, reopens Barnwell landfill for a year to fund schools, raises child tax exemption to 3600 dollars for under six, ends a 3 dollar annual vehicle inspection, adds nine judges, buys 63 school buses, caps college tuition to inflation, and boosts teacher and state worker salaries. It also rewrites gambling rules by removing the 125 dollar winnings cap and legalizing slot-style machines for game rooms with higher operator fees.
Aiken County Tax Assessor Patricia Antley argues a proposed 100000 exemption from school operation levies would mainly benefit upper income homeowners. She warns long term risks as Michigan’s property tax elimination led to school funding gaps and later tax reversals.
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