Downtown Aiken eyes parking fixes amid busy day
A parking study of 1941 spaces across 13 blocks in downtown Aiken finds about 28 percent vacant at peak times while over half of spaces on Laurens Street stay full daily. The report notes 90 plus percent occupancy noon to 1 pm and some employees parking all day, with proposals for two hour limits, more spaces, signage, and enforcement.
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Edwards
Alee
Laurens Street
Richland and
Park Avenues
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N.C. State University
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Augusta
Baton Rouge
Birmingham
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Cincinnati
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City of Aiken
AIMS seminar blends math and science for teachers
Aiken County teachers from elementary to middle school joined the Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science seminar at the Career and Technology Center. They blew up and released balloons to study force and motion, with instructors from Virginia Beach and local coordinators guiding sessions aligned to revised state science standards.
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Aiken County
AIMS
Sharon Bowers
Virginia Beach
Jason Fulmer
Mead Hall
St. Mary Help of Christians School
Lloyd-Kennedy Charter School
Our Lady of Peace School
North Augusta
Kennedy Middle
Tom Walton
State Department of Education
Paul Knox
Yashonda Gardner
Gardner
Rob Novi
Noviti Watken
Technical Scholars Initiative at Aiken Tech Offers Fully Funded Technician Paths
Aiken Technical College promotes the Technical Scholars Initiative to fund tuition and books for highly sought technician programs. Sponsor firms cover about $1,800 per semester and provide part-time work at $9 per hour, with 90 percent of graduates employed by the sponsoring company at $13 to $30 hourly. Ten slots are available this year with June 28 intake deadline.
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Aiken
Desrocher
Tecnical Scholars
Rotary hears SRS salt waste facility cleanup upgrade plan
Rotary Club of Aiken heard Parsons senior vice president Chuck Terhune outline plans at the Savannah River Site to upgrade the Salt Waste Processing Facility. The facility aims to process six million gallons of aged liquid waste annually, with cleanup expected to begin by November 2011. Parsons has helped design the project and showcased other major efforts including VX disposal and Disney World’s Tower of Terror.
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Salt Wast
Chuck Tethune
Parsons
Rotary Club of
Aiken
SWPF
Fee
Terhune
Christopher Davies
Kahoolawe
Hawaii
Disneyworld
Terridune
Otis Elevator Company
Pam Amendola
Rotay Club of
Philip Lord
Plord
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Rob
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