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Aiken Council Approves Budget Amid Debate on Fees and Positions
The Aiken County Council passed the budget after debate over a local option sales tax promise and a road maintenance fee rising $320,000 starting January. Voters against the fee were Rawls McKenzie Hightower and Ronnie Young. supporters included Sing h Smith Butler Barton and Bunker. The budget adds an animal control position costing $59,000, with a vehicle, while a separate fund for child support services earmarks about $300,000 annually. Additional items include pay raises for sheriff and EMS staff, six new EMS personnel, and increased funding for Aiken Technical College USC Aiken and Aiken 211, plus aid to the Graniteville train disaster registry. Hightower opposed the overall budget citing unmet park and road material needs.
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Kathy Rawls
LaWana McKenzie
Willar Hightower
Ronnie Young
Scott Singh
Chuck Smith
Eddie Butler
Charles Barton
Gary Bunker
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Department of Public Works
Aiken County
Liz
Godard
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Michael Hunt
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EMS
Aiken Technical College
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USC Aiken
Aiken 211
Graniteville
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Philip Lord
Plord
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