Triple Crown Weekend Boosts Aiken Businesses Across Town
Downtown hotels and restaurants report near capacity during Triple Crown and Masters weeks in Aiken. Golfing groups, Easter crowds, and events at Citizens Park, Etherredge Center, and Steeplechase drive busy weekends and tourism spillover to cleaners and services citywide.
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Hotel Aiken
Christy Harrison
Whiskey Road
Citizens Park
Etherredge Center
USC Aiken
Marilyn Kline
Clarion Suites
Christina Gilbert
Fairfield Inn
Peggy Penland
Houndslake
Steve Warneke
Masters Week Dims Aiken Airport Normal Pace
Aiken Municipal Airport handles a flood of traffic during Masters Week. Lineman Gary Hall notes the daily average rises to 40 to 50 planes, with jets common and some aircraft landing repeatedly. Two years prior saw over 400 flights during the event.
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Aiken County
Gary Hall
Aiken Aviation
Aiken Municipal Airport
Hall
City Council Finance Panel Hears Property sale Plans
The committee described a central city repository for residential property on the north side and said sales are as is with no financing from the city. Proceeds go to the general fund unless the money came from a tied account. Dewar noted the committee only does legwork and will forward details to the council for execution. Further, a review of business license rebates was tabled pending a full council work session.
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Bedenbaugh
Kim Abney
Dewar
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