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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 2016
Page
3
An Aiken editorial writer denounces the city’s hospitality tax and entry signs as wasteful. The writer pledges to oppose the upcoming capital projects sales tax at the voting booth.
A letter argues against electing judges, calling judges politicians in the worst sense and criticizing Aiken for replacing wooden bridges with wooden decks. It accuses city leaders of resisting 21st century progress and defends concrete bridges while condemning political corruption and the hospitality tax.
Aiken resident and former Strategic Air Command pilot urges ending SAS and MOX programs, shipping nuclear material out of state to reduce contamination and government spending. He advocates preserving Aiken’s quiet identity and urges readers to comment via hotline or editor email.
South Carolina midday picks show Pick 3 5 2 3 and Pick 4 2 5 9 3 with evening 6 2 2 and 0 3 5 6. Palmetto Cash 5 numbers are 21 27 28 32 36 with Power-Up 2. Georgia midday Cash 3 8 4 7 and Cash 4 7 2 6 7. Five midday 4 0 8 0 9. evening Cash 3 9 9 1 and Cash 4 3 4 2 3. Five 5 29 49. Mega Millions numbers are 33 38 40 46 49 with Mega Ball 15 and Megaplier 5. Fantasy 5 unavailable at press time.
Windsor Windsor Trace in Windsor hosts the Combined Driving Event with 25 carriage drivers from multiple states. Competitors perform Dressage Cones and Marathon across two days under ADS rules. Lisa Singer, a nine time National Pairs Champion and USA Pairs Team member, led volunteers of 75 plus to produce the event at Windsor Trace with local driving club members assisting. Scores accessible at drivingnews.us Scores.
Organizing committee includes Lisa Singer organizer and course designer Ann Pringle secretary Richard Pringle scorer David Forney treasurer Bev Lesher hospitality Rebecca Guitierrez decorating Shelly Temple vendors and Facebook manager Susan Burrows after show snacks Karen Marlin volunteer coordinator Jay Willis stable manager Nilda and Mic Burke competitors party Renie Gillis program s Terri Merry sponsor Beth Stienke ribbons and awards
The Aiken County Board of Education approved landscaping bids for multiple schools, funding from land sale proceeds and paving accounts. Paveway of Augusta/Aiken submitted the lowest bid of 554,394, with 379,394 for landscaping and irrigation. Phase I covers Midland Valley High and several elementary schools, Phase II adds more campuses, with a four week design window and a target of one school per week for completion by June 30. The board also handled personnel changes and student appeals during executive session, and noted no regular meeting next week due to spring break, resuming April 19.
In New Ellenton the general election Tuesday elected a public works commissioner and three city council members. Democrats Dunbar, McDuffie, and Rogers won council seats with 145, 150, and 125 votes respectively while Republicans Duval and Williams secured 67 and 95 votes. Roy Shaw, unopposed, will join the Commission of Public Works. Unofficial ballots totaled 226. Dunbar, Rogers, and Duval currently serve on the city council.
EPA official Rob Pope told the SRS Citizens Advisory Board that a Forest Service disturbance at a burial site on Savannah River Site is minor but reveals a communication breakdown. EPA, DHEC, and SRS are reviewing measures and potential lasting effects while noting no reporting violation. Institutional controls for access at SRS must be solid everywhere.
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