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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 2003
Page
2
A reader in Aiken shares backyard observations of hummingbirds visiting feeders later in summer and notes nesting activity. Another letter questions Graniteville pool reopening and criticizes state funding and services, urging clear policy and accountability.
City Council will hold a public hearing and second reading on a revised 4 2 1 voting plan for single member districts plus two at large seats and a mayor elected citywide. NAACP opposes the plan, citing minority voting strength concerns in Southside and Northside. Budget talks include a 7 percent water sewer fee rise, higher garbage and stormwater charges, and a 10 percent fire protection rate increase for outlying areas. Council sessions begin 6 30 pm with meetings at the Municipal Complex 214 Park Ave SW.
Kate O'Hara Goergen, a marketing specialist in ATC's Workforce and Business Development Division, was named staff person of the year at Aiken Technical College commencement after a planned ruse revealed her win. Her supervisor Gemma Frock praised her in-house design skills and commitment to partnerships with business and industry.
The Savannah River Winds concert band directed by Lou Cefus and Richard D. Brasco will play at 7 p.m. on the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage in Hopelands Gardens. The group, over 60 semi professional musicians, performs challenging music and meets each Monday through August. Admission is free with parking at Green Boundary on Whiskey Road. In rain, concerts move to H Odell Weeks Activities Center Gym 2, 1700 Whiskey Road.
The Aiken Planning Commission will review a 45.72 acre tract along Whiskey Road, formerly the C P Price project, now owned by Norah Irrevocable Trust, for a Planned Commercial development south of Elmwood Park. It also considers Atlantic Coast Properties 132.4 acre US 1 housing plan with 176 lots and parking rules for oversized vehicles in residential zones.
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