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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 2003
Page
2
Readers send thanks to DOT for road repairs and praise local theater, while concerns include rising water and fire taxes, hummingbirds returning, and calls for more deputies and DMV access as election transitions occur.
Residents outside city limits are billed double for water and face questions about subsidies in current bills. The inquiry asks why Woodside residents pay for fire protection and whether city water used for medians is charged to taxpayers.
A reader urges removal of blue laws and asks for Sunday store hours to begin at 10 or 11 in the morning instead of 1 30. The call in line 803 648 2908 and email editorial at aik en standard dot com seek reader comments while noting names may be omitted.
Aiken Planning Commission approved two large Northside projects and a new Whiskey Road tract for council action. Nordahi Irrevocable Trust plans 114 homes on 45.75 acres with higher green space and prices from 85 000 to 120 000, plus a 19.5 acre commercial parcel yet to attract a developer. Atlantic Coast Properties seeks water service for a 122.4 acre Northside tract with about 190 homes priced 160 000 to 225 000, drawing unanimous approval. The commission also adopted parking rules banning oversized vehicles from front of residential properties.
The Aiken Relay for Life at South Aiken High School Friday 7 p.m. honors cancer survivors and those lost to the disease. The 12 hour event ends Saturday 7 a.m. with a luminary memorial at 10 p.m. and features bands, auctions, a hot air balloon ride, a beauty pageant for men, and various activities to raise money for cancer research.
The Willcox in downtown Aiken is named one of 16 top new hotels in the United States and one of 80 worldwide in Candé Nast Traveler's seventh annual Hot List. General manager Libby Cook notes national exposure helps attract visitors to the genteel town known for its charm and unique setting.
The Aiken Christian Women’s Club hosts a Photo Impressions brunch at 9 15 a m May at Woodside Plantation Country Club. Tom Abbott of Southside Gallery and Ann Burckhalter are guest soloists, Ellen Sells speaks. Cost eight dollars, reservations by May 23 include free preschool nursery. call 641 0407.
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