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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2009
Page
3
Residents discuss shopping carts abandoned near parking areas. They point to laziness rather than vehicle risk and urge stores to improve cart returns while drivers watch for stray carts to avoid damage.
The mayor pledged to install a traffic signal at the Richardson Lake intersection to aid traffic near the new shopping center. With the center now open, residents hope construction will begin soon and improve safety and flow.
A reader questions future debt and burden on descendants while criticizing youths involved in gun thefts. They urge action and provide a TalkBack hotline and email for comments, noting names may be withheld and edits may occur for space.
The Aiken Standard notes a wrong federal listing for gopher tortoises in SC and corrects Thursday comics to the proper pages. It also announces the Aiken Community Playhouse staging of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat opening May 22 with multiple show dates and ticket prices.
City Manager Roger LeDuc outlines a lean fiscal plan for the next year as Aiken faces a 6.3 percent revenue drop totaling about 1.8 million. He notes anticipated declines in building permits 55 percent, business licenses 8 percent, vehicle taxes 11 percent, and state revenues 27 percent.
The city faces revenue shortfalls including a 73 percent drop in interest income and delays to $800,000 in capital projects. Nine months of cuts froze ten jobs, three in Public Safety, and travel was halved. Reserves of $640,000 will balance the budget while funding local agencies continues. The plan keeps taxes flat and proceeds with projects like the Pawnee Neilson connector and Citizens Park trail. The council praised staff as a surplus may occur this year.
More than 700 people attended the Aiken Standards Spring Fling and Taste of Home Cooking School at the USC Aiken Convocation Center. Music from South Boundary and Elvis tribute artist Jason Sikes preceded Michelle Roberts culinary demos as organizers praised turnout and venue efficiency.
The Aiken Standard provides office hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and lists contact numbers for Newsroom staff including Tim O Briant Michael Gibbons and Cam Huffman. It notes publishers and addresses and outlines EZ Pay rates and Sunday delivery dates for 2008.
Relay for Life of Aiken kicks off this Friday evening at 7 p.m. with a 12 hour walk at Aiken High, featuring 50 teams and supporters ready to fund cancer research. Local organizers praise volunteers and sponsors while hoping for no rain as funds exceed prior records.
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