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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1990
Page
3
City administrators Windham and Martin say market gaps persist across all housing levels. First time buyers and upper management dwellings are specifically in demand, while single family homes are needed for all economic strata in the area.
In Aiken County the need for affordable housing grows with executives seeking better options. Residents note shortages in North Augusta as rents stay high, pushing some to rent mobile homes in area parks while planning eventual home purchases. Local residents cite rising house costs as a key driver. Chris Deese, lifelong resident, says apartment rents beat buying a house, but she plans to buy within four years.
Economic Development Partnership data show Aiken County ranking first in average weekly wages and fifth in total payroll in 1988. Over three years manufacturing employment rose to fourth, median family income sixth, per capita income seventh, and new car registrations eighth, fueling higher home prices and a boom in mobile homes. Building permits surged from 40 in 1983 to 407 in 1989 for single family housing, with multi family permits also rising. Owner occupied housing values surpassed $1.5 billion, and mobile homes total about 888 units valued at roughly $83.7 million, up from 6,860 units worth $39 million in 1983. Prices for homes now reach the high 5s with averages between $20,000 and $25,000 excluding land.
The plan allows employers a 50 percent tax credit up to 100000 for creating child care, and 50 percent for payments to existing programs up to 3000 per worker. Senate actions cut liquor, beer and cigarette exemptions for military sales and radio TV equipment exemptions. The moves aim to raise about 3 million for local water and sewer grants to spur industry.
A group collects names and addresses of people connected to the fallen to connect survivors with friends and families. The effort aims to comfort survivors as veterans promised to reunite with families. Seven corporate donations financed the locator service with 200 Washington volunteers ready to operate it.
Augusta man Lee Andrews and Jackson resident Low ell Mitchell, both 33 or 44, were indicted on a single count each of stealing government property from the Savannah River Site. The duo, employed by Miller-Dunn, allegedly removed tools and copper wire worth thousands, with $42,000 copper wire seized. They were arrested March 29, facing up to $250,000 fines and 10 years imprisonment.
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