Aiken Considers Committee for County Sewer Future
Aiken County Council plans to appoint two Aiken City Council members to a committee studying the county sewer system's future. The regular meeting Monday night will also review Rye Patch estate heating and cooling proposals, Midland Properties annexation, and bids for a Richland Avenue sidewalk. The session begins at 7 30 p m in the Municipal Building.
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Aiken
Rye Patch
Roland Windham
Hopeland Gardens
Midland
Henry Summerall
Richland Avenue
Laurens
Pendleton Streets
Park Ave
S.W
Georgia Gov Busbee opposes Savannah River Plant waste expansion
Georgia Governor George Busbee warned the federal Energy Department against expanding the Savannah River Plant to dump radioactive waste into the Savannah River. He criticized lax controls and cited tests showing tritium levels from Port Wentworth water well above normal. A Monday press conference by two civil groups will discuss legal action over the L Reactor restart.
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Georgia
George Busbee
U.S
Energy
James Edwards
Savannah River
Busbee
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Savannah
Port Wentworth
James Setser
EPD
The
Energy Research Foundation
League of Women Voters
Medical College of Georgia
Laney Walker
Augusta
Unemployment rate hits 10.4 percent in October
The Labor Department reports the October jobless rate at 10.4 percent with 11.6 million unemployed. Blue collar and full time workers show record highs while total employment falls by 630,000 as the recession deepens.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Deborah Klein
Bureau
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Janet L. Norwood
Contested Ballot Questions Spark Aiken County Hearing
The Aiken County Election Commission certified totals at a public hearing amid four formal complaints from Republican chair William R. Wilcox. He cited issues in Precinct 27, hand annotations in Council District 5, possible inaccuracies in Precincts 45 and 53, and alleged campaign material at the Painters Allied Trade Building affecting District 2. A 9 a.m. hearing was set for next Monday to consider the charges. In related results, Saluda County returns fed into Aiken County races, with Bill Ice winning the College Acres Public Works seat and Buddy Palmer defeating Tillman Turner for the Clearwater Water and Sewer Commission.
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Aiken County
County Election Commission
William R. Wilcox
Wilcox
Painters Allied Trade
Medwell Hill
Councilman Hill
PAT
James Brinkley
Commission
Arthur Lamback
Lamback
Hill
Election Commission
Saluda County
Buddy) Palmer
Tillman Turner
Clearwater Water and Sewer Commission
Palmer
Turner
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Connie Steed
Jackson
Ginny Southworth
SRP
Gov. Busbee
Abby
Aiken County Election Commission
Gene England
Gunn Sawyer
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