Bridgestone incentives on council agenda amid ongoing talks
Aiken County negotiates Bridgestone Americas incentives as details remain unsettled. An ordinance for fee in lieu of taxes and credits is on today’s agenda but expected to be defeated. a December version with several incentives is planned. The county has interim financing for 545 acres in Sage Mill Industrial Park and a bond anticipation note not to exceed 12 million from Southern Bank. Bridgestone has begun the new 1.5 million square foot tire plant, part of a 1.2 billion capital investment with the expansion of the existing site. The council also considers first readings expanding a joint industrial park with Barnwell County.
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Aiken County
Bridgestone Americas
Clay Killian
Killian
Council
Sage Mill
Southern Bank and Trust
Bridgestone
Barnwell County
North Augusta Aiken Aiken County sewer capacity agenda
See complete agenda on 4A. ordinance approves a waste water capacity transfer agreement among the City of North Augusta the City of Aiken and Aiken County First reading of an ordinance to approve a sewer system capacity release and sale agreement between Aiken County and Valley Public Service Authority.
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North Augusta
Aiken
Aiken County
Valley Public Service Authority
Jazz artist to perform in Aiken and teach students
Bassist John Brown and his jazz orchestra visit the URS Center for the Performing Arts in Aiken for shows Thursday and Friday with wounded warriors from Fort Gordon and the Augusta VA hospital honored Thursday. Brown will also direct two school visits Friday at Schofield Middle School providing individual instruction to students.
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John Brown
URS Center For the Performing Arts
Fort Gordon
Veterans Administration Hospital
Augusta
Jody Duggan
APAG
Joe Shields
Apag Board
Cathy Traver
Brown
Traver
Schofield Middle School
Rob Novit
Aiken Performing Arts Group
Ft. Gordon
John Brown Jazz Orchestra at URS Center this Thursday
APAG presents John Brown and his jazz orchestra performing Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. at the URS Center for the Performing Arts 126 Newberry Street S W Admission is 40 for adults 20 for students with ID Tickets can be bought by calling 648 1438 or visiting the APAG and JBJAZZ websites A master class at USC Aiken is scheduled at 2 p m with professor Lauren Meccia's students and the group emphasizes community service through Instruments in the Attic.
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URS Center For the Performing Arts
Newberry Street
S.W
USC Aiken
Lauren Meccia
Duggan
Aikenperformingartsgroup
John Brown
Jbjazz.com
Reindog Romp Fundraiser for Aiken SPCA Held Dec 10
The Aiken SPCA hosts its first Reindog Romp at H Odell Weeks Activities Center on December 10 a 1 mile dog walk and pet fair to raise funds. Registration 9 to 10 a m walk starts 10 30 a m with Liz Hill of WAGT NBC Augusta. Waived fee for donors over 100 and top donors receive shirts bricks and gifts. The first 100 registrants get a gift bag and extra raffle tickets.
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H. Odell Weeks
Liz Hill
Wagt Nbc
Augusta
Angela Boyette
SPCA
Willow Run Road
Reindog Romp at Odell Weeks Center December Event
The Reindog Romp will be held December 10 at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center on Whiskey Road with registration 9 to 10 a.m. and the walk starting 10:30 a.m. The event, run with the City of Aiken and Aiken SPCA, features face painting crafts and sack races for kids and AKC Canine Good Citizen testing plus dog demonstrations. Participation is $10 and prizes are awarded at the kickoff ceremony. For details, call 648-6863.
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H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Whiskey Road
AKC Canine
Pat Czaikowski
Aiken
SPCA
Upcoming town halls and support group meeting notice
Bill Taylor schedules town hall sessions at Cedar Creek Community Center Friday at 4 30 p m New Ellenton City Hall on Nov 22 at 7 p m Monetta Town The Essential Tremor Support Group meets Monday at St Pauls Lutheran Church 961 Trail Ridge Road just off the 118 bypass at 2 p m Guest speaker Dr Cole Giller neurosurgeon at Georgia Health Sciences University author of Port in the Storm For information call Don
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Bill Taylor
Cedar Creek Community Center
New Ellenton City Hall
Monetta
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Trail Ridge Road
Cole Giller
Giller
Georgia Health Sciences University
Don
Aiken County Democrats Meet November 22 at 7 P M
The Aiken County Democratic Party will meet on November 22 at 7 p.m. in the Aiken County Council Building. Guest speaker David Jaspers will discuss the flat tax fair tax and 9-9-9 plan. The CSRA Parkinson Support Group meets November 22 at 6 p.m. in St. John Towers dining room. In Your Dreams will perform songs and provide information. call 706 364 1662.
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Democratic Party
Vid Jaspers
Csra Parkinson
Din
Ing
St. John Towers
Greene St
Augusta
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Phoebe Marshall
Carol Amendola
Aiken Masterworks Chorale
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