Aiken’s Makin’ Festival Expands Amid Traffic Changes
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce expects 30 000 to 35 000 visitors to Aiken’s Makin’ festival. Park Avenue will be closed during event hours to separate pedestrians from traffic. A food court and enhanced signage are planned based on vendor surveys.
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Greater Aiken
Jane Phillips
Chamber
Aiken
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Aikensmakin.net
St Marys Historic Status Revisions Considered in Aiken
The 1999 revised ordinance adds contributing and non contributing properties to the Aiken Historic Register. A St Marys campus landmark proposal prompts a motion for October hearing. Other items include historic markers for the Augusta and Aiken Railway and Whitney Park, plus deck addition at 313 Park Ave.
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Aiken
Rosamund McDuffie
St. Mary’s
Merry
Aiken Historial Society
Augusta & Aiken Railway
Laurens Street
Park Avenue
Whitney Park
Chesterfield Street
South Boundary Avenue
Design Review Board
Park Ave
Laurens St
Dewar Seeks District 3 Seat With Growth Controls
District 3 candidate and AARP volunteer, also president of Friends of the Aiken Public Library, pledges restraint on city growth. The former security adviser to the Academy Awards and Olympics aims to privatize funding for African American History Art and Culture Center and Aiken Railroad Depot, opposing tax-funded subsidies and urging more public spending scrutiny.
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AARP
Friends of the Aiken Public Library
Dewar
Centers For
Aiken
Don Sprawls for City Council District 3
Don Sprawls born and raised in Aiken County and served eight years on the City Council. A former volunteer firefighter with Aiken Public Safety for 20 years and a retired businessman, he advocates reducing Aiken’s growing traffic EMS delays.
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Aiken
Aiken Public Safety
Dick Dewar shifts to Aiken roles and growth plan
Dick Dewar, former security adviser for the Academy Awards and the Olympics, moved to Aiken in 2003. He serves on the City of Aiken’s Community Development Board and leads the Friends of Aiken Public Library, advocating growth control and funding infrastructure through taxpayer money. Primary elections are Sept 11 with a runoff possible Sept 25 and the general election on Nov 6. Cumberland Village sits at 3335 Wise Creek Lane, Aiken.
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Aiken
Ie Friends of
Cumberland Village
Wise Creek Lane
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Cal Richard
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