SCE and G Seeks 19 Percent Rate Increase for V C Summer
SCE&G filed a 118 million dollar rate application with the Public Service Commission seeking a 19 percent rise to fund the V C Summer Nuclear Plant. Affected residential customers using 1000 kilowatt hours would see bills from 71.89 to 85.60. The company cites higher fuel costs, nuclear plant expenses, inflation, and new regulatory requirements. The PSC has six months to decide, with potential further adjustments if a sale of plant capacity proceeds.
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Columbia
V.C. Summer
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Public Service Commission
Sce&g
PSC
Commission
Virgil Summer
Utive
Jenkinsville
County Council Sets Jail Repairs After Poorly Built Facility
Aiken County Council unanimously approves a resolution to hire an independent consultant to verify contractor compliance on the year-old $3 million jail project. Sheriff Gunnells cites mortar deterioration and asks for corrective work while the SCDOC demands locking system fixes by Oct. 20. The council also addresses bad check warrants and reorganization plans under home rule.
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Aiken County
Ralph Gunnells
Gunnells
Frank Alexander
Parker-Sharpe Co
Augusta
Fay Hatcher
Mike Toole
S.C. Department of Corrections
B.E. Nichols
Nichols
Ralph Cullinan
W.H. Boylston
Mim Woodring
Toole
Carrol H. Warner
Cullinan
Savannah River
Aiken Mayor Weeks and Councilman Surasky Seek Re election
Mayor H Odell Weeks and Councilman Stephen K Surasky announce re election bids for Aiken South Carolina offices both Democrats. Weeks highlights industrial growth public safety and parks development while Surasky cites efficient city management and low costs urging voters to allow continued service. Election set for November 8 with filing closes September 13.
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H. Odell Weeks
Stephen K. Surasky
Aiken
Weeks
Aiken County
Surasky
South Carolina
Youth 14 charged with eight arsons in Aiken fires
Aiken police report a 14 year old boy charged with eight counts of arson tied to eight fires dating from 1982 to 1983 in vacant buildings around York Street Laurens Street Chesterfield Street and Greentree area. Fire losses total about 500000 with no injuries except minor firefighter injuries. The youth reportedly acted in revenge and used matches. He is to be processed by the juvenile court and three other related fires are under review.
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Allendale
Barnwell
Belvedere Water and Sewer District
Robert Bell
Holmes, Thomason, Logan & Cantrell
Belvedere
Pat Sizemore
Toole
Woodring
Aiken
Chesterfield Street
J. Carroll Busbee
Erties
Fox Paint and Glass
York Street
Aiken Drug
Laurens Street
Greentree Stable
Duches Building Supply
Stephens Stable
Busbee
Plant Shutdown Continues at AGNS Amid Policy Shifts
The Allied General Nuclear Fuels Plant proceeds toward closing by year end despite interest from an ad hoc utility group. No solid proposals have been made to AGNS owners. The plant reprocessed used reactor fuel to return uranium and plutonium to utilities. A national policy shift halted operations in 1977.
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Barnwell
Allied General Nuclear Fuels
AGNS
George T. Stribling
Reagan
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Warrenville
Department of Social Services
Cora Wimberly
Lower Savannah
Dan Harless
Sally Fox
Ginny Southworth
Hopeland Gardens
Rye Patch
Odell Weeks
Democrat
Stephen Surasky
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