Aiken Faces Growth Boom and City Role in Guidance
The text notes Aiken's rapid growth and asks opinions on managing it. It mentions education in management and business, 25 years of military service as a helicopter pilot, and current role as executive director of the Woodside Property Owner's Association. It also states a 23 year marriage to Edie and a lack of children. The questions probe how residents feel and what steps the city should take to steer development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Kentucky
Woodside Property Owner's Association
Edie
Aiken
Devel
SRS
Whiskey Road
Rowth
Sisien
Mount Vintage
Hitchcock Woods
Smart Growth Aiken
Barnwell Avenue
Citzen
Woodside
Savannah River
South Carolina
United States
Growth and planning priorities for Aiken District 4
Aiken official argues growth raises economy and tax base but increases traffic and big boxes. He proposes three tools: conform to the revised Comprehensive Land Use plan, enforce Landscape Ordinance, and sign an Annexation agreement to maintain future control. City Council staff and citizens should ensure growth improves economy while preserving charm and natural beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aixen
Aiken
Growth and balance in Aiken's land use plan
Former Foreign Service officer notes rapid growth in Aiken bringing traffic, urban sprawl, empty storefronts and a threatened downtown. He advocates balancing growth via the Comprehensive Land Use and Transportation Plan, arguing adherence could have prevented current problems.
Notable Local Obituaries and Family Lines
Obituary notes two families with regional ties. Go by 54 Education lists University of South Carolina graduate in 1970 and executive banker with Regions Bank. Family includes Maureen K. Cunning and two sons Brian 25 Patrick 15. Another entry references ARDEAU aged 41 with USC education, ownership of Aiken Appraisal, spouse Renee, and children Tripp 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of South Carolina
Regions Bank
Maureen K. Cunning
Brian
Patrick
Aiken
Renee
Tripp
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Richard Lamar
Radford
Virginia Military Institute
Avondale Mills
Technical Quality Assurance
U.S. Army Reserves
Salliy Ranford
Franny
Wand Erie Jr
Community Playhouse
Center For the Arts
Citizens Park
Aviation
LDR
Pine Log Road
Silver Bluff
Whiskey
Dougherty
Aiken Mall
Ichar Smith
Indiana University
American Institute of Banking
U.S. Foreign Service Institute
Foreign Service
Donna J. Smith
Patrick Cunning
New Ellenton
Hunter’s Glen
Dougherty Road
WalMart
Silver Bluff Road
Ardeau
Southern Methodist University
Ray
Bauer
Claire
Charlie
Clayton
Columbia
Florence
Sumter
Camden
Washington Road
Augusta
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