Calls to Resurface Local Bike Path Cited by Driver
A resident argues the bike path is underused and should be resurfaced. The speaker notes driving on it regularly and seeing a cyclist in 2006, urging authorities to recondition the route.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 2008
Page
3
State controls city traffic lights in town
Letter questions the state agency's control of downtown signals and asks whether the DOT could extend longer left turn signals at the Whiskey and Pine Log intersection to ease traffic, noting the Whiskey and Pine Log area would benefit from improved signaling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiskey and Pine Log
City eyeing downtown parking garage amid growth
Editorial urges locating a parking garage in the wider downtown area to ease congestion and support downtown vitality. It emphasizes adherence to parking regulations for those downtown and notes frequent need to park in the area.
Senior bump debate prompts school line loyalty
A sophomore at Aiken High downplays senior line jumping claiming it slows only five seconds and will reverse for juniors. He calls for landscaping Wagener-Salley High and urges better diction in news and football, inviting readers to comment via TalkBack hotline or email.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken High
Wagener-Salley High School
Correction on Coker Springs project and traffic routes
The article corrects an earlier misstatement about an alternate route for equestrian traffic. Riders are advised to use Newberry Street rather than South Boundary. the South Boundary entrance is closed for a sewage line project in Hitchcock Woods. Construction near Coker Springs includes a 6 inch water line and two drainage lines 48 and 36 inches.
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Coker Springs
Newberry Street
South Boundary
Hitchcock Woods
Aiken
Builders donate to fund PEP scholarships in Aiken
The Home Builders Association of Aiken County awards two college scholarships at a dinner and highlights $15,000 in past support for Public Education Partners Synergistic Labs. Dustin Tyra and Anthony Morris received scholarships. Mangiante outlined lab expansions aiding 1,600 middle school students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Builders Association of
Aiken County
Public Education Partners Foundation
Diane Mangiante
Mangiante
USC Aiken
Pacer
Dustin Tyra
Anthony Morris
Aiken Technical College
Jenny Horn
USCA
Home Builders Association
Rusty Findley
PEP
Diane
Public Education Partners
Aiken County Career and Technology Center
Association
Bob Stowell
Rob Novit
Rnovit
Aikenstandard
Home Builders Association of Aiken County
Marc Payne
Mary Ellen Brush
Aiken Council permits firearm use on large private land
Aiken City Council unanimously amended the existing ordinance to allow landowners with 25 or more contiguous acres to discharge a firearm on their property to protect against perceived animal threats. The vote also created a planned institutional zone for annexation ready facilities like churches and schools and approved changes to land development guarantees and towing rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Gary Smith
Aiken
Planning Commission
Roger LeDuc
Douglas Drive
Clearwater fire chief seeks volunteers for growth push
Clearwater Fire Chief Mike Toole, with about 40 years in service, urges residents to volunteer as the department expands with a rescue truck and new substation. He notes 85 percent of U S fire departments rely on volunteers and cites a 14 percent national drop in 2007.
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Clearwater
Mike Toole
Toole
U.S. Fire Administration
United States
Contact Details For The Aiken Standard Readers
News tips may be directed to the Aiken Standard newsroom by calling 644-2401. messages will be returned. Submissions are encouraged by email to editorial aikenstandard.com. Managing Editor Michael Gibbons can be reached at 644-2381 for information. office hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
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Michael Gibbons
Aiken
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Tim O’briant
Tobriant
Cam Huffman
Huffman
Scott B. Hunter
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