PSA Says It Won’t Repay 620000 EPA Bill Dispute
In a fight with the federal government the Aiken County Public Service Authority refuses to pay a 620,306 bill for alleged overpayments of grant funds for the Horse Creek Pollution Control Facility. PSA seeks EPA review to prove items were eligible.
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PSA
EPA
Aiken County
Horse Creek
Wagher
North Augusta Annexation Possible If Paperwork Ready
North Augusta City Council meets Monday at 7 30 p m in City Hall to consider annexing more than 1 77 acres north of Belvedere Clear water road pending landowner support and corrected paperwork. Officials also plan to ratify replacing the air conditioning system at the Public Safety Building. Weather calls for partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent storm chance and highs around 90. Tonight will be fair with lows in the upper 60s. Sunday to Tuesday project mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions with 60s to 70s lows and 70s to 80s highs across the area.
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North Augusta
North City Council
Martin
Judge Peeples courted recruiting amid courtroom chatter
The report notes Judge Rodney Peeples discussed college football recruiting during a court session while Robert Perry, brother of Clemson stars, visited the courthouse and Aiken High School’s football coach quipped about soccer as today’s topic. Eddie Buck’s stance and United Way remarks also surface in the luncheon and courtroom chatter.
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Rodney Peeples
Gamecock
Robert Perry
Clemson
William
Michael Perry
Peeples
Carolina
Eddie Buck
Aiken Kiwanis
Aiken
Diana Downgraded to Tropical Storm After Hurricane Sear
Gov. Jim Hunt asked President Reagan for federal aid as Diana weakened to a tropical storm north of Wilmington. The storm caused trees and power lines to fall, flooded streets, and two indirect deaths. Heavy rain stretched inland to Goldsboro, with evacuations in Grifton and curfews at Carolina Beach. Hardees planned meals for evacuees in Brunswick County shelters.
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Diana
Jim Hunt
Reagan
Wilmington
National Weather Service
Miami
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Weather Service
Hunt
N.C
North Carolina
Goldsboro
Fayetteville
Jacksonville
Grifton
Carolina Beach
State Department of Transportation
Ted Funderburk
Brunswick County
Hard
Nine fringe areas eyed for Aiken annexation costs
A study for the city of Aiken by Wismer McGill and Bell Inc outlines annexation costs and benefits for nine surrounding areas. It details yearly costs to homeowners and businesses, potential savings from city services, and which subdivisions would pay more in taxes than direct monetary benefits.
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City of
Aiken
Wismer, McGill and Bell Inc
West Aiken
U.S. 1
Aiken Bypass
University Estates
Bill Vernon
Univerity Estates
Central Park
Highland Pines
Pinecrest
Colonial Woods
Cherry Hill
Gregg Forest
Woodland Hills
Kalmia Forest
Kalmia Estates
Green Acres
Wicklow Heights
Colonial Heights
Mattie C. Hall
Potter Westmont
Mountain View
Willis Irvin Estates
Eulalie Salley
Smith Golf Club
Aiken Heights
Willis
Irvin Estates
North Aiken
Washington Area
East Aiken
Park Avenue
Whiskey
Banks Mill Roads
Pine Log Road
Coward
Ward Hills
Virginia Acres
Wood Ways
Westover
Woodward
Forest Heights
Woodways
Bonneview
Millbroot Estates
Whiskey Road
Edgewood Manor
Silver Bluff
Kern
Millbrook
Bonnie View
Gem Lake Estates
Briarcliff
Huntcliff
Middleton Estates
Indian Creek
Pine Log Acres
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Ron Henderson
Uaited Way of
Alen County
Kathleen Schneider
Betty
Charles Parks
St. Mary’s School
Ginny Southworth
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