City Council debates open space target and planned unit developments
Aiken City Council weighs increasing open space from 20 to 25 percent amid mixed views. Members discuss allowing planned unit developments in newly annexed property and balancing greenspace with development needs and neighborhood character.
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Richard ‘Smith
Vaughters
Aiki
Janet Vallighters
Smith
Ty Toms
Fred Cavanaugh
Lessie Price
Price
Israeli Raid Deepens Gaza City Assault Amid Tensions
Israeli troops with tanks raided Gaza City in the deepest incursion in two years, destroying workshops alleged to make rockets and the home of a Hamas militiaman. Nine Palestinians died as clashes erupted in crowded neighborhoods.
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Gaza City
Gaza Strip
Hamas
Gaza
Ariel ‘Sharon
Israel
Tel Aviv
Yasser Arafat
West Bank
Ramallah
United Nations
Arafat
Manara Square
Rafat
Strip
Salah Shehadeh
City considers 42-18 voting plan for district realignment
The NAACP seeks review of a proposed 42-18 plan that would redraw four single member districts and two at large seats. District 1 would hold 6,119 voters and District 2 6,022. District 3 6,637 and District 4 5,774 while minority shares remain strong in Districts 1 and 2.
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Lessie Price
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Clyburn
Don Spraws
Pearce
Aiken County
Textile jobs loom as expansion aims to add 400 posts
Gov Hodges presses to keep mature textile firms and jobs in South Carolina as Lancaster workers face industry decline. Springs Industries executive cites falling sales due to Wal Mart weakness while panelists from Bridgestone Firestone, Alcoa, and Eastman Chemical note broader materials sector pressures.
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Leake
Hodges
South Carolina
Lancaster
Dean Riggs
Springs Industries
Wal-Mart
Bridgestone/Firestone
Steve Brooks
Alcoa Primary Metals
Paul Campbell
Voridian
Barry Falin
Carolina Eastman
Eastman Chemical Co
Public Safety reports multiple thefts and incidents across area
Vehicles stolen and damaged including a 1994 Chrysler Concorde found abandoned on Arbutus Hill Drive after a Park Avenue Automotive theft. Break ins and vandalism damaged homes on York Street, Os Frar Road, Laurel Deve, and Wagoner Road with cash, jewelry and tools stolen. A DUI arrest on Crosland Cave Road and a fight with gunfire reported on Stewart Drive. Jewelry valued at 11500 and perishable goods lost. several arrests for under the influence and other offenses.
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Aiken
Public Safety
Arbutus
Dave
Park Avenue Automotve
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Anna and the King of Siam
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