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11-29-06
Public praises Land Management Ordinance proposal
Aiken County's proposed Land Management Ordinance received an unexpected friendly reception during a public hearing Tuesday.
Published in the Aiken Standard

Georgetown considers unified building criteria Overlay zones would affect structures on main corridors

Georgetown planners are considering new rules to improve the appearance of major roads leading into the historic city.
Posted with permission from The Sun News

11-27-06
IMPORTANT - COUNTY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REVISED LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TUESDAY NIGHT

On Tuesday night, 11/28, the Aiken County council will hold a Public Hearing on the revised Land Management Ordinance.

10-20-06
ORA sold to County, City, others

Members of the SRS Operations Recreations Association were notified late Thursday that an agreement in principle has been reached to sell to 210-acre recreation site.
Published in the Aiken Standard

10-11-06
Traffic fee is heated topic

Intense discussion of a proposed traffic impact fee during the City of Aiken Planning Commission's work session Tuesday left more questions than answers, but one thing was determined.
Published in the Aiken Standard

07-13-06
Sam's Club fight reaches City Council

"This site on Whiskey Road is the possible location for Sam's Club."

Officials at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. don't expect to further change the concept plan for a new Sam's Club warehouse store rejected Tuesday night by the City of Aiken's Planning Commission.

They are going to take their chances with City Council.

Published in the Aiken Standard

07-12-16
Planning Commission votes against Sam's Club

With a huge crowd prepared to pounce against the proposed Sam's Club on Whiskey Road, architect Jamillah Muhammed tries to explain design changes made to meet the City of Aiken's guidelines.
Published in the Aiken Standard

05-19-06
Zoning plan may be ready by end of July

A Land Management Ordinance for Aiken County that has been almost two years in the making is expected to be ready for review by the end of July.
Published in the Aiken Standard

04-23-06
The anatomy of a development boom

Get into your car and drive for a short distance and you are bound to see homes being built almost everywhere in Aiken County.

Developer weighs in on why Aiken has become so popular

Richard Fine believes in taking a long-term view when looking at development. Over the next 10 years the planning and infrastructure currently going into the ground at Trolley Run Station and Sage Creek will be utilized and 5,000 new homes will be occupied by owners in Aiken and Graniteville.
Published in the Aiken Standard

03-07-06
Large signs get green light

At least six businesses have sidestepped a sign moratorium in Aiken County since the restriction was adopted two years ago to curb unsightly landscape clutter.
Published in the August Chronicle

01-28-06
Aiken County leads pace in new-home construction

New-home construction in the area's third-largest county outpaced that of its two larger neighbors, Richmond and Columbia counties, during 2005.
Published in the August Chronicle

01-11-06
Board of Education plans to raise mills

The Aiken County Board of Education will need to increase its debt service by 3.5 mills to a total of 29 mills in 2006-2007, Comptroller Brock Heron told the board members Tuesday.

School committee discusses school sizes, replacements and groupings

An Aiken County School District committee is wrapping up a discussion of a variety of issues - among them building capacities, building utilization, attendance area configurations and school choice issues.
Published in the Aiken Standard

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The Need for Regional Planning

a report on the Comprehensive Land Use and Traffic Plan by Barbara Nelson

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