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Aiken City Council 2023 priorities include water treatment plant, downtown improvements | Local News | #citycouncil

A new water treatment plant, improvements to Aiken’s downtown, completing the Powderhouse Connector, continuing the growth on the Northside and providing more resources to the Aiken Department of Public Safety are among the Aiken City Council’s highest priorities in the new year.  The Aiken Standard recently asked the members of the Aiken City Council to […]

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Aiken City Council works to establish more Silver Bluff Road development controls | Local News | #citycouncil

It’s not hard to see the growth that’s coming to Aiken’s Silver Bluff Road.  Savannah River Mission Completion, the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site, recently opened an office building south of the Food Lion shopping center. A self-storage unit building is being built farther south. Still farther south, apartments, a grocery store […]

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Aiken City Council could give Sleep Number, townhome rentals, car wash final OK | Local News | #citycouncil

The last scheduled Aiken City Council meeting of 2022 could feature the final approvals for the construction of a Sleep Number store on Whiskey Road, a market-rate townhome rental community near Rutland Drive and Laurens Street and a Tidal Wave Auto Spa on Silver Bluff Road.  On the agenda for the 7 p.m. Monday meeting […]

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Aiken City Council to consider final approval of Silver Bluff grocery store Monday | Local News | #citycouncil

The Aiken City Council is expected to consider the proposal to build a 47,270 square foot specialty grocery store near the Village at Woodside for the second time.  On the agenda for the meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday in the city council chambers of the municipal building, located at 111 Chesterfield St. SW, is […]

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Aiken City Council to meet for first time after Project Pascalis failure | Local Government | #citycouncil

The Aiken City Council is set to meet for the first time since Project Pascalis was stopped.  City council is expected to meet at 5 p.m. Monday for a work session and at 7 p.m. for a regular meeting. An executive session for the council to receive a legal update and advice on the failed […]

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Aiken City Council to consider adjusting AMDC appointment requirements | Local News | #citycouncil

Aiken City Council could admit Monday evening that one of the allegations made in a lawsuit filed to stop the current plans for Project Pascalis is true.  On the agenda for the 7 p.m. Monday meeting of the city council is the first reading of an ordinance amending the city’s code regarding the membership requirements […]

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