The Aiken County Council approved a tax incentives resolution last week for an unidentified Aiken manufacturer that could invest an additional $34 million in the area and create 25 jobs.
By Erin Zureick | Monday, Dec. 20, 2010
By S.C. Bureau | Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010
Aiken County Council will meet tonight to discuss adopting a new emergency system for disaster alerts.
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010
AIKEN --- Aiken County Council members on Tuesday approved moving forward with a 1-cent Capital Projects Sales and Use Tax III referendum.
By Julia Sellers | Tuesday, Aug 10, 2010
AIKEN --- The $2.45 million going to nonprofit organizations in the city of Aiken's request for 1-cent sales tax funding could make or break the referendum in November.
By Julia Sellers | Thursday, July 1, 2010
Requests to sustain or create funding for local organizations were big talking points during Tuesday's Aiken County Council public input session on next year's budget.
By Julia Sellers | Tuesday, June 1, 2010
AIKEN --- A partnership between Aiken County and its senior citizens to trade work for payment of taxes has remained a valuable resource despite the county's diminished budget.
By Julia Sellers | Friday, May 28, 2010
The Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons Inc. and three other groups took one last shot at getting a share of the Aiken County 1-cent capital projects sales tax Monday.
By Julia Sellers | Wednesday, May 26, 2010
AIKEN --- Aiken County Council members meeting Tuesday on next year's budget had little to debate as funds remain limited and taxes will stay stagnant.
By Julia Sellers | Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Many of Aiken County's small towns might have to go back to the drawing board to evaluate how they'll spend their portion of 1-cent capital sales tax III funding.
By Julia Sellers | Monday, May 17, 2010
AIKEN --- Six groups asking for portions of Aiken County's 1-cent capital sales tax will get to make one more presentation before the list is whittled down this summer.
By Julia Sellers | Monday, May 10, 2010
AIKEN --- A public hearing Monday on 1-cent sales tax capital project funding drew five private-sector contenders looking for a piece of the $75 million in revenue.
By Julia Sellers | Tuesday, May 4, 2010
By Julia Sellers | Friday, April 30, 2010
AIKEN --- The Aiken County Council has tabled its 1-cent sales tax discussions until May 3 to give the public a chance to weigh in on the options.
By Julia Sellers | Tuesday, April 20, 2010
AIKEN --- By shaving money on almost all the one-cent sales tax projects, Aiken County Council's committee got close to the $75 million figure needed for November's ballot.
By Julia Sellers | Tuesday, April 13, 2010
