Carl Langley Speaks Out

The following letter from local scribe Carl Langley appeared in the Aiken Standard today. To read the several comments made on his letter go here

 How far do we go with diversity?

In the awful aftermath of the shooting deaths of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, by a Muslim serving as a major in the U.S. Army, I was shocked at the words of the Army's top general, George Casey.

Gen. Casey's words, in which he declared that the shootings would not deter the military on its path to diversity, would have been better left unsaid. He should have spent his face time on television deploring the act of a mad man.

I watched with my mouth agape as Casey said diversity is building a strong society and a strong military. I ask him if diversity isn't now being given priority to building, training and maintaining the kind of military service needed to keep this country safe in a hostile world.

Gen. Casey should have limited his time to expressing his condolences to the families of those murdered and promising that the military would extact justice and retribution for this awful crime.

Watching Casey tap dance around the awful catastrophe at Fort Hood and go to mouthing the preachments of a society now being driven by liberal thought and speech at every level was too much for me.

I served in the Army long ago and am proud of my grandson who serves today as a captain in the same branch. I gave thanks that my grandson wasn't in the Fort Hood building that became a slaughterhouse.

While I agree that we have become a polyglot nation and must adapt to this changing world, promoting diversity is no excuse for the failure of Casey's army, or any other organization, to weed out those with religious and political agendas that drive most of them insane.

In the liberal world, conservatives, Tea Party protesters and those who disagree with the president and his administration are the real terrorists. Not so the Muslim radicals who are out to exterminate anyone who does not submit to Allah.

Because of this leap into diversity, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who coldly shot down and murdered 13 people, is being referred to as the "alleged shooter." Can you imagine that? Here's a man whose killing spree was witnessed by dozens, included among them the more than 25 he wounded, and he is referred to as the "alleged shooter."

Here is a classic case in which liberalspeak or legal speak takes precedence over the obvious facts.

Considering the current sad state of affairs in the American justice system, let me offer that the trial of Hasan will be a long time coming because of the Byzantine maze that has been built into the justice system, both inside and outside the military.

This Hasan case will be around for a long time. During the coming months and years he will be lionized by Muslim radicals around the world, even here in this country, as a hero who stood against the infidels. They will be aided by American news media, especially People magazine and the like, who will clamor for a chance to tell his story, complete with pictures. Today's seniors will be long gone before justice is done in this case, if ever.

But back to Gen. Casey. After listening to his comments about the killings of his soldiers, I am left wondering who he is taking his orders from and who is clearing his commentary. I must assume it is some bureaucrat in the Defense Department.

I am among those who believe that if diversity continues at the expense of common sense we are likely to lose our nation, the anchor of, for the time being, the free world.

Carl Langley

Aiken

Healthcare Comments by Jim Wetzel

The following letter from Jim Wetzel appeared in the Aiken Standard on November 26 .

Future looks poor for health care
11/26/2009 12:33 AM
By Jim Wetzel
Future looks poor for health care

The current controversy over the recommendation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force as to breast cancer health care is only a harbinger of more serious consequences that might come to pass. I speak to the ominous shadow of medical care rationing cast by the Task Force that could come to fruition under the ObamaCare program.

That report is not about proper health care; it's about health care spending based upon what the panel considers to be life benefits versus costs in doing breast scans. In recommending the banning of mammograms for 40- to 50-year-old women, the report's data supports the conclusion that cases of breast cancer will go undetected in that group, to a consequence related to the individual case. If that consequence happens to be death from a lack of proper treatment, it puts money over the value of life and government as the arbiter of continued life.

This is serious because the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force is designated as a decisional participant in the ObamaCare scheme. On the basis of accounting exercises and impersonal assumptions, it will make recommendations, as it has done here, based upon costs and group data. The individual and his doctor will not be considered or even play a role. If a person dies because of their recommendations, it will be of no consequence to them; but the death will be of consequence to the person who dies and to his family and society.

The sum of this is that under ObamaCare, it is likely that if you are over 80 (even 70 if the health budget is tight), and you come down with an event that can't be cured with a couple of aspirin, you may find that you have crossed the government's cost-effectiveness line and be disqualified from further care.

The lesson is that if women under 50 can be scratched from mammograms at the whim of a health panel, a person over 80 with a bad health report and subject to the same whim, could find himself sliced from the rolls and made toast.

Jim Wetzel

Aiken

City Council Update from Dick Dewar

AIRPORT ILS SYSTEM UPDATE: Federal Aviation Administration officials visited the Aiken Municipal Airport on November 10, 2009. As a result, we have received their proposed timeline for the Localizer and DME equipment design and installation. We continue to discuss with them our best approach for installing Guide Slope equipment as part of this system upgrade.

PROPOSED HIGHWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT: The Planning Department is in the process of mailing to over 550 people who own property contiguous to the highways and right of ways that are proposed to become part of our highway overlay district. In addition, another 1,200 owners of property contiguous to the owners of property fronting the rights of way and highways have been sent contact information for comments and the deadlines for submitting written comments to our Planning Department. We will keep you informed of our progress as we continue to study this proposed Highway Overlay District.

POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE MENTORING PROGRAM: Aiken Department of Public Safety Director Pete Frommer has shared an encouraging letter. Our Municipal Cup-winning Police Athletic League [PAL] is branching out. Several of the athletes participating in the program live in single-parent homes. Nicholas “Nick” Hoffman approached Chief Frommer about a group of retirees in Woodside who wanted to mentor these young people. Lalita Ashley led the effort to train mentors and match them with 11 youth from our PAL. These mentors will act as positive role models. Several activities including visits to the local library, movie theatre, and other venues are focused on providing opportunities that might not otherwise be available to these youth. We will provide updates as this program continues.

ONE TABLE THANKSGIVING: The Annual One Table Thanksgiving event will take place in The Alley and Bee Lane from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, and is open to everyone at no charge.

AIKEN ILLUSTRATED COFFEE TABLE BOOK: Also mark your calendars for the Sunday, November 29, 2009 book signing at Rye Patch from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Local photographer Ginny Southworth has assembled over 125 photographs for the book Aiken Illustrated: The Southworth Collection. This book is being sold in support of Celebrate Aiken! It is $40, and the authors will be present on November 29 to sign it.

SPCA DOG PARK DEDICATION: The SPCA will hold the dedication of their new dog park on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. The dog park is located at 199 Willow Run Road, and behind our Willow Run Industrial Center. Parking will be along the entrance driveway and in the field off Willow Run Road.

COMMENDATIONS: Corporal Chris Carter and PSO Matt Comer have been commended by a citizen for their help when she sustained a head injury in a wreck. These officers diligently attended to her while they all awaited arrival of the EMS ambulance.

Our staff continues to provide assistance over and above the scope of their daily responsibilities. As our front-line ambassadors, they selflessly give of themselves to show the public why Aiken is so special.

CELEBRATE AIKEN EVENTS: The Chairman of Celebrate Aiken, Bill Reynolds, would like to present to City Council several short TV commercials that will be aired in the very near future. The first event for the city's 175th anniversary will take place on January 9, 2010, from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. and is a free event for the public to attend. We are all excited about the year long celebration and look forward to being part of many of these events.

PRESENTATION TO JANE VAUGHTERS AND DICK SMITH: Jane Vaughters was elected to Council in November, 2001, filling the seat of Michael Anaclerio. For the last eight years Jane has served the City diligently and given us insight on small business issues, historical matters, trees, zoning, and growth issues. We would like to thank her tonight for the hard work she has given us to make this a better city. Dick Smith was elected to City Council in November, 2001, filling the seat of Eric Radford. For the last eight years Dick has faithfully served the City and has given us insight on transportation and growth issues, leading to many new ordinances concerning traffic management and the hiring of an on-call traffic engineer. We would like to recognize Dick and present him with a plaque for all the hard work he has given us to make Aiken a better City.

This is the last meeting for Dick and Jane both of whom have served their constituents well. There will be time during the Council meeting for people to personally express their appreciation to Dick and Jane for their eight years of service as Councilmembers.

REPORT OF ELECTION COMMISSION: After each election the Chairman of the City of Aiken Election Commission presents a report on the election to City Council. Richard Johnson is the long standing Chairman of the Commission, and he has prepared a report for Council on the Commission's findings and the results of the primary held on September 8, 2009. Four seats were up for election, including two at-large and Districts 2 and 4. Mr. Johnson will report on the results of each of these elections. Once these results have been received, we will then hold the swearing in ceremony for all four Councilmembers.

The four to be sworn in are District 1, Lessie Price; District 4, Reggie Ebner; and both at-large members, Don Wells and Steve Homoki. At the conclusion of the ceremony these members will take their seats for the regular portion of the Council Agenda.

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: Councilwoman Clyburn has recommended appointment of Phillip Merry to the Design Review Board to fill the unexpired term of Dennis Terry, with the term to expire December 31, 2010. Mayor Cavanaugh has recommended reappointment of Bill Reynolds to the Planning Commission with the term to expire December 1, 2011, and reappointment of Bear Woodrum to the General Aviation Commission with the term to expire September 1, 2011. City Council has two appointments to the Aiken Corporation Board. They typically meet monthly on the second Wednesday at 10 A.M. in Room 204 for approximately one to two hours. Their major responsibility includes the economic vitality for the City of Aiken through housing, jobs, and industry. They have also worked with other special entities when they organize and get started on new projects that would enhance our community. Dick Smith, along with Lessie Price, represents City Council. Since Dick will no longer be on Council, Council will need to appoint another member to this committee. This could be done at tonight's meeting or a future meeting.

APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION OPPOSING HOUSE BILL 3272: In 2006 the South Carolina Legislature passed Tax Reform Legislation Act 388 changing the way local governments can raise revenue. As part of a compromise, it allowed city governments, county governments, and school districts to put property on the tax rolls at their full market value when the property is sold. This was to help alleviate the consequences of other provisions in the law that gave property tax breaks to anyone owning property that increased in value by more than 15% over a 5 year period. At that time everyone was aware of the reason behind this and the fairness in valuing the property at its actual cost. This allowed the long term homeowner to protect themselves from increases in taxes even though the value of their home may have increased at an even greater extent than the 15% over the 5 year period. In 2009 legislators introduced several bills to eliminate portions of Act 388, especially the Point of Sale provision. Real estate firms want this change saying the Point of Sale provision is stalling home sales. It is our belief that home sales are slowing because of the credit crunch and overall economic conditions. Bill H3272 is now going to the Senate and will receive immediate attention in January. The bill will limit the increases in the fair market value of property sold to 15% at the Point of Sale. It returns to current law after tax year 2014 which means that property sold after December 31, 2008, but before 2014 tax year would never be taxed at the fair market value, but could only increase up to the 15% over that 5 year period. The original intent of the law was for property owners not to be taxed out of their home which they have been living in for many years. The bill shifts more of the costs of city, county and school operations to business and owners of slowly appreciating property. This means that citizens owning homes in the slower appreciating neighborhoods will pay an increasingly larger percentage of their income in taxes as compared to owners of homes in rapidly appreciating neighborhoods. New construction is not covered under this tax break, and these owners would be paying on the full value of their home, while buyers of existing property pay only on the value of the home capped at 15%. This change in law certainly affects the revenue stream in cities, counties and schools. The Board of Economic Advisors estimates the annual cost to local governments if this change goes through to be $44 million, or $19.6 million for schools, $16.1 million for counties, and $8.3 million cities.
The Municipal Association is asking that the City of Aiken consider passing the attached resolution concerning opposition to H3272 Point of Sale Bill.


REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TWO HOUR PARKING LIMIT: The Aiken Downtown Development Association Board of Directors requests City Council to temporarily suspend the two hour parking limit in the downtown area during the holiday season. This would take effect from the time the signs are removed on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 25, 2009, to the time they are re-erected on Monday, January 4, 2010. They want to encourage shoppers to come downtown during the holiday season without the usual two-hour time constraints. Once the shopping season is over, they would like the signs to be reinstalled and the two-hour parking limit reinstated.

REQUEST FOR HOLIDAY BANNERS IN DOWNTOWN AIKEN: The Design Committee for the ADDA would like the City of Aiken to approve holiday banners to be placed on certain light poles in the downtown area from Thanksgiving to New Year's. A prototype of the design is available for you to review. The banner would be similar to that shown except that it would state "Oh What Fun It is....To Be in Downtown Aiken." A family that does not want to be recognized has agreed to purchase approximately 10 of these one-sided banners for the downtown. They would like the banners to be at the intersections of Richland and Laurens, Park and Laurens, and Newberry at both Park and Richland. After the holiday season these banners would be removed until the following year.

AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 23, 2009 CITY COUNCIL MEETING: http://www.cityofaikensc.gov/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=1147&cntnt01returnid=277.

The link above only lists the Agenda items and not the backup material. If you want to view the back-up material, at the City of Aiken Home Page (www.aiken.net), click on Document Archive which is listed on the top right column under the heading of “Top Government Links” then click on City Council; then on City Council Agenda; then on “2000s” then on “2009” then on 2009-11-23 CC Agenda”. I am trying to make the link available with one link instead of the process described in the previous sentence. Thanks for your patience while the normal process is restored.

Lindsey Graham destroys Eric Holder

The following youtube videoshows Lindsey at his best. There is a very good commentary on this showdown at the Powerline Blog.

Bring all involved in case to justice

The following letter appeared in the Aiken Standard today. Should you want to see the letter and any comments on the Aiken Standard web site go here  The letter was in response to the Aiken Standards excellent editorial regarding the Ginny Allen caper. To read the original story and the many comments about it go here

11/13/2009 11:14 AM
Bring all involved in case to justice

I was astounded to read in the Aiken Standard today that the case of Ginny Allen, who has admitted her involvement in an election scam involving Senator Ryberg, Jason Whinghter, Tom Young and Scott Singer, was being handled in a pretrial intervention process. This matter has been under investigation for more than a year. The idea that Ginny Allen might be let off with an apology letter and some minor community service is unacceptable, unless she has cooperated fully with the investigators and named her co-conspirators. If so, their names must be revealed and they too must be charged.


The letter below from Dick Smith was published in the Aiken Standard on Dec. 18, 2008, and is included herein as it laid out the facts right after this event occurred. It appears to me that the political system might be protecting its own by letting Ginny take a cushioned fall for the more powerful culprits. Citizens are sick and tired of the games that politicians play, and there must be transparency in government. We have made some progress in Aiken but there still is a long way to go. If we are outraged by the duplicity of politicians in Washington, then we must address corruption in our own backyard. If he has not already done so the County Solicitor should demand the names from Ginny and publicly charge all the culprits so that some faith in government can be restored.

“Who was hurt by election calls?

“With reference to the editorial concerning election law violations I agree completely that “it is time that laws dealing with election mischief are dealt with as felonies.” However, I most emphatically disagree with your statement that the “intended result of the election-eve deception was not realized.” Except for Ginny Allen and her-up-till-now undisclosed co-conspirators none of us can know for sure what the intended result was. It should be quite clear to the objective observer that the only person hurt by this reprehensible ploy was Scott Singer. Certainly there was no chance it would in any way affect the outcome of the Whinghter-Ryberg race since the polls showed Ryberg with more than 70 percent of the voters backing him. Ginny Allen, as an astute political operative, certainly knew that a last-minute attempt to hurt Senator Ryberg would be a waste of time and money.

“The facts are that Senator Ryberg, upon learning about the fraudulent calls, immediately issued an angry statement denying any responsibility for them and denied supporting any candidate. Senator Ryberg also requested SLED to investigate. As a consequence of this angry statement many voters may have assumed that Scott Singer had sponsored the calls. To correct this misapprehension Senator Ryberg issued another statement on June 12, wherein he “declared his belief that the other candidate for office mentioned in the illegal call, County Councilman Scott Singer, was not involved in the phone call.” For some reason this statement was never published in the Aiken Standard. Meanwhile critics used this spurious charge to cut into Singer’s well deserved good reputation and high favorability ratings.

“I for one am glad SLED has investigated and is continuing to investigate this matter. Let us wait until all the facts are in before we rush to judgment as to the effectiveness of the calls. – Dick Smith”

It is obvious the only candidate who could have been hurt by this illegal act was Scott Singer, and the only one who could have benefited was Tom Young. Since Tom Young denies any involvement we should take him at his word, but it is entirely possible that without his knowledge one or more of his supporters worked with Ginny. It is interesting to note that Ginny’s letter of apology only explicitly absolves Senator Ryberg. Aiken’s citizens deserve to know the truth.

So now after a year, the citizens and voters of Aiken need to know the facts of this case and be assured that “business as usual” politics will no longer be tolerated in Aiken.

Marianne Pecoraro

Aiken

Happy Birthday Marines

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINES

SEMPER FIDELIS!

Marine Corps Birthday- On November 10, 1775,  the United States Marine Corps was founded at Tuns Tavern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By tradition proud Marines all over the world celebrate this day.  Enjoy the Hymn.

City Council Update from Dick Dewar

AIRPORT ILS SYSTEM UPDATE: Federal Aviation Administration officials are visiting Aiken Airport on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. They will be reviewing the proposed location of this system on our airport property as well as its specifications. This has been a much delayed project and it is good to see progress.

WEEKS TENNIS CENTER/NONRESIDENT FEES: Aiken Parks and Recreation Director, Glenn Parker, is proposing a new fee structure for Citizens Park rentals and for non-residents using our Tennis Center. His recommendation is based upon action taken by our Recreation Commission, with their resulting recommendations. The proposed fees are in line with several other recreation tennis centers in our area. We propose implementing these fees in January, 2010 and then evaluating them next July.

PROCUREMENT INITIATIVES: City staff continues to focus upon methods for identifying best prices for items to be purchased. At a recent supervisor training session, over 50 supervisors shared their tips for determining the best price for needed supplies and services. For example, Public Safety was able to save over $2,000 in its recent purchase of four new police cruisers; Information Technology staff pressed for over $400 in savings in a computer purchase, and Parks, Recreation, and Tourism staff employed cost savings measures in buying books for our Hopelands Summer Reader series. We will continue to keep you informed of savings identified by staff to cope with the tough economic times that are upon us. I applaud City Staff for these initiatives. It encourages best use of taxpayer monies.

CROSLAND PARK SALES: Staff reports we have sold the vacant lot at 724 Morton Street for $13,767.20. This sale represents a net profit of $2,426.68. Our contractor, Joe Walker, has been licensed in asbestos abatement. He has given notices to SCDHEC about the renovation work we are commencing in Crosland Park. In the meantime, we have begun site preparation work at several of the properties we own, including brush removal and tree limb trimming.

AIKEN ILLUSTRATED COFFEE TABLE BOOK: Mark your calendars for the Sunday, November 29, 2009 book signing at Rye Patch from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Local photographer Ginny Southworth has assembled over 125 photographs for the book Aiken Illustrated: The Southworth Collection. This book is being sold in support of Celebrate Aiken! It is $40, and the authors will be present on November 29 to sign it.

SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE JULY 11, 1990 BOND ORDINANCE AND AMENDMENTS MADE IN 1997: At the last meeting, City Council approved the refunding of water and sewer bond ordinance. Our bond attorney, Margaret Pope, feels that since there have been so many amendments and changes made to the ordinance as originally enacted on July 11, 1990, a new bond ordinance which combines all these elements should be approved. Attached is an amended ordinance which consolidates all of the water and sewer revenue bond issuances prior to this date. The changes to the ordinance allow us to restate and clarify the previous bond ordinances adopted by Council. It combines all the previous bond amendments and enables City Council to have all the provisions governing issuance of debt payable from the water and sewer system into a single document.

SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX PROPERTY AT 103 THOMAS STREET - The owners of a .39 acre lot at 103 Thomas Street are requesting annexation in to the City of Aiken under the RS-10 zone. The present location is occupied by a single family home and is contiguous to the City of Aiken to the east and to the west. The applicant is interested in receiving sanitary sewer and other city services. This is part of the overall plan that City Council established approximately 10 years ago towards annexing Virginia Acres through the means of establishing sanitary sewer in this area. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve this annexation.

SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX PROPERTY AT 138 LYNWOOD DRIVE - The owners of a .45 acre lot at 138 Lynwood Drive are requesting annexation for their single family home under the RS-15 zone. The parcel is contiguous to the City of Aiken to the north and west. The applicant is interested in receiving city services. This is the second property on Lynwood Drive that has annexed in the past month, and we will be surveying the other properties in this area to determine if there are others who desire annexation in this area. The Planning Commission unanimously approved this annexation.

RESOLUTION FOR ASHLEY TERRACE DEED OF DEDICATION: Ashley Terrace Subdivision is located at the northeast corner of Barnwell and Morgan. The infrastructure was completed in 2006, and a letter was given to the developer at that time stating that the infrastructure met city specifications. Since that time the developer has left the area and has not responded to any requests concerning the dedication of these improvements to the city. The detention pond was dedicated to the homeowners association, and they are not able to maintain the pond. The pond is in need of fence repair and the vegetation cut. The homeowners association would like to have the city accept the deed of dedication for the detention pond, water, storm drainage, utilities and streets in the Ashley Terrace Subdivision. We have attached three resolutions--one from the homeowners association, another from M. E. Moran, LLC who has real estate property interests in Ashley Terrace, and a third from the original developers Summerville Homes. We recommend Council's approval of this resolution.

PROPOSED CRIME LEGISLATION: At the summer Municipal Association Annual Conference there was a session on new South Carolina crime legislation. At that meeting the Chiefs of Police from Charleston and Newberry, along with an individual from SLED presented suggested changes to the South Carolina Criminal Justice system. They asked those in attendance for their support in helping local members of our Legislative Delegation understand the need for these proposed new laws. Dick Dewar has asked that City Council consider writing a letter in support, and then talk individually to the members of our Delegation concerning these proposed changes. One of our local representatives Tom Young, Jr. is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and would be a key in getting this legislation approved. We have received comments concerning these potential changes from our local Solicitor Strom Thurmond and also discussed this with Chief Frommer and the City Solicitor Ben Moore as to what needs changing. We have attached a proposed resolution and letter that we would like Council to consider concerning these laws. Most of these proposals call for tougher penalties and additional incarceration of offenders. In some cases we would be asking the State to match the Federal laws that are already in place to make the process more seamless between the two bodies. Our Solicitor will be present at this meeting, and we have also asked Strom Thurmond to speak to Council if his schedule permits.

REQUEST FOR HORSE TROUGH GRANT: As many probably know, the Aiken County Historical Commission has recently placed a horse trough on South Boundary between Newberry and Laurens. This was moved from behind the Courthouse to its present location. They plan to provide fresh water for individuals who wish to water their horses either before or after they ride through Hitchcock Woods. This is a very popular spot for parking horse trailers and off loading horses for the ride through the Woods. The Historical Commission is requesting a grant of $2,500 to defray some of their costs to install the horse trough and to help pay for the water tap and impact fees associated with the horse trough. They state in the attached letter that several other entities have helped to provide financial support towards this project. The County has provided the man hours to move the horse trough, install it, and to provide the trenching and piping. The Friends of the Museum provided some grant money for the piping and other financial assistance. They are requesting that the City provide a grant of $2,500 to help defray these costs which includes $550 for the meter and tap and $750 for the impact fee. Their total expenses not including their yearly water bill and contingencies is $5,576.

REQUEST TO LOCATE TATTOO PARLOR IN CITY OF AIKEN: We recently received a request by two individuals who would like to open a tattoo parlor somewhere within the City of Aiken or Aiken County. The City of Aiken discussed this subject in 2006 and decided not to zone any property that would allow this type of facility. I have attached the proposed ordinance that you denied at the April 10, 2006, meeting which had considered allowing tattoo parlors in the General Business zone on major roadways with traffic volumes of over 25,000 vehicles per day. Furthermore, they would not be able to be located within 1,000 feet of a church, school or playground. If Council would like to consider their request to create an area for this type of zoning, it would need to go before the Planning Commission for their recommendation before Council's action. In addition, if Council wants the Planning Commission to review this at this time, we could add this to the Action Agenda for the Planning Commission. We have notified Julian McClain and Crystal Shreve of this meeting so they can discuss this in further detail with City Council.

AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 9, 2009 CITY COUNCIL MEETING: http://www.cityofaikensc.gov/weblink7/docview.aspx?id=114455.