The Aiken City Council could take the final step accepting funds for the construction of a mixed-use building downtown Monday evening. On the agenda for the 7 p.m. city council meeting is the second and final reading of an ordinance allowing the city to accept $20 million from the state s plutonium settlement with the federal government.
Aiken s budget could soon grow by $20 million as the city moves toward constructing a mixed-use building downtown. The Aiken City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to approve the first reading of an ordinance adding $20 million to the city s budget for the building that could be constructed in the 100 block of Newberry Street.
Pickens City Council unanimously voted Jan. 8, 2024 to name former Aiken Economic Development Director Tim O Briant to be the next Pickens city administrator.
One of the leaders of Aiken s Project Pascalis has resigned. Aiken Economic Development Director Tim O Briant submitted his immediate resignation to City Manager Stuart Bedenbaugh Friday morning.