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Residents urge return of Dominion strip and protection of Aiken’s East Side agricultural and equestrian areas
Summary
Multiple residents spoke at the council meeting asking the city to divest or de-annex a 10-foot strip of land they said was acquired as part of an annexation plan and to preserve low-density, agricultural equestrian lands on Aiken’s east side.
Several residents addressed Aiken City Council on Monday to press the city to return (divest) or de-annex a narrow strip of land purchased in 2020 from Dominion and to oppose further annexation or development that, they said, would threaten agricultural and equestrian land on Aiken’s east side.
Why it matters: Speakers described the east side as one of the last areas within the region that supports equestrian uses and farmland and argued that preserving that land maintains Aiken’s character…
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