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Downtown restaurant owner asks Aiken City Council for five-year lease or purchase option amid redevelopment uncertainty
Summary
The owner of Tajikhan Indian Cuisine requested a five-year lease or the opportunity to buy his building after the city acquired nearby property for development; supporters urged the council to provide stability for the longtime downtown business.
The owner of Tajikhan Indian Cuisine asked the Aiken City Council on April 14 for a five‑year lease or a chance to buy his downtown building after several rounds of redevelopment planning have left the restaurant's future uncertain.
Alokumar ("Kumar") Aksay said Tajikhan, at 213 Richland Avenue, employs 12 people and has operated since February 2017. He told council that the city acquired the property in late 2021 for a project that was later canceled ("Project Pascallis"), and that subsequent redevelopment proposals (including a Savannah River Laboratory project) created uncertainty about the restaurant's location. Aksay said other downtown businesses were given five‑year leases in February 2024 and asked that Tajikhan receive similar treatment or the opportunity to purchase the corner parcel so he could continue operations…
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