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Residents press Aiken council on dead trees and downtown pedestrian concerns ahead of visitor season
Aiken City Council · March 23, 2026
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Summary
During public comment, a resident urged the council to remove a row of dead trees on Laurens Street visible from Route 20 exits; another speaker raised concerns about downtown crosswalk timers as visitor traffic increases for Masters Week.
During the non-agenda public comment segment of the March 23 meeting, Thomas Dar of Grand Oaks Way asked the council to address multiple dead trees on Laurens Street between Hampton and University, saying the dead growth forms an unflattering first impression…
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