Preserving, Protecting, and Planning for Aiken’s Most Valuable Assets Since 1974
The Historic Aiken Preservation Awards are back!! After a 3 year absence, we are excited to announce that we will be presenting the HAF preservation awards at our annual spring meeting. The awards recognize members of our community who have demonstrated … Continued
2/1 Lawsuit Update: On Tuesday, January 31, the Aiken Standard carried a front-page article on the lawsuit filed to stop Project Pascalis. (Historic Aiken is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.) The article stated that motions made by the … Continued
By Matthew Christian mchristian@aikenstandard.comSep 29, 2022 Aiken Standard Project Pascalis has been stopped but downtown redevelopment isn’t over. On Thursday, the Aiken Municipal Development Commission voted unanimously, 5-0, in favor of a motion that stops Project Pascalis by declaring a … Continued
September 29th, the Aiken Municipal Development Commission voted to cancel Project Pascalis. Along with specifically ending the project, they cancelled existing developer contracts and Redevelopment Plan One. This outcome is a long time coming and is due in large part … Continued
If you missed the Historic Preservation workshop Wednesday, you missed an exciting and thought-provoking event! Donovan Rypkema’s data and graphs left no doubt that historic preservation is key to the economic health and vitality of a city, while Mike Bedenbaugh … Continued
Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Afternoon Session: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Evening Session: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Location: Amentum Center for Performing Arts, 126 Newberry Street Southwest, Aiken, SC 29801 Whether it’s your own historic home or an entire town, … Continued
As you have heard or will hear soon, the Aiken Municipal Development Commission met this afternoon and considered a motion to (1) stop Project Pascalis, (2) declare the existing contract (related to the project) null and void, and (3) either … Continued
