City of Aiken, SC / Special Videos

Aiken Mayor Rick Osbon hosted fellow elected officials, City staff, and members of the public for the City’s annual State of the City address. The event summarized the City’s successes from the past year before moving into the SRNL proposal to be considered in future weeks by Aiken City Council.

Aiken Mayor Rick Osbon hosted fellow elected officials, City staff, and members of the public for the City’s annual State of the City address. The event summarized the City’s successes from the past year before moving into the SRNL proposal to be considered in future weeks by Aiken City Council.

The 2022 Annual State of the City Address will premiere as a virtual event on January 24, 2022, at 6 PM. Mayor Rick Osbon will share recent accomplishments and a vision for the year ahead.

The quintessential segment of Mayor Rick Osbon's address will be the presentation of the Aiken Award with a proclamation recognizing Aiken health care professionals as recipients of the 2022 Aiken Award. Proclamations were presented on January 18, 2022, at Aiken Regional Hospital and Clyburn Center for Primary Care on behalf of Aiken health care professionals throughout our city.

In his address, Mayor Osbon will discuss the state of our city as the event is named. His remarks will include progress on various projects such as the Richland Avenue Corridor, Sand River Stormwater Project, Powdehouse Connector, and other vital projects in Aiken.

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31 OCT 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Preserving Aiken’s Trees For Future Generations With a Public-Private Initiative

AIKEN, SC – The City of Aiken’s new public-private initiative between the Aiken Streetscapes Foundation, the Aiken Land Conservancy, the City of Aiken, and a private donor, grants the opportunity for Bartlett Tree Experts to begin pruning trees strategically on South Boundary beginning Nov 2. The estimated time of completion is approximately ten days.

Public-private initiatives have long been a part of Aiken’s history. The magnificent live oak trees bordering South Boundary Avenue and the parkways in the city center are just two examples of how Aiken’s leaders, both elected and private citizens, have recognized the need to work together to enhance the natural amenities which make our lovely city so special and attractive today.

The estimated asset value for Aiken’s trees was over $130 million—a sum certainly worth protecting. The City of Aiken, Aiken Streetscapes, and Aiken Land Conservancy are excited about the management plan with Bartlett Tree Experts, who provided the city with a detailed overview and management plan from a comprehensive study in 2017.


Contact:
Aaron Campbell
Horticulturalist
City of Aiken
acampbell@cityofaikensc.gov

Aiken, SC October 25, 2020 –The City of Aiken acknowledged community residents of Kennedy Kolony for their hard work and contributions during the recently completed Hampton Ave Sidewalk Project.

The Six residents acknowledged for their efforts were Mr. Leroy Bates, Ms. Richard Parks, Mr. Willie J. Parks, Ms. Barbara Thomas, Mr. John Henry Winfield Lindsey Williams, and Gwen Williams.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on October 25th in the parking lot of Hampton Avenue Church of Christ. Attending the ceremony were Mayor Rick Osbon, City Manager Stuart Bedenbaugh, Councilwoman Gail Diggs, and Councilman Ed Girardeau, all in support of Mayor Protem Lessie Price, whose district the project exists in. Also in attendance were SC House Rep Bill Clyburn, SC Senator Nikki Setzler, County Councilman Willar Hightower.

The sidewalk achievement was a combined effort from the City of Aiken and Aiken County. Stretching from Greenville Ave to the Dollar General on Hampton Avenue, it will provide additional safety to community pedestrians.

The Aiken Department of Public Safety observed National Night Out 2020 on Tuesday October 6th. We were not able to enjoy our annual adult kickball game this year due to COVID-19 so we created a virtual engagement series that included an online game competition between the Green Team (“Coach” Everett Chandler) and the Blue Team (“Coach” Chief Charles Barranco).

The other component was a series of “unity conversations” with a Public Safety Officer and a Community Person. The conversation was recorded and facilitated by Jonathan Larry/UPLIFF magazine. This was a great opportunity to bring police and communities together in a positive way to strengthen relationships and build bridges. Please enjoy this portion of the unity conversation series with Chief Charles Barranco and Attorney Everett Chandler.

Thank you for your continued support of creating and sustaining safe communities in Aiken.

Welcome to Truck-A-Truck 2020! An up-close and personal with some of the most incredible vehicles and the men and women who operate them. We will be exploring some of the trucks that keep the City moving – from Public Safety, Public Services, Engineering & Utilities, Tourism, and our Parks Department. And although we will miss seeing you all at Odell Weeks, we are excited to provide you with the opportunity to learn more about these incredible vehicles, including Aiken Department of Public Safety’s Ladder 1 Firetruck!

In addition to these work trucks, you will view behind the scenes at fantastic recreational vehicles from around the CSRA.

We look forward to seeing you all next year for Touch-A-Truck, but for now, we hope this video will suffice as we all do our part to #KeepAikenSafe

Hopelands Gardens is celebrating 50 years of being part of the City of Aiken. Operated under the Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department, the 14-acre estate of Winter Colonist Mrs. Charles Oliver Iselin, has since l970, provided visitors with quiet and peaceful gardens of excellence. In l971, the Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch was started when a group of civic leaders supporting the acquisition of Hopelands Gardens recognized the need to raise funds to help the City maintain the gardens. The Friends of Hopelands was created 49 years ago and later added “Rye Patch” when Rye Patch was donated in 1981.

For the remainder of this year and next, the City of Aiken and the Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch are celebrating 50 years of collaboration in maintaining and developing Hopelands Gardens and Rye Patch.

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Hopelands Gardens is celebrating 50 years of being part of the City of Aiken. Operated under the Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department, the 14-acre estate of Winter Colonist Mrs. Charles Oliver Iselin, has since l970, provided visitors with quiet and peaceful gardens of excellence. In l971, the Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch was started when a group of civic leaders supporting the acquisition of Hopelands Gardens recognized the need to raise funds to help the City maintain the gardens. The Friends of Hopelands was created 49 years ago and later added “Rye Patch” when Rye Patch was donated in 1981.

For the remainder of this year and next, the City of Aiken and the Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch are celebrating 50 years of collaboration in maintaining and developing Hopelands Gardens and Rye Patch.
To launch this celebration, the City of Aiken will be showing video series that focus on the history and importance of Hopelands Gardens to the Aiken Community. These series will also be aired on Channel 4. The series begins with Aiken’s Mayor Rick Osbon and will post a different one each month.

Aiken City Council has approved an ordinance requiring individuals to wear face coverings in certain situations and locations in order to protect, preserve, and promote the general health, safety, and welfare and the peace and order of the community related to the potential exposure of City residents, employees, and visitors to COVID-19.

Emergency Ordinance 07132020 applies to any retail business, organization, establishment, or facility open to the public within the City of Aiken.
Visit www.cityofaikensc.gov/keepaikensafe

Recorded on May 8, 2020