The Schofield Community Association (started in 2003) is being reactivated and will meet this Thursday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Smith Hazel Recreation Center at 400 Kershaw St. NE in Aiken 29801. Community stakeholders are invited to attend to discuss ways to present to Aiken City Administration a united front on the concerns, needs, and wishes of people living in the area bounded by York Street on the west, Beaufort Street on the east, Park Avenue on the south, and Hampton Avenue on the north.
Under a sunny, blue-skied evening this past May, over 100 Aikenites came together to form the Do It Right Alliance — a citizens’ effort to address concerns about Project Pascalis and the plans by the City and its development partners to take a wrecking ball to our Historic downtown.
The meeting took place at the Horse District lawn of Aiken resident, Luis Rinaldini, who spearheaded the effort and graciously provided a full complement of refreshments, comfortable vintage seating, and a talk to lay the groundwork and set the tone for the Alliance.
Photos courtesy of Michael Aiken
“We are all here because we love Aiken and we are worried that what is going on downtown is not going to be good for Aiken,” Rinaldini explained. “It’s just not right for Aiken.”
Since the May 11 meeting, Do It Right Alliance members have spent countless hours in research, in discussion and meetings, distributing stickers and signage, and holding public petition-signing events. Behind the scenes, legal action against the City is being prepared to address any violations both City ordinances and SC law.
Follow the Alliance at their Do It Right! Facebook page. Contact Debbie Traves Brown from that page for more information.
