Review of Aiken, South Carolina


Don't be lured...
Star Rating - 1/10/2007
Don't get me wrong. There are plenty of wonderful, nice people here. There is a nice park known as Odell Weeks that features a great walking track and would be the envy of many twons around. There is ample shopping for the basics. The Center of town is quaint and cute with little shops to check out. But that's the extent of the good here.
*This town is still horribly racially divided with a large black community "kept in their place" while rich white retirees run the town. *Crime is starting to spill over from Augusta, GA. * The pollution from the local plants is awful, yet never reported. * There are 4 maintenance workers for the whole town so potholes are aplenty. * The summers are so ridiculously hot you'll want to stay inside for three straight months. * The twon grows, yet traffic congestion has no relief in sight. Hundreds of cars trying to use the main thoroughfare through town crawl down a 35MPH winding two-lane road. If there's an accident you can get stuck for awhile.... The houses may be affordable. The life may be quiet (albeit waaaay too quiet, the town shuts down at 6PM ). The proximity to the nuclear power plant is convenient, but don't be lured.
Michael | Laguna Hills, CA
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