Treasurer's Office Announces
Unclaimed Property Program
Aiken County Treasurer, Linda Sharpe announced today that she has begun an unclaimed property program for Aiken County taxpayers. The first phase will contain business accounts that have credit balances that have not been claimed. These balances are due to business closings or amended returns to the SC Department of Revenue. If you believe you may have unclaimed property held by the Aiken County Treasurer, you can contact the Treasurer's Office at 642-2092 or email treasurer@aikencountysc.gov. You will need to provide information of ownership before funds are disbursed, and any unpaid tax balances must be paid first.
Download the list of business accounts with credit balances has been made available.
This program has been modeled after the one being used by the state treasurer, Converse Chellis III to get unclaimed property back into the hands of the rightful owners.
Sample Voting Ballots Available
for June 10th Primaries
The Registration & Elections Department has made sample ballots available, showing the races as they appear on the new electronic voting machines. Some precincts have more than one ballot style, due to the different races in the area that precinct covers.
Sheriff's Office Launches Offender Watch
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office has added a sex offender registry to their website so you can be more aware of sex offenders living in your neighborhood. The registry allows you to enter any address in Aiken County, and then will provide you with a list of all registered sex offenders living within a one-mile radius of that address. If you want information about a particular registered sex offender in Aiken County, OffenderWatch can help with that, as well.
For more information, visit www.aikencountysheriff.org.
County Animal Shelter Reduces Adoption Fees
Council has approved an ordinance to reduce the adoption fee for animals already spayed or neutered. The new fee has been reduced to $38. The new fee covers the cost of shots, heartworm testing, and microchipping.
The fee to adopt animals that are not already spayed or neutered is $70.
For more information Contact the Animal Shelter at 642-1537.
To view a list of adoptable animals, visit the Shelter's Petfinder listing.
No More Homeless Pets
Are you aware that many of the cats and dogs that are brought to the animal shelter will eventually be euthanized because they can’t find a loving home?
The Animal Shelter is offering a program to low income households to help spay/neuter your pets. So, if you own a dog or cat you may want to consider this opportunity to help cut down on the number of animals that are euthanized each year.
Please consider this program to help save the lives of many dogs and cats, please have your pets spayed or neutered.
For more information, download the Spay and Neuter application or Contact the Animal Shelter at 642-1537.
Historical Museum Announces
2008 Events Calendar
The Many Facets of Aiken: The Aiken County Historical Museum, in conjunction with USCA Continuing Education, will present a five-part lecture series entitled "The Many Facets Of Aiken." Read more about these lecture series here.
The Aiken County Museum has released their 2008 calendar of events and there are some awesome events going on this year. View the Historical Museum's calendar of events!
Businesses Now Required to Register
In 2006, Aiken County Council approved Ordinance No. 06-10-31 which authorizes the establishment of a Business Registration System for businesses located within Aiken County, including those business located within the corporate boundaries of municipalities within the County.
There is no fee to register a business in Aiken County; however, all businesses should register each year to receive their Business Registration Certificate.
Download the Business Registration form and mail to:
Aiken County Tax Collector
PO Box 873
Aiken, SC 29802-0873
For more information, contact the Tax Collector's office at 803-642-2081 or delinquenttc@aikencountysc.gov
