The battle over $340,000, set aside by state lawmakers for the Graniteville train accident and chemical spill, continues to brew in Aiken County.

"The money should go here, it was gotten for here, so it should be spent here. That money is needed here? That money is needed here, it's definitely needed here," Graniteville resident Jackie Widener said.

Widener and Tina Bevington are both trying to get their hands on money earmarked for the accident relief.

Bevington and her group, the Graniteville Disaster Fund Committee, has already decided how they would spent it.

They say they're looking to place three sirens across the area, one of which would be placed in the heart of Graniteville.

Bevington says the sirens would alert people to similar dangers.
The price tag for the sirens, $40,000.

"It would certainly benefit the people from anything in the future. Don't we deserve it?," Bevington said.

"If you're going to do it in one area, you need to do it for the whole county. I don't think we should just do it with just one particular area," Aiken County Council member Charles Barton said.

Bevington and her group says they would like to spend the remainder on health screenings for those affected.

She's optimistic the funds will eventually find their way to Graniteville.

"This is money that could go almost immediately to help victims. $300,000 would go a long way in helping them," Bevington said.