Augusta mayor releases statement on Gold Cross EMS, former commissioner speaks out
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$2,500 for a million dollars a year contract? Did you know the biggest Sias supporter now work for GC as a Bag Man, and is going around threatening Commissioners can you say FBI?
Name names Moses.
Does Marion Williams not want to speak about Bully-Bobby Williams because he’s afraid Bobby’s gonna pop him in the kneecaps? After years of hearing Marion Williams’ rants, I don’t think he’s much afraid of anyone.
Can’t believe I’m saying this….but I’m liking this version of Marion Williams more and more because he makes more sense. Maybe he did before but I just couldn’t see it.
But Bobby?? Not so much.
How bad of shape is Augusta in? Marion Williams is the voice of reason…that’s says something about the state of the commission…
Will the ‘leaders’ of A/RC ever learn anything about Government of the people, by the people and for the people? They are in it for what they, not their constituents, can get. They have tried operating the Ambulance business run by the City. It did not work then and it will not work now. These clowns cannot manage a 3 car funeral. How sad for a City the size of Augusta/Richmond County. Blythe, Keysville, Midville and other smaller municipalities, can survive under less than honest politicians. Budget’s are far smaller.
AT THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING 1-24-23 RE GOLD CROSS THE MAYOR SHOULD HAVE CALLED POLICE AUTHORITIES TO REMOVE COMM B WILLIAMS WHO BECAME BELLIGERANT AND DANGEROUSLY ENRAGED. EMBARASSING TO SAY THE LEAST.
Former Commissioner Marion Williams is spot on! Exactly the way I feel.
Catherine you are so right, it is refreshing to hear what Marion Williams had to say about Bobby Williams and the new commissioners. It would take one or two them to see the light and do the right thing, if not we have a very bad situation.
Marion is right. Now bigmouth Bobby has no comment. Hoping he’ll just stay that way. During meetings too….
Mrs. McKnight — another problem to tackle is the ABSTAINING maneuver to keep the mayor from breaking a tie. The mayor should be given a vote on all matters of business, not just to break ties. Of course, I probably would not be saying this is HD were still in office.
An abstention vote should be a NO vote.
I am eating some crow. Never would I have thought that Marion Williams would be the voice of sanity and reason. Brad Owens once told me, when I was posting something critical of Marion, “don’t sell him short, he is a lot smarter than people realize”. (paraphrased)
Completely agree with the assessment of Marion Williams. Marion has been around the local Government a long time and he knows where the bodies are buried and who buried them.
Maybe a phone call from Marion to some of these “noobs” would help give them some proper perspective.
Rarely do I agree with Marion Williams, but this time he nailed it. Someone behind the scenes is trying to pull strings
There is a lot of anger from that one little fellow. Happens when you grow up being the last person chosen in pickup basketball on the block. For some reason he wants either the county to start an ambulance service or he has a family member or crony with an old cracker box ambulance. Glad I live in Columbia Co. and only have to fund their stupidity with my RC property taxes.
Frankly this is embarrassing.
I say, I say, Boy, we mighta been hornswaggled in the last election. (Foghorn Leghorn, 2023)
AS USUAL, the council, like Nero, continues to fiddle after months of alleged discussion and the approval process is burning. Our new mayor has been assured, by me personally, that the council is the proverbial “albatross around his neck”. Our own hot air, no action “council team” that says they are improving Augusta. I agree wholeheartedly that this situation is embarrassing.
I’m very excited about our New Mayor. Steps right into a terrible situation and handles it the best way he can.
BObby Williams doth protest too much! agree with others he may have more in this then we know. Augusta can’t manage Augusta properly, don’t need to even attempt another ambulance, which they already failed.