Column: The new year begins with Richmond County school board politics
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Augusta can only go up after they wash the stench of Hardie away..even Georgia Tech is distancing themselves away from Mr Morality and transparency. Maybe he could get a position as a marriage counselor in his church..
The latter part of the column is blocked by a Windsor ad.
Thank you – I really like Windsor too. I would have been better advertising if it was just a little green box.
Susan McCoy wrote a story last week on the passing of Mr Dicks.
The fact that you may have missed the notice of the Saturday meeting of the School Board does not mean that we “snuck a meeting in on the community”. Your colleague Susan McCord was aware and wrote a very informative article on same.
During the meeting we were given chapter and verse on the law and process for replacing an elected trustee that had not yet taken office. We will follow that procedure.
On the other hand to hint that some sort of deals were necessary to elect a new president unanimously, without any specifics seems unprofessional at best.
Mike this meeting happen every year 2 years for the reorganization of the school system which at time they elect new board members.