Column: What’s changed since the last Masters
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The NEWTON – BURNS SALES TAX INCREASE to fund (at least partially) the construction of a new $250,000,000.00 (the exact number is a moving target) Civic Center was not mentioned in the column .
A referendum is to precede the imposition of the Sales Tax increase .
Wouldn’t the overburdened property taxpayers In Richmond County have appreciated the option of applying the proposed Sales Tax increase to a rollback of the property tax — instead of a new Civic Center ?
Neither State Representative Newton nor State Senator Burns offfered any legislation to ratchet down the property tax cap in Richmond County .
Hopefully some fiscally conservative candidates will offer primary opposition to these tax happy legislators .
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The column breezed past HB 733 which revised provisions for Richmond County letting contracts and opening bids . That sounds like it may be important , especially in light of the current controversy surrounding ambulance service . What will be the new provisions for letting contracts and opening bids ?
“And we expect some sportswriter to do another piece on how tacky Washington Road is and then go home to Detroit or Cleveland.” …Sylvia Cooper, “You Go Girl”! You never miss a beat with your insights. Thank you for each and every edition, for Decades. AND MANY MORE! Be well, be safe.
They ought to pass legislation banning resolutions. That seems to be the only ability that some Assembly members have.
And, the General Assembly kept alive Augusta’s hopes for a state veterans cemetery by including seed money for a VA construction grant in the state budget. Sen. Ossoff and Rep. Allen’s offices are working with the VA to secure funding.
Why has it not changed that a wristwatch maker’s TV ads call us: AWEgusta when it should be Uhgusta?
Like the column, no humor and facts. Thank you, Sylvia.
no humor, just facts.
Why should the tax and spend Liberals in our legislative delegation vote to put a lid on our taxpayer’s cookie jar? Or for that matter their brethren across Richmond County vote to give our new mayor the right to vote to break a tie?
When this new consolidated government goes bankrupt like the old city of Augusta did, let’s do it in reverse this time.
Imagine getting another Hardie and giving him a vote..huge mistake…
You either have to give the Mayor a vote, or revise the “rules of abstention”. I could continue with something crass about the Commissioners, but I think that drum has been beat enough.
The abstention rule would be better than giving another Hardie a vote…