Commission Censure

Ethics violations result in three censures and grandstanding Eric Johnson  In a highly charged commission meeting that lasted well into the night, commissioners decided to censure three of their own for violating the city’s ethics code by engaging in work
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Watered Down

Augusta has lost the opportunity to have the coolest sounding commissioner ever — Thelonious Jones (yes, he was named after that Thelonious) has dropped out of the District 1 race.   Jones, who is a lead operator with the water
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One at a Time

City funds widespread demolition, but it still takes time by Eric Johnson Recently, the Augusta Commission allocated $500,000 for the demolition of 188 dilapidated properties across the city, and though the money helps the city remove dangerous and unsightly properties,
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Apples to Apples

commission01TEE Center parking deck agreement struck down again, this time with numbers   The management agreement for the TEE Center parking deck was up for commission approval once again and once again it failed to gain approval. Only this time,
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Could be Five

Looking ahead to qualifying, the commission could have five new members   Election season can seem almost exactly like the Olympic hurdles — every time you clear one, there’s another one in front of you. Just because the 2012 General
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