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Speakers say racial history and mistrust shape public response to charter review
Summary
Several commenters at the hearing urged the committee to confront long‑standing racial tensions and distrust stemming from consolidation and past decisions, arguing those issues must be addressed for governance reforms to succeed.
Multiple attendees at the charter review public hearing tied current mistrust of government to historic racial tensions, consolidation and school desegregation, and urged the committee to account for those dynamics in its recommendations.
Ben Hassan, who identified a long record of civic engagement in Augusta, cited a 2001 citizen advisory committee report and urged that race relations remain central…
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