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Residents tell charter reviewers Augusta government lacks accountability; downtown maintenance cited
Summary
Business and civic leaders and residents told the Charter Review Committee that local government lacks clear accountability, citing downtown litter, park upkeep and difficulty holding officials to account.
A string of public commenters at the Charter Review Committee hearing described what several called a “dysfunctional” local government and urged the committee to recommend changes that would strengthen administrative accountability.
Robert Winn, who identified himself as a downtown business owner and chair of Augusta Tomorrow, said the lack of clear lines of authority harms daily operations and downtown upkeep. “Our government is dysfunctional,” Winn said. “The evidence for this dysfunctional government is all around…
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