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Commission agrees to use environmental-services surplus for demolition, vacant-lot work and mosquito control
Summary
Commissioners consented to direct the environmental-services fee surplus to demolition, vacant-lot abatement and mosquito control rather than a one‑year fee reduction.
Augusta City Administrator Tamika Allen asked the commission to direct the environmental-services fee surplus for specific purposes rather than cutting the fee for residents. After discussion and requests for detail, commissioners by show of hands agreed to allocate the surplus to three uses: demolition, vacant-lot cost recovery and mosquito control.
Allen said the administrator's recommended package would fund approximately 65–75 demolitions in a year, support two crews that could perform 30–50 cuts per week on vacant…
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