Current, former mayor discuss their support for a full-time vote on Augusta Commission matters

Brad Means

May 20, 2024 at 9:06 PM

Current, former mayor discuss their support for a full-time vote on Augusta Commission matters

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) Augusta voters will decide whether the mayor gets a vote on all commission matters. The referendum is on the ballot Tuesday, May 21st.

Mayor Garnett Johnson and former Mayor Deke Copenhaver are our guests on The Means Report. They talk about their support for the full-time vote. They also talk about other key issues in Augusta.

Watch this edition of The Means Report and be sure to join us each week. We are on Monday afternoon at 12:30 on WJBF NewsChannel 6.

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