Augusta's future is up to you. You are responsible as a citizen of Richmond County to make sure we have the best elected officials representing us. It is your duty to help make this city its best.
The Augusta-Richmond County Committee for Good Government endorsed -- and recommends that you cast your ballot for -- Matt Aitken, Augusta Commission District 1; Joe Bowles, Augusta Commission District 3; Bobby Hankerson, Augusta Commission District 5; and Aishia Leverett for District 5 of the Richmond County Board of Education.
Do your part and vote Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Richard G. Isdell
Augusta
(The writer is president of the Augusta-Richmond County Committee for Good Government.)
Comments
I agree with 3 of the candidates you have selected but not Matt Atken for District 1. It is my hope that the District 1 residents get the vote out for "Butch" Palmer. I believe he will do more for our fair city than Mr. Aitken has even given any thought of doing. I know Mr. Palmer's heart is invested in Augusta, it's people and it's government.
agree with Jojo55.. Palmer has a proven trackrecord of action.. I frankly had never even heard of Aitken before... but it appears he is being backed by the good-ole-boy network and wants to push ahead with the TEe center even with all of the corruption surrpounding it and the esclaating costs. Atleast Butch supports letting the public vote on whether anymore money is spent on it, and he has brought up the alternative of using the Fort Discovery space. Aitken strikes me as a a guy who was put up by the Augusta power brokers and back-room deal makers... just look at who is running his campaign and who his big donors are. We need to move beyond old-style Augusta politics.
Isn't this Isdell fellah one of the former hacks from the coliseum Authority? I think I would take any of his endortsements with a huge grain of salt.
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