Resolution to raise sales tax by a penny approved unanimously

Typical action by a bunch oiots on the commission that do not pay t hier own taxes in a timely manner.

and the death spiral continues..............

They need more money for studies.

Seems like they're trying to gradually push the "fair" tax on us.

tax'em, tax'em, tax'em...go commissioners go...tax'em in one form of another until there is nothing left to get....sic'em fred. hey joe, being a republican i would think you would be against additional taxes...but i guess not it looks like you are beginning to look like a RINO...1st supporting the gov'ts footing the bill for the TEE CENTER, now supporting a TAX INCREASE...gee what would your GOD maja rushie say??????

Watch the shoppers get in their cars and drive to Evans...

As for me and my house, we will shop in Columbia county.

In Other News: North Augusta and Columbia County retailers brace for expected surge in business from Richmond County residents.

OK everyone, across the river to SC to shop!!!

"aiding the sheriff's office, the fire department, the marshal's office, the 911 center, Augusta Public Transit and the Richmond County Prison, among other things."The other things more than any were in peril and needed funding ... Why not a even 10% so the wheels of city goverment can be supported in means they want to be accustomed to .
Awh Shucks, why don't we throw in a few mills of property tax, that way we can send our elected and civic servents to Vegas instead of the low rent vacation in Texas they took this year

All the big ticket retailers will be in CC in five years. The only folks left in RC will be in the line for the free turkey.

Shop in CC & NA

walrus - LOL! Bingo! Or in Hotel du 401.

The Augusta Mall is beginning to look like the Regency Mall now.

still waiting for "ole joe" to explain is vote to increase taxes...proudly claiming himself to be a republican one one have thought he would have voted against it....like i said before a RINO thru and thru......

still have a july referendum... at least we can stop it there......

Augusta is starting to look a lot like Detroit without the big GM building: desolate, trashy, run-down, with lots of folks on the public dole.

I've lived here for over 30 years and have owned property here just as long. I have always paid my taxes on time and I have alwasy tried to support our community by "buying locally". But, this is the last straw! I am at my wits end when it comes to these idiots that we have elected to run our city. You can bet your sweet [filtered word] that I will no longer buy anything in Richmond county unless it is an emergency once this becomes effective! What a bunch of backward thinking fools!

Columbia county voters we better get rid of Cross and company or they will probably follow suit. All they know is tax and spend, while claiming to not raise taxes they keep the mill rate the same and raise property values. If this passes in RC, CC will follow suit.

I knew Fred wouldn't be happy with the non-profits being cut and this proves it. Of course because he is managing a larger city budget, he and his cronnys will need a pay raise and of course a bonus for coming up with the plan to save us all. But never fear, when it comes to election time everyone will vote for their incumbent, because he is doing such a great job and its the others that are bad. I wonder if the gas ration cards will increase? Yeah keep the taxes coming. I already buy all my gas in NA, its just a hop to the stores down the road, and Aiken is a pleasant place to shop.

standup, what you don't understand is that the "almighty" TEE CENTER will rescue us all, pull augusta out of lethergy and everyone will hold hands around the TEE CENTER and sing its praises and virtues..it will clean the streets, rid the city of all of the crime, increase high school test scores, fix the deteriorating infrastructure..all we the citizens of richmond cnty have to do is PAY FOR IT!!!

they should all go to detroit and see what happens when the tax base flees and all that is left is the welfare state. they r cheating us on our property taxes and lie about the values. 30904 -19.6 in median sales price, 30901 -11%. 30909 -7.2%, 30907 -13.7%
30906 + 12% yee haw ........ goodbye r c

It's simple... you cannot tax your way into prosperity. If the commission hadn't been frivolous with our money in the first place, they wouldn't be having these budget problems. Will common sense ever prevail?

These fiscal idiots don't know how to cut waste and spending, they only know the tax gremlin by name!

There is a siliver lining to this cloud---even the entitlement crowd will have to fork it over--not like property taxes!!!

Augusta will soon be in the same shape as East St. Louis.

Lets see There chasing away businesses, tenent property owners, industry, finding creative ways of taxing the few remaining that cannot or will not leave . No City growth but expenditures grow ... Sounds like a plan that Detriot or East St Louis came up with .. At least the local elected will still have power ... While their subjects will live in a war zone they will be monitoring the happenings from cozy quarters in N.Augusta ..

want to be sure to have enough money to go to New Orleans or San Antonio next year for the retreat LOLOLOL

This will pass. The Commission will make sure they pass the money jar around to enough special interest groups and hold the election on a Sunday morning in the middle of the summer. The SPLOST only had 9,000 people show up to vote and the Mayor on the radio saying, "The SPLOST passed by an OVERWHELMING 70% vote meaning Augusta recognizes it's need for improvements". The people are right, no one will be left in Augusta but non-voting thugs and welfarees. What a joke.