Mayor Hardie Davis, Jr. Regarding Executive Order 2020-010
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
On August 6, 2020, Mayor Davis signed Executive Order 2020-010: Confederate Monuments, Street Names, and Landmarks Task Force, for The City of Augusta, Georgia. With recent events involving racial injustice, The City understands the need to explore its options regarding our public spaces.
The objective of the Task Force is to review and develop recommendations regarding the future of those City-owned monuments, streets, and landmarks, as well as our public right-of-way. Additional discussion will also be focused on recommendations for new monuments and historical markers that could be added to existing areas and structures, in an effort to add historical content. The Task Force will have sixty days from its initial organizing meeting to report back to the Mayor and Commission with recommendations.
The Task Force is comprised of eleven (11) members, with six (6) appointed by Mayor Davis and five (5) appointed by the Commission. The names of the members are below:
- Erick Montgomery
- Nancy Glaser
- Christine Miller Betts
- Kelby Walker
- Hardi Jones
- Richard Peoples
- Katie Delaigle
- Dr. John Hayes
- Cory Rogers
- Dr. Mallory Millender
- Tom Zange