Augusta To Keep City Maintenance As Is, As Rec Department Audit Finds No Fraud

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Thursday, February 5th, 2026

Augusta commissioners looked at two options on Tuesday: keep city maintenance as is, or create a new department.

“It’s worth spending the money to have a new department to take care of maintenance. We want to be called the Garden City, then let’s act like the Garden City,” said Commissioner Catherine Smith Rice.

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