An Augusta Commission committee moved forward with a plan to seek a real estate broker to help sell six parks, and committees took up additional funding requests for a downtown project and the Housing and Community Development Department.

Commissioners also reviewed the proposed 2027 budget, and Administrator Tameka Allen will retire effective June 30, 2027.

The parks motion and both funding requests go to the full commission next week.

Parks divestment plan advances

The Public Services Committee approved a motion directing the administrator to issue a request for proposals to find a real estate broker to help sell six parks described as underutilized.

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