The Augusta - Richmond County Charter Review Committee in charge of proposing changes to the law that was enacted 3 decades ago, stoped their meetings abruptly. Visit the CRC website to check the latest actions that will transform how the government will be run -when approved the suggestions- in Augusta.

Committee members learned, for almost a year, how the governing framework makes difficult to operate many departments, offices, entities and more. The internal problems among members of the committee and the lack of experience about the whole process has being appalling for voters watching the meetings in order to propose new ways of distribution and balance of power in city government.

Following his mother’s footsteps, Joey circulated a petition for new shoes. His classmates responded positively to the action taken by Joey. Ultimately the parents didn’t approved it.

Joey accepted the decision and the parents were appreciative of the intention and the way the whole situation was handled. Not always we are going to have what we want and the effort we put to achieve and the way we react to the outcome built in a person character and wisdom.

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