If infrastructure improvements are so long overdue, why did it take the green light for new private development in West Savannah for drainage there to finally be considered important enough to fund?
SPLOST
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Lost about SPLOST?
SPLOST might sound weird or boring, but it is arguably as important, if not the most important, single thing on the ballot in Chatham County this fall
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The Day After SPLOST Fails
In the next few weeks, the powers that be in Chatham County will be making sure you know a world without SPLOST will be like a nuclear bomb to the ‘progress’ being made throughout Chatham County
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Why it’s OK to vote against SPLOST
If an 8% sales tax is not to your liking, it is okay to vote down a SPLOST. It isn’t like it will be gone forever. Twelve months later, they can legally come back and ask you again to approve a SPLOST. This is the ultimate line item veto.
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Editor’s Note: Smoke and mirrors of another election year
The truth is that this election year “tax cut” will actually result in a higher tax rate than the City had just a year ago!
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Editor’s Note: City budget picture acknowledged as ‘not sustainable’
Despite record-high tourism, record-high port activity, and a frenzy of development in some areas, City Council was warned in a workshop last week that “The revenue base is not growing as fast as the expenditure base.”
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The SPLOST/Arena Nexus
As a man at the table said, “We voted in two SPLOSTs for one promise.”
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Editor’s Note: New arena, new dilemma
While virtually everyone agrees the Civic Center is past its useful life, reasonable people disagree as to whether the proposed relocation to the Westside is the best place to build a brand-new arena.
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Challenge 2015: Bernetta Lanier, District 1
IN ADDITION to city-wide election hot buttons of crime, poverty and government waste, Savannah’s District 1 hosts a tangle of high-profile issues, including the proposed Westside arena /canal district and […]
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Murray Silver Jr.: The Connect Interview
IN THE MIDDLE of my interview with Murray Silver Jr. at Johnny Harris Restaurant—his self-proclaimed campaign headquarters—the power goes out. “That’s a sign, Jimmy. The lights are going out in […]
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Bait & Switch: The Fishy Tale of Coffee Bluff Marina
TONY THOMAS, the City of Savannah alderman who spearheaded its makeover, calls the new Coffee Bluff Marina the “crown jewel” of Savannah parks. Located on a scenic and moss-lined dead […]
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Public invited to view Cultural Arts Center design
Members of the public are invited to attend a design overview of Savannah’s new Cultural Arts Center during a presentation at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Cultural Affairs […]