Almost completely left out of the discussion was the fact that the only reason this came up at all was because of enormous citizen opposition to demolishing the Seaboard entirely, including a petition that had nearly 4,000 signatures.
Tony Thomas
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Editor’s Note: Looking ahead to a hot political year locally
One of the frustrating things about local politics now is the bizarre insistence by many people that there are only two choices: Stick with what we have, or go back in time four years to the previous administration.
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Editor’s Note: How To Do Business in Savannah 101
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. But not one Council member broke in to question why Somesso’s political contributions were relevant to her alcohol license.
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Arena Construction Manager contract delayed after $3.9 million error causes controversy
A key City Council vote to award the “Construction Manager At Risk” contract for the Savannah Arena was delayed two weeks due to chaos caused by a so-called “scrivener’s error.” […]
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Editor’s Note: Arena project bogging down before it starts?
‘If you amend the policy and decide on a new policy, then that means we will mostly likely have to reject all the bids and go back out, and you’re looking at another six-month delay on the Arena,’ Hernandez explained, adding that ‘it taints the contract award process if we change it midstream.’
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Savannahian You Love to Hate
Savannah’s Sixth District Alderman is no stranger to these awards, his various hijinks over the years garnering him runaway vote wins from our readers in these categories consistently. Candidly, however, […]
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Biggest Local Scandal
Savannah’s Sixth District Alderman is no stranger to these awards, his various hijinks over the years garnering him runaway vote wins from our readers in these categories consistently. Candidly, however, […]
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Editor’s Note: Fire Fee blaze threatens incumbents
Mayor DeLoach’s success in 2015 was largely due to very high turnout in District 4, the area south of Victory Drive including Ardsley Park, which also elected Julian Miller as its representative in a blowout. DeLoach and Miller are arguably the Council members most supportive of the Fire Fee. And who are some of the voters now most upset by the Fire Fee? You guessed it.
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City Council votes on horse carriage, shopping cart measures
At today’s regular meeting, Savannah City Council unanimously approved new guidelines on local horse-drawn carriages in the wake of a recent incident when a horse fell on an icy downtown […]
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Editor’s Note: Chickens come home to roost in final City budget
A Savannah that is already broke must go deeper into debt to complete the new arena. One of the barriers to sound fiscal management that City Manager Hernandez has already identified is the fact that Savannah has piled up bond indebtedness for various capital projects.
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Editor’s Note: Devil of density is in the details
As it takes shape, we now have a bit of an inkling of Savannah’s new strategic plan: Virtually the identical plan that any politically well-connected, large-scale developer here would have. What a coincidence.
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Black Sheep White Cop: A true-life memoir of crime & corruption
A REMARKABLE MEMOIR by a former Savannah-Chatham cop has become the hottest local read of the summer. Black Sheep White Cop: Savannah EXPOsed, is grippingly written by Kevin Grogan, a […]