The generous deal for Cutter – the search will likely take at least a year, followed by another year for her as adviser at full salary, followed by her full retirement pension – meant a contentious and racially polarized vote to terminate her will be avoided.
Van Johnson
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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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Editor’s Note: Too little, too late on ‘taboo issue’?
After years of sticking their heads in the sand, City Council last week hosted a Call to Action Summit.
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Game-changer on Broughton Street?
‘What we’re doing is not easy,” developer Ben Carter said. “If it was it would have been done before.’
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It’s all over but the drinking
BOTTOMS UP, y’all. It’s a good thing voters approved Sunday retail alcohol sales last week. We’ll need every possible day of drinking to dull the pain of the other election […]
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Losing votes, losing credibility
The search for a permanent city manager was nearly concluded during the last City Council meeting. But the process stumbled back into the quagmire of confusion and uncertainty from whence […]
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Searching for a city manager
Savannah is a city with a history of messy politics, but over the past 10 days, there’s been more than the usual share of suspicion, misinformation and fear concerning the […]
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Who’s really to blame for city manager fiasco?
THERE ARE TWO KINDS of bullies in this world: 1) The bullies who swagger up to you, stick their finger in your chest, and take your lunch money; 2) The […]
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How Savannah drove me loco
MY NAME IS JON. I lived in Savannah and was a tax-paying home owner in Chatham County for five years. I also ran the Savannah Underground website, which is dedicated […]
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The Locos fiasco
BY NOW, MOST OF YOU have probably either read —or at least heard about— our cover story in last week’s issue. In case you have not (or even if you […]
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The day the music died
IMAGINE YOU’RE STROLLING through the beautiful downtown Historic District on a weekend night. You’re looking for someplace to enjoy some good live entertainment along with a meal. It could be […]