The Sensible Six
The following six commissioners stood on the side of individual property rights and the rule of law by voting against an incomplete Overlay Zoning District application for Laney-Walker/Bethlehem at the Nov 15th Augusta Commission meeting that could have impacted individual property rights throughout the county. They wanted more caution and a more thorough and complete process that included homeowners.
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| Corey Johnson (D2) Grady Smith (D10) J.R. Hatney (D9) |
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| Wayne Guilfoyle (D8) Al Mason (D4) Bill Lockett (D5) |
The Foolish Four
The following four commissioners voted in favor of the incomplete overlay zoning application. They sided with the private out of town developer and against long time homeowners in the Laney-Walker area and property rights advocates. These four wanted to rush through an application that was incomplete and would likely not withstand a court challenge. These four commissioners voted against property rights, due process and the rule of law.
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| Matt Aitken (D1) Joe Bowles (D3) Jerry Brigham (D7) Joe Jackson (D6) |
And Deke
Though the Mayor didn't get to cast a vote on the overlay zoning district proposal, he lobbied very hard for its passage. He even brought in a Pastor Aline Scott to speak as a resident of Laney-Walker in favor of it. But Pastor Scott was not even on the agenda to speak before the commission. And pastor Scott does not reside in Laney-Walker. In fact, Deke allowed Pastor Scott and the developer rep. seeking the OZD to speak more than once, a privilege he did not afford the opponents of the OZD who actually bothered to go through the process to get themselves on the agenda for that day's meeting.
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| Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver |
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3 comments:
I thought Joe Bowles was for smaller government and property rights? He seems to contradict himself a lot. Didn't he also vote for the TEE Center?
joe jackson may have voted against the people's interest and rule of law, but his smile here is just precious.
Jackson looks like a doofus. He acts like a bigger doofus.
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