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   "summary": "The committee will consider several items including security camera upgrades at Augusta Regional Airport and construction contracts for May Park and Boykin Road Park. Members will also discuss updates to the zoning ordinance regarding data centers and public engagement.",
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   "body": "Engineering Services Committee Meeting",
   "headline": "Engineering Services Committee discusses infrastructure repairs and traffic signals",
   "summary": "The committee will consider several sole source purchases for pump and network hardware. Items include funding for solar lighting on Wrightsboro Road and a traffic signal at Pleasant Home Road & Fox Hall. The meeting also includes discussions on water treatment plant modifications and debris removal support.",
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   "date": "2026-07-14",
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   "headline": "Public Safety Committee discusses detention center lighting and grant awards",
   "summary": "The committee will consider several financial requests including a change order for light fixtures at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center. Members will also review grant awards for Juvenile Court and the B.O.O.S.T. program.",
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   "headline": "Committee considers on-call professional services contract award",
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   "headline": "Public Safety Committee discusses fire uniforms, court grants, and hurricane recovery",
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   "headline": "Committee reviews downtown parking procurement and related ordinance updates",
   "summary": "The Engineering Services Committee will review water and sewer dedication documents for Mystical Rose Gardens, approve quarterly funding for the Phinizy Center for Water Sciences, and consider a downtown parking management firm. Staff will also seek approval for an emergency valve purchase and routine meeting minutes. These items cover infrastructure updates, municipal service contracts, and code amendments.",
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   "headline": "Finance Committee discusses election funding and financial audit results",
   "summary": "The committee will consider motions to approve funding for the June 16, 2026, General Primary and Nonpartisan Election Runoff. Members will also review a presentation regarding the FY 2024 Financial Audit results.",
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   "date": "2026-06-23",
   "body": "Special Called Meeting",
   "headline": "Augusta Commission Special Called Meeting on June 23, 2026",
   "summary": "The Commission will address pending litigation, real estate matters, and personnel issues. The meeting includes a motion to authorize the Mayor to execute an affidavit of compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.",
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   "date": "2026-06-23",
   "body": "Administrative Services Committee Meeting",
   "headline": "Committee considers software agreement and vehicle purchases",
   "summary": "The Administrative Services Committee will review motions for procurement software and several vehicle acquisitions. The agenda also includes a motion to approve the minutes from the June 9, 2026 meeting.",
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   "headline": "Augusta Commission discusses airport contracts, zoning, and courthouse safety",
   "summary": "The Commission will consider several rezoning requests for a daycare center, a church, and a recreational facility. The agenda includes multiple construction and service contracts for the Augusta Regional Airport and various administrative and engineering approvals.",
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   "body": "Special Called Meeting",
   "headline": "Augusta Special Called Meeting on June 11, 2026",
   "summary": "The Commission will address pending litigation, real estate matters, and personnel issues. The meeting also includes a motion to authorize the Mayor to execute an affidavit of compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.",
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   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Finance Committee Meeting",
   "headline": "Finance Committee discusses vehicle tracking and SPLOST 9 election results",
   "summary": "The committee will consider a three-year contract with Samsara for vehicle tracking via a Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement. Members will also review resolutions regarding the May 19, 2026, election results and bond validation for SPLOST 9.",
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   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Administrative Services Committee Meeting",
   "headline": "Administrative Services Committee discusses emergency repairs and equipment purchases",
   "summary": "The committee will review several emergency requests for infrastructure repairs at the Richmond County Correctional Institute and the Law Office. Members will also consider a sole source procurement for hurricane damage assessment and an excavator purchase for the Utilities Department.",
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   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Special Called Meeting",
   "headline": "Augusta Commission Special Called Meeting on June 9, 2026",
   "summary": "The Commission will address pending litigation, real estate matters, and personnel issues. The meeting includes a motion to authorize the Mayor to execute an affidavit of compliance with Georgia's Open Meeting Act.",
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   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Public Services Committee Meeting",
   "headline": "Augusta Regional Airport roadway project and alcohol licensing discussions",
   "summary": "The committee will consider a $2,140,506.52 construction contract for the Augusta Regional Airport Northwest Development Roadway & Utility project. Members will also discuss alcohol licensing data requirements and several new or updated liquor and beer license applications.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Engineering Services Committee Meeting",
   "headline": "Augusta Engineering Services Committee discusses property acquisitions and water pump repairs",
   "summary": "The committee will consider several property acquisitions through condemnation and easements for road and utility projects. It will also review a request for emergency water pump gear repairs and the abandonment of a section of Montgomery Street.",
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   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Public Safety Committee Meeting",
   "headline": "Public Safety Committee discusses grant acceptance and software renewals",
   "summary": "The committee will consider accepting a $171,834 operating grant for the CACJ. Other items include a Microsoft software licensing renewal and an emergency purchase of fingerprint equipment for the Sheriff’s Office.",
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   "date": "2026-06-02",
   "body": "Commission Meeting",
   "headline": "Commission considers temporary moratorium on new data centers pending zoning updates",
   "summary": "The Augusta Commission will vote on routine service approvals and budget items already cleared by standing committees. On the regular agenda, commissioners are discussing a proposed temporary moratorium that would pause new data center applications until updated zoning ordinances take effect. Other topics include a proposal to close the landfill on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth for non-essential staff, a review of the city’s waste hauler contract, and approval of the fiscal 2027 budget planning calendar.",
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