Remarks by Tony Lewis
16 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Thank you, Mayor Johnson. Director Cameron.”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“You know, last week I had some questions in reference to the $68,000 ask. Yes. I think one of the questions I asked you is this, will this be good money spent? And I think you answered that it was needed in order to further or to complete this... this mandate here. Yes, sir. My question to you, when we looked at the original $300,000 and I see the categories that if you can go back, who categorized these items here and how were they broken down? How were they categorized? Because I see some of them are 100% completed, some are 85%. So based on these subjects here, How did the or did the…”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay, so we say we have some left over. So these that we see that are not at 100%, the money that's left over, once those are completed, will actually...”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“So when we talk about the map, when we talk about the map issue, you said that the ball was dropped when it pertained to the map. That should have been included in the original. So if we're dealing with a consultant, someone that has the expertise, why wouldn't they Why wouldn't they suggest that this be included? And so how can we overlook something so major if we have a consultant, someone that does this kind of work and yet they do not make sure that it's included?”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“And so it was probably negotiated out Again, you have a you have a great staff However, I think that I think I think you when you say we have a great staff I think if we left this much out Then it says it doesn't say a whole lot about staff being great if we're gonna leave something so important as this mapping out of it now we've got to come back and negotiate a new deal on including this, then something just didn't add up. We dropped the ball.”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Well, not to say, the ball was dropped then.”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Director Cameron. Yes, sir.”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. Director Cameron, I have a couple of questions. this is an additional $68,000. What was the initial amount that we paid this consultant firm to help with this ordinance?”
Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“So when you say we have some left, you're saying we have some monies left from that initial and we're looking to give an additional $68,000 for some additional performance measures that probably could have been implemented in the original. So why do we feel like we need to pay $68,000 to have, I'm looking at this right here, two additional public engagement meeting workshop. I know you mentioned that there was some stakeholders left out of the initial being some being the commissioners we didn't have some input and maybe perhaps some public input but you did mention that there was a public…”
Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“So when you say rewrite something new, what did they give us? What did they give the city for what we paid for? And now you're saying they're going to rewrite something new. What's old?”
Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“So when we realized we didn't have what we needed, And we went back to the consultant and say, what would it take for you to give us this additional information? And that's when they responded that they can do it for said price. They didn't say that there was room enough for... us to be able to do this with what we've already paid?”
Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“So I did hear my colleague from the temp made mention about the Builders Association being an integral part of what's going to be developed now. What about the subcommittees that were a part of the original plan? What was their input?”
Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, will this encompass What's the hot ticket item right now for not just the Augusta area, but for communities throughout the United States? Will this have some measures for how we're going to deal with our data centers and things of that nature?”
Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“We're looking at, we're talking about two months, how long?”
Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. In accordance with... my colleague from the second, I'm in agreement with her in relation to the 60 days, although we will be making that trip, that would be about, give us about, Two weeks, two weeks, a little more than two weeks before we make that trip. And I think it's still enough time for us to make some decisions, some educated decisions when we do come back with the information that we will garner from visiting that data center, along with the moratorium being 60 days. So I think 60 days will be in line with that. But I would ask you, Director Cameron, with…”
Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“make this public so they can see what we have here, what your department have here. And if they have any questions, when the time come and presents itself, they'll be able to ask those pertinent questions, even for those that might be coming back next month with any additional questions that they may have. So please allow the public to see what we have on the screen here, okay? Thank you so much.”
Commission · Jul 14, 2026