Augusta Housing and Community Development Director put on paid administrative leave

AUGUSTA, GA. (WJBF)- Augusta leaders confirmed Wednesday that the city’s Housing and Community Development Director, Hawthorne Welcher, has been put on paid administrative leave.

According to commissioners, the decision was made in a legal session on April 1st, just a few days before Masters week.

Welcher is now off the job due to what they call “compliance issues”…

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