AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta commissioners face a nearly $7 million budget shortfall with less than three weeks to meet a state-mandated deadline for balancing the city’s budget.
The shortfall represents what remains of an original $21 million budget gap. Since November, commissioners have cut millions from department budgets and eliminated funding for dozens of nonprofits.
Augusta’s overall budget exceeds $1 billion, but the general fund that pays for day-to-day services like parks, courts and road maintenance faces the deficit.
The 311 call center shows impact of budget constraints
The 311 call center, which handles resident complaints about potholes, overgrown lots and broken streetlights, exemplifies the budget pressures facing city departments…