Comment on Alvin Mason says experience on Augusta Commission would be asset if elected

Two-term Commissioner Alvin Mason touts his experience on the sometimes-fractured Augusta Commission as an asset, not a liability, that he’ll bring into the mayor’s office if elected May 20. In an interview with The Augusta Chronicle, Mason spoke about his commission tenure and what it’s taught him about the inner workings of city government, including issues he says exist with Augusta’s new special purpose local option sales tax, and powers inherent in the mayor’s office. read more