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Updated: 9:54 AM Mar 15, 2010
On the hook for Golf Hall, Ga. considers transfer
A spokesman for Gov. Sonny Perdue, Bert Brantley, says everyone agrees the land isn't being used properly.
Posted: 9:54 AM Mar 15, 2010Reporter: Associated Press |
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March 15, 2010
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Building a Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in Augusta sounded like a good idea in 1996, but the project faltered and today the site sits unused on the bank of the Savannah Rivers.
Some lawmakers now want the state to give the land to the city of Augusta for $1, even though Georgia taxpayers will pay $500,000 annually on the defunct project for five more years.
Sen. Hardie Davis of August says the tract is an eyesore. He is sponsoring a bill that would give the 17 acres of land along the Savannah River to the city.
A spokesman for Gov. Sonny Perdue, Bert Brantley, says everyone agrees the land isn't being used properly. But Brantley says selling the land for $1 would be unconstitutional.
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