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Guyton officials looking for ways to spruce up city
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City officials have listed this decaying house in the heart of Guyton on Hwy 17 as a primary blight concern. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff
SPRINGFIELD — Things took at ugly turn during Thursday’s Exchange Club of Effingham meeting at Renasant Bank. One of the primary topics the featured speaker discussed was abandoned and blighted properties in his city and what is being done about them. “You all know that there are a number of places in Guyton that have kind of fallen by the wayside,” Guyton Mayor Jeff Lariscy said.
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Rincon City Council Approves First Pay Raise in 14 Years
Council pay raise
Chart shows monthly salaries for city council members and mayors in Rincon, other Effingham County municipalities and nearby Georgia cities.
Rincon City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve its first pay raise in 14 years, increasing council members’ pay to $750 per month and the mayor’s pay to $950 per month starting next year. The raises will apply to those elected in November, when three council seats and the mayor’s office will be on the ballot.
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