Augusta Chronicle

Prioritizes infrastructure and roads as a means of managing growth.

- Prioritizes infrastructure and roads as a means of managing growth.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of March 24, 2022, Dewey G. Galeas’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Considers Columbia County to be at a sustainable level of growth and does not want to increase the rate of population growth.

- Considers Columbia County to be at a sustainable level of growth and does not want to increase the rate of population growth.

Public Services

Considers fast growth in the county a potential risk to public health.

- Considers fast growth in the county a potential risk to public health.

Public Safety

Taxes & Budget

Dewey G. Galeas

Wants more attention given to traffic-related data and problems in the area.

- Wants more attention given to traffic-related data and problems in the area.

As of March 24, 2022, Alison Couch’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to bring transparency to the re-zoning processes

- Wants to bring transparency to the re-zoning processes

Wants more cooperation on projects between the county and cities.

- Wants more cooperation on projects between the county and cities.

Alison Couch

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay in property and sales taxes, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.