Former Augusta mayor wants investigation of current mayor

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Then-state Sen. Hardie Davis casts his vote on a proposed lobbying cap resolution on the opening day of the Georgia Legislative session, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Atlanta. Davis is ending his second and final term as Augusta mayor in January 2023. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A former mayor of Augusta wants a civil investigation into how the current mayor is spending money.

Former Mayor Bob Young told local news outlets Tuesday he had sent a letter to Superior Court Judge Daniel Craig urging that he empanel a special grand jury to investigate Mayor Hardie Davis.

“Records are being withheld or their release stonewalled, unchecked spending has occurred in violation of county policies and a state investigation is under way concerning the use of public resources for political purposes,” Young wrote to Judge Craig.