Better Savannah Episode 46: Back in the Garden

<p>After some much needed vacation John and Chuck are back to update you on all the Savannah Things.</p><p>Become a Member and get access to future members only episodes at www.bettersavannah.org or www.patreon.com/bettersavannah </p><p>Full Show Notes </p><p>We begin the discussion with an update on the Tax Digest and the City Budget. City of Savannah is raising taxes by 5.6 MM due to the growth of the Tax Digest. See our episode with Terry Tolbert here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yitJbzlFCg <br>We do a reading series from Savannah Morning News on the Budget (read here: https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2021/07/15/city-council-no-property-tax-increase-savannah-ga-residents-millage-rate-chatham-county-georgia/7968105002/ )</p><p>Chuck then brings up a surprise topic: The Impending Bus Driver Shortage including our 2nd reading series that you can find here: https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2021/07/14/savannah-chatham-aggressively-recruiting-bus-drivers-fill-shortage/7894466002/<br>Notice no mention of wages. </p><p>We then check in on the Weeping Time with the Press Conference. Kesha Gibson Carter gives a powerful speech ( https://www.facebook.com/kesha.gibsoncarter/videos/866578960624967 )</p><p>John and Chuck break down Better Savannah's newest Advertisement on Broughton Street </p><p>We then check in with our Tourism Industry Leader's with a listening series from Adam Van Brimmer's "The Commute Podcast (Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DMnHXfehtJQTYEA3xo9Ki?si=TvTqhhcTQnKgLYHc1rhcsg&amp;dl_branch=1 ) </p><p>City Manager Michael Brown needs to take a seat with a beer in an aluminum cup ( https://www.facebook.com/cityofsavannah/videos/1141258499693439 ) </p><p>It's Mayor Van Johnson's Party and He'll cry if he wants to ( https://www.facebook.com/198924000145294/videos/1972070139623307 )</p><p>Finally we read between the lines of comments made by 4th District Aldermen Nick Palumbo about council maps being the source of division on council.. The comments about the opportunity