Don’t call it a “blog.”
Donnie Smith, the Augusta Commission member for District 7, said that word reminds him of gossip and negativity, which won’t be the focus of Smith’s new Web page, “Donnie’s Corner.”
The commissioner, who is a lieutenant in the Georgia State Patrol, said he wants to give constituents who prefer to communicate online a way to find out what he’s up to and to respond with their comments.
“We are a technology-driven environment now, so people should be able to access their elected officials and our government employees and give them feedback on the way I’m providing them representation,” said Smith, who sought help creating “Donnie’s Corner” from the city information technology department.
His first post, which went live Wednesday, urges civility of discourse, provides his contact information and details his positions on District 7 flooding and the Augusta Municipal Golf Course.
The idea has caught on, and several other commissioners have requested similar pages of their own, according to interim city Web project leader Jeff Lewis.
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