Last year, volunteers polished a jewel, removing tons of trash from Aqueduct Park. With summer here, more and more people are using the site, off the Augusta Canal to cool off, but more people bring more problems with the city searching for a way to handle them. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

It should dominate discussion, as we head into the new year: What projects should be on the next phase of the sales tax? The current one percent tax is running out and city leaders want to extend it. So, what type of projects do city leaders want to see make the cut to go on the ballot. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola tries to find out.

The city of Augusta came to the rescue of the Botanical Gardens this year after state funding ran out. But the city’s financial troubles could spell trouble for the city park.