Augusta Housing and Community Development Director put on paid administrative leave

Augusta Housing and Community Development Director put on paid administrative leave

AUGUSTA, GA. (WJBF) - Augusta leaders confirmed Wednesday that the city’s Housing and Community Development Director, Hawthorne Welcher, has been put on paid administrative leave.  According to commissioners, the decision was made in a legal session on April 1st, just a few days before Masters week. Welcher is now off the job due to what they call “compliance issues”.  Welcher was hired as the Housing and Community Development Director back in J…