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Ben Hart @pavlovforgoths.com · 01/10/2026

I love scrolling Nextdoor because I saw someone talking about having a pizza party for her kid and how she was sad Mama Sid's is closed on Sundays, so I get to drop a little comment hinting that maybe the owner cares about other things more than maintaining her restaurant on a viral post.

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Ben Hart @pavlovforgoths.com · 01/10/2026

It is genuinely fair to say that the owner of Mama Sid's does not want to encourage business from people in town who are not from here.

'Everybody is quite concerned because we have discovered that our local government is not transparent with us. They have resolutions and agreements going that the public had no idea about,' Waters said.

'I don't really know how familiar our commission was with the 2019 resolution that opened up a lot of sanctuary. We're not a sanctuary city, but we have sanctuary policies that somewhat control us.'

Waters is referring to the resolution signed in 2019 by Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz and Clerk of Commission Jean Spratlin.

The resolution says the local government 'is welcoming to people from all lands and backgrounds and strives to foster a community where individuals and families of all statuses feel safe, are able to prosper and can breathe free.'

It also states: 'our immigrant and undocumented neighbors, especially those of Latinx heritage, face daily fears and threats from individuals and institutions such as ICE.'

Girtz previously warned 'against conflating immigration and crime' and argued that Athens does not technically fall under the category of 'sanctuary city.'

A sanctuary city limits or rejects cooperation wit

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