UPDATE at 6:32 pm: Commissioner Kathie Gannon's office issued the following statement in regard to BrookhavenYES' ethics complaint against DeKalb County. Her statement concerns Davis Fox, a staffer who engaged in a series of emails with other elected and appointed officials, over the issue of Brookhaven cityhood:
"Mr. Fox's title is policy and projects manager. As such, he analyzes issues. He has no authority or ability to implement recommendations. He is an analyst, not a decision-maker. It is absurd to draw broad conclusions from any number of things he may have written about any of a number of issues."
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UPDATE at 2:13 pm: DeKalb County says it has not engaged in a political process in the debate over Brookhaven incorporation.
Responding to BrookhavenYES' ethics complaint against the county that was filed early Friday afternoon, DeKalb spokesman Burke Brennan issued this statement:
"DeKalb County has been in receipt of several hundred emails concerning the Brookhaven issue, including some that have requested specific information. DeKalb County has not engaged itself in a political process, however, it has responded to requests for information and service delivery, as usual. The County has also attempted to offer facts to citizens about the real cost of providing services and capital improvements to various parts of the county."
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BrookhavenYES has filed a complaint with the Georgia Government Transparancy and Finance Commission, formally charging that DeKalb County has allegedly been using taxpayer-funded resources and personnel to defeat pro-cityhood efforts.
“We first started filing open records requests to the county back in late June,” J. Max Davis, chairman of BrookhavenYES, told Patch. “There have just been too many instances in which the county seems to have been colluding with cityhood opponents over talking points and press releases and press conferences.”
At the heart of the complaint are a series of emails that BrookhavenYES says it obtained through open records requests to the county. One e-mail sent by Davis Fox, a staffer of , to Commissioner Jeff Rader and other DeKalb personnel, appears to outline a series of steps and talking points that can be used to support cityhood opponents.
The emails obtained by BrookhavenYES are attached to this article, along with a copy of the official complaint filed against DeKalb County.
“These emails that we’ve obtained are just the tip of the iceberg,” Davis said. “DeKalb has been claiming exemptions on some of the others that we’ve requested, but we believe they’re holding back the most damaging ones until the election is over and it’s too late.”
Patch has contacted Gannon’s office for a reply, but had not received one at the time of this posting.
Stay with Patch throughout the day as updates become available.
Perhaps a late night walk across Buford Hwy in a dimly lit area gulping your gin, vodka, tequila sports drink would be a nice adventure for you... The CVS has your ticket at Will Call...
The spelling of belligerence is belligerence NOT "belligerance"... Now that the spelling issue is settled let me assure you that regardless of the word's spelling, you fit the profile of a belligerent person to the "T"
It seems as though your intense infatuation of Mike Jacobs has turned you so delusional that you find the need to associate everyone with him... So sorry to disappoint you but I don't know the man and in fact have not mentioned his name in any comments except those referring to you. My next statement may disappoint you dismally... NO, I am not Mike Jacobs!
Do you realize your Valium has kicked in?!
We would gladly leave you alone if you'd take the job Putin offered you in Russia to fix his TOY! He'll even give you a sign-on bonus of $2,000 to make up for your troubles. Eddie.... I'm no more anonymous than you... Since your limited brain capacity affects your memory recall allow me to repeat that I have absolutely no affiliation with C4ND, Brookhaven Yes, Brookhaven Ballot Cmtee, any HOA, any activism group, etc... I'm not a donor cash-wise or in-kind to any of these groups or any NO group. I don't own a business nor do I intend to start one. Finally, I practice the belief of truth and honesty unlike you and your miscreant minions. Please copy & paste my comments in your NO CITY PLAYBOOK so that you can recall them.
It should also be noted that several independent reviews mention the same about you... You pay yourself too high a compliment to say that you enlighten others... browbeat is the correct term!
Truth hurts MS IMLAY....
I have never run for any office. If this passes, I'll move to my boat and lease my property to a halfway house for recovering addicts or gang members returning from prison. You should look into it, the demand from this area has been huge to the service providers and it appears there are many homeowners ready to take advantage of the new opportunities.
This from a person who willingly sells out his neighbors to a parasitic contractor to make a buck. You certainly have no concept of moral behavior and clearly are in no position to enforce any notions you may have on others.
Maybe you could work a deal with the County Commissioner from that area. Apparently she has the appropriate contributors list to pull it off and has absolutely no concern for Corps. Rules, DNR regs or the Law. Give her a call and since I know she will be too busy to make it she can send Bob.
Is it legal for any US government, State, local, or Federal, to lobby against the citizens right to self-determination? Just asking..... The well played announcement last Friday afternoon virtually denied any rebuttal. Except for Gannon, who handily tossed staffer Fox Davis under the bus and drove it over him. Poor guy.... Really.
Spite your neighbors, Eddie, nice! You are a swell, a reg'lar pipperoo.
The 'boat' has never been in Dekalb county and would not fit in the yard if I were so stupid as to try to move it here. But I guess since you guys are grabbing at straws, every piece gives you something to hold onto!
When you have lost, I guess you guys have to blame somebody.
The interest in the 'ethics' charge has disappeared like a poot when the phone booth door is opened. However, there will be renewed concern in the For Profit Funders attempting to sell this bag of snakes and why they have the gall to attempt to question anyone's 'ethics'.
Just ask Mikey!
Please excuse the confusionnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
So since you have two different statements within a few hours, which one was a LIE?
Neither I have sold out anyone! My neighbors are free to do as they like. Now you on the other hand are an unhinged miscreant who does nothing else in life but to shove his opinions upon others, whether they like it or not. You are a negative nelly finding fault in everyone and anything that does not support your sickening radical agenda. Stop the selling Eddie, because no one is interested in you pushing your morals upon us!
https://www.onlinefilefolder.com/2s55xD25VvTtU6 J. Max Davis is a man living in a fine neighborhood with their own swim club on a beautiful private lake. Really, it is a very nice area and it is not some place where you pay your 50¢ and you swim. Paying the going rate for membership in his club I seriously doubt he would ever visit one of DeKalb County’s parks with a pool. Yet, he did today for this WSB-TV news piece. And, he is clueless as to what is going on with Briarwood Park. He has absolutely no idea what those folks in Drew Valley and Brookhaven Fields are in the initial stages of planning for this park and clearly has no clue as to any of the recent renovations in the park performed by DeKalb County. Really, is this all he had? Brookhaven Yes’s J. Max Davis, a potential candidate for mayor, has absolutely no clue what is going on in Briarwood Park. He wants a new city? Please . . . Quick! Give me a Cheerwine and a special hamburger with extra yellow mustard!