Governor Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker David Ralston on Friday made their first round of appointments to the Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority (The ATL) which will oversee transit coordination and funding between the 13 counties that comprise the Atlanta metro. Charlie Sutlive, director of corporate communication at Georgia Power, will chair the board, while Teddy Russell of Russell Landscape, Mark Toro of North American Properties, Charlotte Nash of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, and Earl Ehrhart, the outgoing state rep. who is now CEO of Taylor English Decisions (and a former James Magazine Legislator of the Year!). Four strong appointments will provide a solid base for the new authority, whose ship, as it prepares to leave port, is RISING…
Questions linger over Atlanta City Hall investigation
An ongoing investigation into former Atlanta Municipal Clerk Foris Webb III is hitting roadblocks, as city employees are delaying or rejecting interviews by the inspector general. Webb received more than $900,000 in consulting fees from the city for his “work” on a referendum meant to block the city’s law enforcement training center, dubbed “Cop City.” That referendum got held up in court, never wound up doing anything, and the center was built, but Webb continued to cash a $35,000 check each month. Another murky situation at Atlanta City Hall has public trust SINKING…
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