Chip, why didn’t you ask the council all of the above questions, last Thursday during the public comments. I guarantee you that our town leaders are more than happy to explain it all to you. (tongue in cheek).

Why waste my time. I am not Chip either.

Because a lifesize Mickey Mouse told me so!

It is odd PreciousStahr and Missy-sippy that you both appear after Old beachbear got a little crazy and had people, other than myself, questioning her. It almost looks like your related or the same.

You forgot! It was your lifesize Mickey Mouse . Remember? the wannabe mayor? You both used to drive around town waving at people. How crazzzzzyy .. So what if I responded right after misssippy and old bear? Aren’t She-quit-a does the same? So green/So why as well?

they got rid of Barny and Thelma lou....which was more than you ever did. Time after time, people questioned why you gave them raises when the taxpayers didn't have the same annual raises. YOu just looked down you long nose at us and told us that was what other towns paid. Of course, it wasn't .

If these people were as vidal as you thought....why are they having to go all the way to Stone Mountain to find a job for a FRACTION ..of what they were making before?

Could it be that you just liked collecting your check for 2 nites a month sneering at us cross eyed inbred southern taxpayers. Barney did the work, if you want to call it that... and you just picked up your papers before the meeting and had 'had a few'...

Now that your bunch is not in power, and you beefed up the police department to keep the rest of us in line, it has doubled since 2003,
have you ever thought that those little drives around town wiffing of booze could wind up not so nice? Just my thoughts

We may not like that our employees are paid better than the employers...but it does look like they are taking steps to dismantle this golden goose. Don't forget, they pay taxes here too. Some have no insurance.
When we questioned things, you sneered at us. I hope there is more public ...non election...of "family and friends" for you here shortly

If you are addressing me I never looked down my nose at anyone twice a month nor anything else you are accusing me of doing.
The job that Barry did are not located in every town so the fact that he drives to Stone Mountain everyday is not unusual.

Now that your bunch is not in power, and you beefed up the police department to keep the rest of us in line, it has doubled since 2003,
have you ever thought that those little drives around town wiffing of booze could wind up not so nice? Just my thoughts~~~~~~~~I think you have lost your mind.

I'm so sorry, every town doesn't have a town manager! You are right, the one that hired Barney had been paying the Mayor...350.00 a MONTH...to do the same job...that was really a B buster to find!

You seem to rattle off all these crazy facts about fees, saleries and cost of living???? Where the heck is all this coming from? What fees were not collected? Several people have asked you this question. Most towns do have a manager. Where do you get that the Mayor was paid $350 to run Stone Mountain. Somehow I doubt that. You hate Barry, Valerie, THe Smolas and Tyrone PD. When you think that someone is them or if there is a comment about these people you attack them. Why is that? People would listen to you more if you did not seem to become enraged with their questions or answers.

OBB has lost her mind! She is nuts all the way around and where the heck is she getting her information...she needs a med check quick!!!!

sogreen coming in so quick for snell/etc shouldn't you guys be out putting up signs?

I got it....why don't you just try....to get elected in a
'straight or real' race..go out and put up signs....that would serve you better....if anything can!

Why do you make fun of people's names?

agreed, you went from bashing Marion Key and Houston in one section straight over to the Tyrone section to the aid of Smella/Snell.
clearly busted!

Smola & the Great Ga Air Show
Submitted by CitizenBlogger on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 11:30am.
I just looked at the Great Georgia Airshow website. She's listed as the Marketing Director.
Two jobs & they both help our community. Plus, a school board member... another service to the community.
I don't know her. I just don't see anything that wonderful about Dave Houston other than he has an axe to grind because he got mad about his neighborhood being redistricted to Bennett's Mill. I found an archived letter on this website where he said that very thing.
I hope Fayette voters won't be too quick to support one candidate over the other just for personality reasons without looking at actual accomplishments that benefit Fayette County.
Remember that when you have to talk to somebody in India to find out why your kid's bus is running late.

Marion Key needs to go away
Submitted by CitizenBlogger on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 10:58am.
along with juveniles who make fun of people's names. How old are you

Submitted by CitizenBlogger on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 11:05am.
Let's see, what has Houston done? Damaged the American economy by sending jobs for Americans to India so that Fortune 100 companies can make bigger profits. He sure didn't do it save the average taxpayer any money because all I see is inflation.
Hmmm, from what I can see Janet Smola has been working to help non-profit organizations raise money to help developmentally disabled children and adults right here in our very own community.
I don't see how anybody could be as difficult as you say to make that difference okay

What a joke...Marion Key is not an ethical school board member
Submitted by CitizenBlogger on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 11:35am.
You have got to be kidding me. I guess you failed to notice the blogs when people were freaking out that she might be unopposed in this election.
At least I'm not making fun of her name. I am seriously disturbed by accusations that she behaves like a Clayton County Board of Education member. If you are worried about Fayette County, you need to be very worried about that, too.

Not only are you defending Janet Smola...CitizenBlogger, but it seems you have come to the rescue of Smella! What a small world indeed! The Lord does work in strange ways....to quote some of you hypocrites!

here comes drewpaw and what ever...! you need to lay off the sause and keep your names straight! Yo LOL

OBB, what in the world are you talking about?

What a laugh!

Has anyone ever mentioned having you committed for an evaluation?

2 signatures to get someone commited for 24 hrs... a judge and 1 more. She has already proved herself looney... What does she mean smoked ourselves.. I have no idea what she is talking about. AND why the heck would I be putting up signs? AM I realtor? I guess I made a career change. Still trying to figure out what fees she is talking about that were forgotten.. does anyone know??

Who knows with OBB? She rants and raves so much....

good night...you blew it!

Those stooges that have been arguing with you reminds me of the movie “6 faces of adam” I mean 3 faces of eve. Or the cuckoo’s nest . Or the comic magazine I read recently about the person with multiple personalities starring billy the goat, fritz the kraut & the old grady. Have you read that? Sick!

COLA and longevity raises are pretty much exclusive to government and fading away. They are nothing but gimmicks. Give or don't give people a raise based on merit and not for how long they have worked somewhere. That's asinine. It also assumes that it's always good to have employees who have worked there for a long time, which is not always true, especially when their pay is not commensurate to their value.

100% dependent coverage? How many places of employment offer that in 2008? How many EVER did for that matter?

I have my doubts about whether Mary Strum should be the Finance director, how much they paid(and what they are receiving in return) for Venice, and how much they pay for legal services, but they got it partially right in getting rid of some elements that anyone with management experience would immediately recognize as complete waste.

COLA raises are still part of many government entities. I am OK with the loss of the longevity raise but, if you are going to change benefits then lookat what is out there. I agree that 100% is a lot. There are very competetive insurance companies out there and I don't think the council looked at them.

It's been 6 months since the new council and new city mgr have taken the reins, and I don't see anything resembling a PLAN. Developing and approving a budget is an annual event, what else are they doing?

It's pretty obvious to me that the first priority should have been getting a handle on everything to do with how the city operates day to day. The fact that it was this month that suddenly it is discovered that Barry and Valerie wrote some fat checks to themselves back in November tells me no one is paying ANY attention to anything. How do you NOT notice your city manager getting a check for that amount and the city clerk getting a hefty one too? DUH. You have a Finance manager that didn't know this until Valerie herself told the council? That is gross incompetence.

I really question the need for McNally and his experience that comes with high costs. I can understand the desire to upgrade over the previous city attorney, but I don't think McNally's firm was the answer or solution.

People that are looking to Grace Caldwell to be a force for positive change sure don't remember her days on the Fayette Co commission or her outsider/lunatic fringe mentality that doesn't lend itself to accomplishing anything besides complaining.

There isn't any doubt that a housecleaning was in order inside city hall and on council; but the cure is every bit as bad at this point.

OBB.. forgot what fees? Where were the fees forgotten and where were they to be collected?? Where did you get that anything was forgotten? Please clarify.