Comments on: My County it was gone http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/35 For fans of everything ITP Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:57:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Trackboy1 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/35#comment-97 Trackboy1 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:22:16 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/35#comment-97 "Mr. Jones has acknowledged making some mistakes." And they keep happening, and they are the type of mistakes that cost taxpayers millions upon millions... http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2006/12/10/1211meshspills.html DeKalb get major fine for more than 200 sewage spills Errors, old pipes cited as problems DeKalb County has received one of the largest fines ever imposed by the state for spilling raw sewage more than 200 times into rivers and streams from clogged and broken pipes and equipment failures. The worst was a 10 million-gallon spill directly into the South River last January. The 18-page consent order that accompanied the $265,875 fine found problems beyond an aging sewer system prone to overflows. Agreed to last month and signed by DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones, the order details human errors and repeated violations of state regulations. Among the violations: failure to properly report spills, clean up spill sites or fully report the severity of the spills. The order describes a sewer system in which the people running it are as much a part of the problem as leaking pipes. “Mr. Jones has acknowledged making some mistakes.”
And they keep happening, and they are the type of mistakes that cost taxpayers millions upon millions…

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2006/12/10/1211meshspills.html
DeKalb get major fine for more than 200 sewage spills
Errors, old pipes cited as problems
DeKalb County has received one of the largest fines ever imposed by the state for spilling raw sewage more than 200 times into rivers and streams from clogged and broken pipes and equipment failures.
The worst was a 10 million-gallon spill directly into the South River last January.
The 18-page consent order that accompanied the $265,875 fine found problems beyond an aging sewer system prone to overflows. Agreed to last month and signed by DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones, the order details human errors and repeated violations of state regulations. Among the violations: failure to properly report spills, clean up spill sites or fully report the severity of the spills.
The order describes a sewer system in which the people running it are as much a part of the problem as leaking pipes.

]]> By: George R.Berry http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/35#comment-96 George R.Berry Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:46:24 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/35#comment-96 I would like to see a better Dekalb Co.,but it would take a joint effort between the C.E.O., the Sheriff,and cChief of Police. I have some useful information concerning crime and corruptio througout the County. Please respond to this comment in order to bring back Dekalb County back to order. I would like to see a better Dekalb Co.,but it would take a joint effort between the C.E.O., the Sheriff,and cChief of Police. I have some useful information concerning crime and corruptio througout the County. Please respond to this comment in order to bring back Dekalb County back to order.

]]> By: James http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/35#comment-95 James Thu, 14 Oct 2004 02:47:43 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/35#comment-95 So the Governer should create an powerful investigative panel stacked with all of Jones' political opponents to look into any "misconduct"? That sounds fair enough. Can we do the the same to George W. Bush? I'd nominate Ann Richards, Gloria Feldt, and Al Sharpton/Gore (whichever one is available). Oh and for the media representative we have to get Molly Ivans. So the Governer should create an powerful investigative panel stacked with all of Jones’ political opponents to look into any “misconduct”? That sounds fair enough. Can we do the the same to George W. Bush? I’d nominate Ann Richards, Gloria Feldt, and Al Sharpton/Gore (whichever one is available). Oh and for the media representative we have to get Molly Ivans.

]]> By: Rusty http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/35#comment-94 Rusty Thu, 16 Sep 2004 09:25:10 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/35#comment-94 Vernon, rightfully so, is under heavy scrutiny from the media. A couple of things I'd point out though: - The county attorney, Charles Hicks, killed himself as a result of divorce proceedings that sucked the life out of him and had nothing to do with the county or Vernon. - One of Vernon's former aides who despises the man — who shall remain nameless here but whom I'd identify in an email because I got the information second hand — said the lawsuit against the county re: not being "dark enough" is frivolous. The bodyguard stuff from last year, the rift with Moody, and Lance Robertson's run-in with the law are troubling though. Vernon's problem isn't policy, it's personality. Cynthia Tucker had a good column about it. Vernon, rightfully so, is under heavy scrutiny from the media. A couple of things I’d point out though:

- The county attorney, Charles Hicks, killed himself as a result of divorce proceedings that sucked the life out of him and had nothing to do with the county or Vernon.

- One of Vernon’s former aides who despises the man — who shall remain nameless here but whom I’d identify in an email because I got the information second hand — said the lawsuit against the county re: not being “dark enough” is frivolous.

The bodyguard stuff from last year, the rift with Moody, and Lance Robertson’s run-in with the law are troubling though. Vernon’s problem isn’t policy, it’s personality. Cynthia Tucker had a good column about it.

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