http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:13:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/15/former-atlanta-arborist-im-suing-the-city/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/15/former-atlanta-arborist-im-suing-the-city/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:02:09 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=14911 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/15/former-atlanta-arborist-im-suing-the-city/feed/ 0 Tom Coffin, dedicated tree hugger, filed suit on Friday. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/01/city-stands-by-firing-of-arborist/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/01/city-stands-by-firing-of-arborist/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:46:44 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=6798 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/01/city-stands-by-firing-of-arborist/feed/ 0 The internal investigation conducted by the City of Atlanta into why former arborist Tom Coffin was fired is complete, the AJC reports. Its conclusion? He wasn’t a team player, yo. On Monday, the city’s human resources director wrote a letter to Coffin that said he was fired by the city’s Planning and Community Development department “as [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/23/fired-atlanta-arborist-gets-a-blog/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/23/fired-atlanta-arborist-gets-a-blog/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:33:15 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/23/fired-atlanta-arborist-gets-a-blog/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/23/fired-atlanta-arborist-gets-a-blog/feed/ 0 The blog, “Holding Atlanta City Government Accountable,” isn’t written by Tom Coffin, the arborist who was fired by the city for working too hard, but by fellow tree lovers in Atlanta who are keeping watch on the ongoing investigation into his ouster. It’ll include documents related to Coffin’s firing, news stories and information about suspicious [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/14/fired-atlanta-arborist-investigation-complete/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/14/fired-atlanta-arborist-investigation-complete/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:39:04 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/14/fired-atlanta-arborist-investigation-complete/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/14/fired-atlanta-arborist-investigation-complete/feed/ 0 Tom Coffin, the dedicated Atlanta arborist who was fired by the city in late July for what seems to be simply doing his job, has not given up on his fight to uncover why he was dropped off the city payroll. (To get the background about Coffin’s firing, click here.) The real-life Lorax sent word this [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/18/the-fired-arborist-the-silent-city-and-now-the-plan/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/18/the-fired-arborist-the-silent-city-and-now-the-plan/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:13:02 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/18/the-fired-arborist-the-silent-city-and-now-the-plan/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/18/the-fired-arborist-the-silent-city-and-now-the-plan/feed/ 4 The controversy swirling around the firing of city arborist Tom Coffin is now being discussed on Daily Kos. A member on the left-leaning website posted a PDF of a e-mail communication between city Planning Commissioner Steve Cover and Ibrahim Maslamani, the director of the city’s bureau of buildings and Coffin’s former boss. In it, Maslamani asks [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/07/atlanta-city-arborist-fired-for-working-too-hard-gets-a-new-supporter/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/07/atlanta-city-arborist-fired-for-working-too-hard-gets-a-new-supporter/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:45:00 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/07/atlanta-city-arborist-fired-for-working-too-hard-gets-a-new-supporter/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/07/atlanta-city-arborist-fired-for-working-too-hard-gets-a-new-supporter/feed/ 3 The firing of City of Atlanta Senior Arborist Tom Coffin that was first reported here and quickly became national news has not slowed down. The Fulton Couty Taxpayers Foundation is calling for an e-mail campaign urging Mayor Shirley Franklin to investigate Coffin’s recent dismissal. Here’s what the group sent out to members via e-mail: Dear Members and [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/atlanta-arborist-fired-claims-department-is-shirking-duties/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/atlanta-arborist-fired-claims-department-is-shirking-duties/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:05:38 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/atlanta-arborist-fired-claims-department-is-shirking-duties/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/atlanta-arborist-fired-claims-department-is-shirking-duties/feed/ 13 Tom Coffin, a senior field arborist for the city of Atlanta, was fired on July 29 and has released a letter in which he outlines his concerns for the program that has both generated controversy and praise for its efforts to maintain Atlanta’s green canopy. In a letter addressed to Mayor Shirley Franklin, the Atlanta City [...]