http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/19/word-vernon-quotable-jones/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/19/word-vernon-quotable-jones/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:08:40 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=11281 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/19/word-vernon-quotable-jones/feed/ 0 The wit and wisdom of DeKalb County's soon-to-be former CEO. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/santayana-be-damned-over-dunwoody/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/santayana-be-damned-over-dunwoody/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:19:59 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/santayana-be-damned-over-dunwoody/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/santayana-be-damned-over-dunwoody/feed/ 3 The Spanish-born philosopher Santayana is best known for coining the aphorism, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It’s a maxim unlikely to go out of style because there’s always an example to give it currency. Which brings us to DeKalb. At tomorrow morning’s county board meeting, Commissioner Lee May will introduce [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/19/investigating-vernon-land/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/19/investigating-vernon-land/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:42:30 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/19/investigating-vernon-land/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/19/investigating-vernon-land/feed/ 2 Three of DeKalb’s seven commissioners have requested a criminal investigation into squirrelly purchasing practices that allowed two high-tech companies to be paid nearly a half-million dollars for county work without the required commission approval. Late last year, it was discovered that the county’s Information Services Department had overspent its budget by a cool $1.4 million [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/18/toilet-wars%c2%a9-dekalb-retrofit-vote-deferred-again/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/18/toilet-wars%c2%a9-dekalb-retrofit-vote-deferred-again/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:00:53 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/18/toilet-wars%c2%a9-dekalb-retrofit-vote-deferred-again/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/18/toilet-wars%c2%a9-dekalb-retrofit-vote-deferred-again/feed/ 0 Toilet Wars© may very well be the most drawn-out battle that has ever been fought in DeKalb County. The County Commission this morning yet again deferred the controversial retrofit legislation until the end of January. According to Chip Ivie, a Realtor who was in attendance this morning and has worked alongside members of his [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/toilet-wars%c2%a9-dekalb-retrofit-vote-will-happen-this-tuesday/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/toilet-wars%c2%a9-dekalb-retrofit-vote-will-happen-this-tuesday/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:12:32 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/toilet-wars%c2%a9-dekalb-retrofit-vote-will-happen-this-tuesday/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/toilet-wars%c2%a9-dekalb-retrofit-vote-will-happen-this-tuesday/feed/ 1 (Photo courtesy Stock Exchange) Yes, just a couple of days ago I said it would be two weeks, but now I’m hearing from sources and the commission that the controversial retrofit legislation that is proposed in DeKalb County will be voted on this Tuesday. This was confirmed by Commissioner Jeff Rader’s office today. Chip Ivey of the [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/12/rah-rah-tad-boom-bah-peaceful-commission-meeting-invaded-by-cheerleaders/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/12/rah-rah-tad-boom-bah-peaceful-commission-meeting-invaded-by-cheerleaders/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:01:48 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/12/rah-rah-tad-boom-bah-peaceful-commission-meeting-invaded-by-cheerleaders/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/12/rah-rah-tad-boom-bah-peaceful-commission-meeting-invaded-by-cheerleaders/feed/ 3 To add a dash of high school cheer to my esteemed colleague’s post yesterday about the DeKalb County Commission’s vote to approve a TAD at Briarcliff and North Druid Hills roads, I wanted to add a little on-the-ground detail. Yes, DeKalb Commission meetings are usually filled with heart-stopping moments, thanks be to the CEO and [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/11/full-tad-ahead/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/11/full-tad-ahead/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:25:01 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/11/full-tad-ahead/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/11/full-tad-ahead/feed/ 0 The DeKalb County Commission today approved the creation of a tax allocation district around the intersection of Briarcliff and North Druid Hills roads. It wasn’t even a squeaker, but a solid 5-2 majority, with the “nay” votes coming from Commissioners Burrell Ellis and Elaine Boyer, the board’s reliable naysayer. To many, the action comes across as [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/11/retrofits-in-dekalb-two-more-weeks-residents/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/11/retrofits-in-dekalb-two-more-weeks-residents/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:27:34 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/11/retrofits-in-dekalb-two-more-weeks-residents/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/11/retrofits-in-dekalb-two-more-weeks-residents/feed/ 0 First, an apology for my post last week encouraging readers to attend a DeKalb County Commission meeting that I misinterpreted as a vote but was actually a public hearing. If I ever do that again, rest assured that I’ll be at the meeting and awaiting beat-downs from angry residents whom I may have misled. Again, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/06/the-leg-giveth-and-the-leg-taketh-away/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/06/the-leg-giveth-and-the-leg-taketh-away/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:25:33 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/06/the-leg-giveth-and-the-leg-taketh-away/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/06/the-leg-giveth-and-the-leg-taketh-away/feed/ 0 By an interesting coincidence, Fulton and DeKalb counties could both see their forms of government tweaked somewhat in the upcoming General Assembly – but in radically different directions. In Fulton’s case, the push is to expand the authority of the commission chairman, who has no more real power than a district commissioner. And there’s talk of [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/28/dekalb-commissioner-retrofit-legislation-in-jeopardy/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/28/dekalb-commissioner-retrofit-legislation-in-jeopardy/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:11:20 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/28/dekalb-commissioner-retrofit-legislation-in-jeopardy/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/28/dekalb-commissioner-retrofit-legislation-in-jeopardy/feed/ 12 A proposed ordinance requiring homes in DeKalb County to be retrofitted with water-saving plumbing fixtures before they are resold is in jeopardy of being quashed unless it gains more public support. That’s the take of DeKalb County Commissioner Jeff Rader, who earlier this morning sent out an impassioned e-mail to various environmentalists and members of [...]