Emory-Eastside hospital plans $100 million expansion
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By KEN SUGIURA On any given night, 95 percent of the beds in Emory-Eastside Medical Center are occupied, the Snellville hospital said. ...
Gwinnett approves $38M for Alexander Park
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
The 91-acre park on Old Snellville Highway at Scenic Highway will open next spring or next summer with a 1-mile soft-surface trail and 1.5-mile asphalt ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By BETH WARREN Snellville city officials exchanged several barbs Monday night but made no progress in finding someone to run the city until a new city ...
Hello Beth Warren, AJC
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My Wife, Mother-In-Law and I reside and own a business in Snellville and were three of the 18 Snellville attendees at the April 14th city counsel meeting and three of the sneers, as you called it in your title. Allow me to start with stating that a better headline might have been:
Snellville Residents call it more of Jerry’s Dog & Pony Show!
The sneers were the direct reaction to an orchestrated attempt by our Mayor to strike back at efforts made by Mayor Pro Tem Warren Auld and the written opinion released by State Attorney General Thurbert Baker, concluding that the mayor should not also act as the city manager. A resident of Snellville doesn’t need to be the brightest light on the porch to see that last night’s events that unfolded at the Snellville City Council Meeting were lacking in merit and sincerity, to do the write thing by our Mayor. Once again you along with the residents of Snellville were able to view the arrogance and inability to promote a cohesive council by Jerry.
For the good of the residents of Snellville, the image of a better Snellville and respect for the position that he holds, Jerry, as Major and leader of our city should have brought the city manager issue to the table at the council’s pre-meeting session. Perhaps, by asking what recommendations each council member had for an interim city manager along with his recommendation. That may have led to an agreement, by the council members, that further discussion was necessary and the Joke, as one resident called it, would not have occurred.
I’m disappointed that you didn’t report any of Councilwoman Kelly Kautz’s comments, which were quite lengthy and of merit, as so many of the residents in attendance shared in those same feelings of shame and disappointment with our council. Perhaps your article might have spotlighted the leadership, or lack of leadership present in Snellville.
I can assure you that the residents of Snellville elected this Council and Major to represent Snellville in a positive cohesive manner. Is last night’s leadership by our Mayor what we envisioned? I Think Not!
Concerned Snellville Residents,
David & Debbie Formento
Actually, in the article, Beth Warren uses the word "jeered," not "sneers"...and the general tone of the article seems to be in agreement with the Formentos to me.
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