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Judge Beasley:
You are more than welcome. I do
not have an email addres for Bret Gillis but will ask MA to forward it
to you if they have it.
Virgil Adams
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Monday, March 03, 2008 9:42 AM
Subject:
Forest Hill Road Project - Mediation
Dear Mr. Adams:
I write to thank you for the
fine arrangements you made for our sessions last week. You
certainly envisioned in advance all of our needs and planned very well
accordingly. The Courthouse courtroom was perfect (except I
didn't need to be on the bench and hope I dispelled the thought that I
had any judicial power in this instance), and the accommodations in the
Fickling Building served our purposes well. It was wonderful to
have access to your office and the copy machine etc.
We appreciate also the
provision of lunch so we could continue the rhythm and momentum of our
work without the interruption of scattering and
reconvening. Especially on a cold and windy day.
If you have e-mail
address for Bret Gillis of Stantec, please let me have it so I can add
it to our e-mail list of participants.
Best regards,
Dorothy Toth Beasley
Mediator
Dr. Holliday:
The drawings sent to Judge
Beasley were a part of what you obtained on CD.
Virgil Adams
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:27 PM
Subject:
ORR - Forest Hill Rd - same project plans?
Dear Mr Adams,
In view of the unusual difficulty that we citizens have experienced
while trying to obtain maps of the Forest Hill Project, we need to be
sure that we are all looking at the same set of drawings before
mediation.
This letter is an ORR asking you to disclose whether the map files we
acquired on a CD from Moreland-Altobelli (originating from
Stantec Engineering) a few weeks ago are in fact the same plans that
you provided to Judge Beasley as indicated in the email below.
Thank-you,
- Lindsay
From: "Dorothy Toth Beasley" <beasleydt@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Forest Hill Road Project - Mediation February 28
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:49....
....... In addition, at my request, I have from
him copy of the detailed maps of the two sets of Right of Way Plans
from Wimbish Road to Northside Drive and from Vineville Avenue/Forsyth
Road to Wimbish Road. ...
Dr. Holliday:
I have no idea.
Virgil Adams
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:31 PM
Subject:
ORR - Forest Hill Rd - how many studies - Open Records Request
To: Bibb County Attorney -
Virgil Adams
Mr Adams,
We are trying to determine approximately - how many times the Environmental
Assessment, and the Needs and Purpose Statements have been revisited
for the Forest Hill Rd Project?
Thank-you,
Dr. Holliday:
1.My answer is the same.
The purpose of getting names from the residents was to give the
mediator a contact source and let her who would be representing the
residents. I have given you the names who will be there form MA of
which I am aware at this time. There is no record of names to give you
pursuant to an open records request.
2. Please refer to my
response to your previous email.
Virgil Adams
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Friday, February 15, 2008 8:18 AM
Subject:
Re: ORR - Mediation details 2
Mr Adams,
1- We complied with your request for a specific list of representatives
by the requested date of 1-31-08. Did the other side not have to
do this? We are respectfully requesting again - an Open Records
Request - for the list of all the representatives who will be at the
Mediation table.
2- Over 20 people have asked me about the proposed procedures that you
prepared for Mediation - setup for 2-28-08.
We can easily assist by forwarding it to them by email if you send us
the text file.
Otherwise we will instruct them how to each submit their individual
Open Records Requests to the Roads Improvement Program c/o Bibb County
or GDOT.
- Lindsay
At 04:51 PM 2/14/2008, you wrote:
1. There could be someone else from MA but I am not certain,
All I can tell you is MA and the County Engineer's Office.
2.You already have the outline of the proposed procedure I prepared.
Any other guidelines will come directly from the mediator. At this
point I don't have anything else.
Virgil Adams
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: Holliday Dental
- To: Virgil Adams
- Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008
6:50 AM
- Subject: ORR - Mediation details 2
- Mr Adams,
- You list only two
people who will represent the Road Improvement Program for mediation -
Ken Sheets and Van Etheridge.
- 1- Are those two
and the mediator to be the only other people involved in mediation
other than the citizens?
- And,
- 2- Please email us
the guidelines and planned procedure for the mediation.
- Thank-you,
- - Lindsay
- From:
"Virgil Adams"
<vadams@ajtlaw.com>
- Subject: Re: ORR - Mediation details
- Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:33
- Dr. Holliday:
- 1. I have forwarded contact
info to the mediator. She should be in contact with the parties.
- 2.Not sure at this point.
- 3. Vann Etheridge and Ken
Sheets.
- 4.They will have authority to
negotiate and bring back a recommendation for final approval.
- 5.I do not believe they will
have a representative there. Whatever is negotiated will have to be
approved by them as well.
- ----- Original Message
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- From: Holliday Dental
- To: Virgil Adams
- Cc: swhicker@macon.com
- Sent: Wednesday, February
13, 2008 6:56 AM
- Subject: ORR - Mediation
details
- To: Bibb
County Attorney - Virgil Adams
- Mr Adams,
- We gave you our list of 5
representatives two weeks go:
- http://www.macon-bibb.com/FHR/Meeting_20080129.htm
- We have received no new
details about the Mediation, nor have we been contacted by the
Mediator.
- 1- Are we to initiate
contact with the Mediator?
- 2- How many people (total)
will represent the other side?
- 3- What are the names of
the other representatives?
- 4- Is Moreland-Altobelli
being vested with full authority to negotiate for the Bibb County
Commission?
- 5- Who will be
representing GDOT? [GDOT's Ben Buchan told me Friday that M-A did
not have the authority to represent GDOT]
- Thank-you,
- - Lindsay
1995 Ga. AG Lexis 16.
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:57 AM
Subject:
ORR - Forest Hill Rd - ROW expenses #2 are deem'd exempt?
Mr Adams,
We are asking for a citation of the AG opinion that you noted.
Thank-you,
- Lindsay
From: "Virgil Adams" <vadams@ajtlaw.com>
Subject: Re: ORR - Forest Hill Rd - ROW expenses #2
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:54
Dr. Holliday:
In response to your open records request, I have contacted DOT and
learned that it is their policy not to disclose purchase price for ROW
until such time as all of the property to be acquired has been
acquired. They deem this information to be exempt under section
50-18-72(a)(6) of the Ga. Open Records Act. This is based on an
Attorney's General Opinion.
Virgil Adams
----- Original Message -----
From: Holliday Dental
To: Virgil Adams
Cc: Shelia Thurmond ; slayson@co.bibb.ga.us
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:43 PM
Subject: ORR - Forest Hill Rd - ROW expenses #2
Dear Mr Adams,
Today I received a "snail mail" from you, dated 1-28-08, where you
state that you have "checked and it there is no list available which
contains purchase prices of parcels."
This letter is a follow-up ORR for the specific purchase price paid to:
1- M/M McMichael for their ROW at 616 Forest Hill Rd (FHR),
and to
2- Mr Mabry for his ROW at 751 FHR,
and to
3- Terry Sapp for ROW at 721 FHR.
Please reply by E-Mail if it is not too much trouble.
Thank-you,
- Lindsay
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:39:57 -0500
- To: "Virgil Adams" <vadams@ajtlaw.com>
- From: Holliday Dental
<teeth@mindspring.com>
- Subject: ORR - Forest Hill Rd - ROW expenses
- To: Virgil Adams Bibb County Attorney
- Re: Forest Hill Rd - ROW expenses:
- http://www.macon-bibb.com/FHR/MediationPlans20080228.htm
- Dear Mr Adams,
- This is an Open Records Request for the
following information:
- 1- An up to date list of fees/parcels
(purchase prices) paid to each landowner along the Forest Hill Project.
- Thank you,
- - Lindsay
Dr. Holliday:
1. I have forwarded
contact info to the mediator. She should be in contact with the parties.
2.Not sure at this
point.
3. Vann Etheridge and
Ken Sheets.
4.They will have
authority to negotiate and bring back a recommendation for final
approval.
5.I do not believe
they will have a representative there. Whatever is negotiated will have
to be approved by them as well.
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 6:56 AM
Subject:
ORR - Mediation details
To: Bibb County
Attorney - Virgil Adams
Mr Adams,
We gave you our list of 5 representatives two weeks go:
http://www.macon-bibb.com/FHR/Meeting_20080129.htm
We have received no new details about the
Mediation, nor have we been contacted by the Mediator.
1- Are we to initiate contact with the Mediator?
2- How many people (total) will represent the other side?
3- What are the names of the other representatives?
4- Is Moreland-Altobelli being vested with full authority to negotiate
for the Bibb County Commission?
5- Who will be representing GDOT? [GDOT's Ben Buchan told me
Friday that M-A did not have the authority to represent GDOT]
Thank-you,
- Lindsay
Dr. Holliday:
I do not know if the
CDs have additional information. I have them available if you would
like them. I do not have any additional information on the hydrology
study but feel free to contact Stantec.
Virgil Adams
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Monday, February 11, 2008 7:11 AM
Subject:
Re: ORR - Forest Hill Rd - CD hydrology studies; "RIP" off?
To: Bibb County
Attorney - Virgil Adams
Dear Mr
Adams,
The GDOT rate for CDs is $12, and the information supplied from Stantec
appeared to fit onto just one CD when I reviewed it at the
Moreland-Altobelli office on Friday afternoon.
GDOT people I spoke to last Friday seemed to be surprised and unaware
that the [ Road Improvement Program] was trying to overcharge us, and
"RIP" us off for these CDs.
If your CDs contain additional information that was not on the one CD
that I viewed at Moreland Altobelli, then please let me know. (?)
The data I viewed was in 2 folders:
"76100115" contained 724 files in 57 folders for a total of
332MB.
"76100114" contained 445 files in 23 folders totaling 153 MB
Most of these files are of a format type .DGN
which is unrecognizable, and therefore of no use to us. No files
of this type were requested by us.
We are still reviewing the .PDF, JPG and GIF
files to see if all the requested information is there. The ROW
drawings for the Southern part of FHR are in Metric measurements,
and this is quite confusing since Northern designs use English.
Why is this project split into two different
measurement standards?
[And] We still want the hydrology study in digital form.
Somebody's computer (and backups) at Stantec have the file we
want. Do I need to call Stantec myself to ask who typed the
report? This one hydrology report cost the taxpayers over
$50,000. I can not believe that it is not readily available...
Thank-you,
- Lindsay
At 04:00 PM 2/8/2008, you wrote:
Dr. Holliday:
I understand but these were
obtained from Stantec pursuant to a request you filed on the County not
GDOT. Stantec has submitted an invoice of $150.00 and all I need to
know is if you are willing to pay this cost.
Virgil Adams
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: Holliday Dental
- To: Virgil Adams
- Sent: Friday, February 08,
2008 10:44 AM
- Subject: Re: ORR - Forest
Hill Rd - CD hydrology studies- both the before and after.
- Mr Adams,
- I just now
spoke to GDOT about the digital files.
- GDOT says
the information in those CDs belongs to GDOT.
- And they
further stated that GDOT charges a standard published rate of $12 per
CD.
- (
information about their copy rates is available from Ms Jane Smith at
their district office in Thomaston, GA)
- jsmith@dot.ga.gov
- District 3
Legal Services Coordinator
- 115
Transportation Boulevard
- Thomaston,
GA 30286
- Office:
706-646-6955
- Fax:
706-646-6716
- I would like
to come by your office today to inspect the files on those CDs to see
if they are suitable to fulfill our ORR...
- I will be
calling you to set a time soon.
- Thank-you,
- - Lindsay
- At 01:44 PM 2/7/2008, you wrote:
- I again got Van
Etherridge to check and confirm that they are not available. I have 2
CDs, one containing MicroStation files for Forest Hill 3 lane and one
for 4 lane. Not sure about format etc.
- Virgil Adams
- ----- Original
Message -----
- From: Holliday Dental
- To: Virgil Adams
- Sent: Thursday,
February 07, 2008 12:02 PM
- Subject: Re: ORR -
Forest Hill Rd - CD hydrology studies- both the before and after.
- Mr
Adams,
- Who
told you that the digital copies of the hydrology study are not
available?
- $150.00
is for how many computer discs?
- And
what formats, files sizes, and file types are on these discs?
- Thank-you,
- -
Lindsay
- At 09:40 AM 2/7/2008, you wrote:
- Dr. Holliday:
-
- I have again
followed up on the availability of digital copies of the hydrology
study and have been advised that the hard copy is all there is. I do
have the digital copy of the drawings. Stantec has submitted an invoice
for $150.00, their cost to prduce this. Please confirm your agreement
to pay this upon receipt of the discs which you can pick up at my
office. the check should be made payable to Stantec.
-
- Virgil Adams
- -----
Original Message -----
- From: Holliday Dental
- To: Virgil Adams
- Cc: Shelia Thurmond ; slayson@co.bibb.ga.us
- Sent:
Friday, February 01, 2008 1:25 PM
- Subject: ORR
- Forest Hill Rd - CD hydrology studies- both the before and after.
- To: Virgil
Adams - Bibb County Attorney
- Re: Forest
Hill Rd - hydrology studies- both the before and after construction
- http://www.macon-bibb.com/FHR
- Dear Mr
Adams,
- This is an
Open Records Request for the following information:
- 1- a
digital copy of the FHR hydrology studies- both the before and after
construction. The formats can be either Autocad 2007; pdf;
Illustrator- or even jpeg
- Thank you,
- - Lindsay
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