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Residents urge Villa Rica council for transparency on TAD spending, appraisals and ethics inquiries
Summary
Several residents used the public-comment period to press the council for records and explanations about Tax Allocation District (TAD) expenditures, vendor payments for appraisals, and recent ethics inquiries. Speakers requested copies of contracts, an accounting of TAD use, and answers about rescinded grants and alleged conflicts.
Speakers during Villa Rica’s public-comment period on Wednesday urged the mayor and council to provide documentation and clearer explanations about redevelopment spending, appraisal payments and state ethics inquiries.
Amy McCoy told the council she had reviewed receipts that appeared to show roughly $1,800 billed per property for 13 appraisals and said she could not find evidence the appraisals were performed. “This cost is excessive, far more than any typical charge for appraisal … and raises red flags about the validity of these payments,” McCoy said. She asked the city to provide copies of contracts with Bass and Associates (now Bass Appraisal) and TEE Consulting LLC (Teal Education and Engineering…
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