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Resident raises $260 court fine, address discrepancy at Cusseta–Chattahoochee work session; county previews Oct. 1 agenda
Summary
At the Sept. 23 work session resident Christine Richards told commissioners she was charged $260 and said county records list her 911 address as 145 while her address is 140; staff agreed to check the 911 signage and billing. Department heads provided routine updates and the county manager listed multiple items slated for the Oct. 1 regular meeting.
At the Sept. 23, 2024 work session of the Unified Government of Cusseta'Chattahoochee County, resident Christine Richards said she received a court notice she did not receive in time and was assessed $260. Richards also told the commission she has had a 911 address discrepancy for two years — county records showed '145' while she said her house is '140' — and she asked where her money went.
Thomas Weaver, the county manager, told Richards the commission cannot change fines imposed by a judge but said staff would look into the 911 sign and the water-billing issue she raised. Chairman Charles Coffey told Richards the county would check the signs and billing and thanked her for bringing the matter to the commission's attention.
Department heads gave short operational updates. Mordie Askew said soccer registration is underway and staff are coordinating with the water department to locate valves at the baseball field. Samantha Hedgecoke presented community development and code-enforcement updates and said an October newsletter is planned. Lou Beck reported animal-control staffing and outreach (including a Fort Moore visit and a planned rabies clinic) and said Scott Carswell is now handling animal-control duties. Public works staff reported recent repairs after heavy rainfall, including fixing a washed-out pipe on Riverbend Road.
County Manager Weaver previewed items expected on the Oct. 1 regular meeting agenda: a potential agreement allowing the Board of Education to use Old City Hall (if an agreement is ready this will be a voting item), discussion and possible action on a cardboard compactor at the recycling center, reappointments to the Tax Assessor board (Jim Weihe and Ken Vanhorn), the second reading of the Board of Elections policy, vehicle purchases (EMA and sheriff vehicles and a proposed trade of a BOC Ford Escape), naming Paul Rakel / Sowega as engineer of record, approval of cemetery bylaws drafted by a committee, and rescheduling the November regular meeting (currently Election Day) to Nov. 12 at 9 a.m.
The commission entered executive session at 10:04 a.m. to discuss legal matters and reconvened at 11:53 a.m.; Chairman Coffey said the closed-session topics were within the legal exceptions provided by state law and that no votes were taken in the executive session. Coffey closed the session by urging civility in meeting interactions and asking attendees to complete a county water-department service-line survey.
The county said it will follow up with Richards on the 911 address and billing issues and will return the listed agenda items to the Oct. 1 regular meeting for action or further discussion.
