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Resident alleges audio tampering of Fayette County Development Authority retreat recording
Summary
James Clifton, a resident and former assistant special master, told council his forensic review of recordings from the Kennesaw retreat shows date-stamp anomalies that suggest re-recording or editing; he named the town clerk as potentially scapegoated and urged her to come forward. No response from city staff is recorded in the transcript.
James Clifton of the Fielding Ridge precinct used his public-comment time to present a forensic analysis he said demonstrates anomalies in audio recordings of a Fayette County Development Authority presentation at a Kennesaw retreat. Clifton said the retreat was recorded on an Evident V618 device and that one afternoon session file from Jan. 29, 2026, carries a file-name date stamp showing October 10, 2025; he said the recorder’s internal count shows the files as the 11th recording on the device.
Clifton told council he consulted the device manufacturer, which he said told him an anomaly like the date-shift would only occur if an audio…
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