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Resident representative questions driveway‑debris citations, county says warnings are a courtesy
Summary
At the Oct. 1 meeting, JD Abercrombie, speaking for resident Teresa Parrish, challenged county enforcement after a warning for dirt entering Massey Road; County Manager Thomas Weaver and Chairman Charles Coffey said warnings are part of the formal system and staff prioritize making roads passable given limited resources.
JD Abercrombie, speaking on behalf of resident Teresa Parrish, told the Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County Commission on Oct. 1 that Parrish received a code enforcement warning after dirt from her driveway had washed onto Massey Road and asked why enforcement occurred during heavy rain and why cleanup took days after a work order was filed.
"If the person slid from that they are either speeding or they have bald tires," Abercrombie said, arguing that other driveways caused similar runoff yet did not receive citations and asking what accountability the county has for cleanup. He said the warning Parrish received gave seven days to correct the problem.
County Manager Thomas Weaver said warnings are issued to notify residents there is an issue so it can be resolved, and that county crews work to make roads passable after storms and return later to finish repairs. "We do what we can with what resources we have, and we put out what fires we can a little at a time," Weaver said.
Chairman Charles Coffey told the meeting that warnings are a courtesy and that the county could issue citations immediately but typically uses warnings. Coffey also expressed confidence in staff, noting resource limits: "We might not have the resources to fix everything, but I have the confidence our staff does the best they can with what they have."
The exchange prompted no formal action; commissioners did not vote on enforcement policy at the Oct. 1 meeting. Abercrombie said he filed a work order for Patterson Road on Sept. 20 to clear ditches and a pipe; Weaver said crews checked roads after the storm to ensure they were passable. The county’s written minutes record that ten driveways received citations on Sept. 13, and that some cited locations were on Highway 137 as well as Massey Road.
The county did not announce any changes to its code‑enforcement or road‑maintenance procedures at the meeting. Commissioners said they would continue to rely on the county’s warning system and prioritized field crews’ limited equipment when responding to storm damage.
