Comments on: Auditors: ATL owes $3.9M for mishandling of housing funds

By: Brenda Fulton

Brenda Fulton — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:08:57 +0000

It’s really ashamed that the City of Atlanta have so many dishonest politicians and how money is being mishandled by so-called officials. I now realize, all of a sudden, that all of the streets are being torn apart and repaired before the elections. Why haven’t this been taken care of earlier? Why wait until the elections are upon us? For months now, since July 2009, I put some leaves in front of my home to be picked-up by the trash company, and as of today Oct 2009, those leaves are still in front of my home. This is down right pathetic. I see city trucks all over my neighborhood wasting our tax money by goofing off and not doing their jobs. Why isn’t this problem being addressed. Why are the trash trucks not picking up the trash. They work when they get readly. Now housing, this is another subject. My zip code 30310 is leading the south in foreclosed homes. Why is that? Again, dishonest people. Take some of the allocated money and reach out to people who are in financial stress and assist them. Let people know more about all programs that are available to help the poor. Put this information out where it can be obtained. Don’t wait until the last minute to let ciitzens know about money that is not being used and will possibly be given back to the government. Stop filling the pockets of elected officials. Atlanta needs to get a mayor who is willing to work with the communities and not just for themself. Shirely Franklin by far is the worst Mayor that Atlanta have ever had when it comes to helping out communities when needed. I could go on and on, but why?

By: james doyle

james doyle — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:07:41 +0000

I am baffled at the City of Atlanta’s mishandling of federal contract compliance. It is plainly obvious that City hall has an inability to understand the details of federal contract compliance. Our city would save a lot of money by hiring and outside consulting firm that specializes in federal contract compliance particularly compliance dealing with redevelopment, community revitalization, and job building. City Hall needs to be filled with a whole new staff to tackle these difficult issues that deprive residents of their right to live in safe affordable neighborhoods. City Hall has many people making comfortable livings who do not live in the city and could frankly care less about making the city a better place to live.

By: CParkian

CParkian — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:16:23 +0000

Across the Atlanta area there are people scamming government each day and there are interesting threads that join them. Convicted bribe taker Michael Hightower is doing business with several cities in the area, Why? Marshall Mitchell is taking tons of money off cities, right at a million off of College Park. He is the husband of Davetta Johnson Mitchell, indicted last year for taking money from the Atl. Ful Rec authority. Our finance director thought the amout due him was not even a tenth of that, and that the rest was corruption. We better watch. This cabal of grifters will take us to the cleaners and damage those in need the most.

By: JOHN HOPKINS

JOHN HOPKINS — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:43:02 +0000

HOUSING FOR HIV INFECTED INDIVIDUALS IS ALSO IN TROUBLE. AN INVESTIGATION OF THAT AREA SHOULD ALSO BE CONDUCTED.

By: Construction dude

Construction dude — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:02:46 +0000

Wow. Just dang. Imagine how many unemployed construction contractors and workers would have jumped at the chance to have a job – building housing for the poor. Now we’re all just gonna have to be poor together. Well, all except the leaders in charge of spending (or not spending) the tax dollars entrusted to them by the very people they should have served.