Three months after offering to settle a three-year-old dispute over $76,500 in unpaid sewer tap fees, the Barrow County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night voted to sue the City of Auburn for the full amount. In a letter a couple of years ago, Mayor Linda Blechinger offered a compromise in which the city would pay half of the disputed amount over a period of five years. But county officials didn’t show any interest in compromising until this spring, when on May 8 the BOC voted to accept the $38,250 offer but wanted it paid in full within 30 days. Auburn officials didn’t pay the money. So Tuesday night, Commissioner Larry Joe Wilburn made a motion to turn the matter over to the county attorney for collections, saying he wanted Angela Davis to pursue the full amount of the tap fees since the county would incur legal costs to get the money.
For the full story, see the Aug. 15 issue of the Barrow Journal.
BOC to sue Auburn over debt
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Anonymous
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08/17/12 at 07:11 PM
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Makes perfect sense to me. Spend three times the money legal fees. Lot to be said for a lame duck BOC
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Lessons learned
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08/17/12 at 09:30 PM
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Good, Auburn needs to be sued. It has been incompetent since it's creation. Poor directors. managers, etc. & now I'm wondering about the Mayor.
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Anonymous
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08/18/12 at 09:00 AM
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BOC needs to sue a very small town ?? I think there might be more to this story ..why would a small town like Auburn go up against the BOC..?
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hell
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08/18/12 at 11:47 AM
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maybe Auburn should pay thier bills!!!!
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Life-Long in Barrow
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08/18/12 at 11:36 PM
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I think it's a good decision for the BOC! Auburn needs to realize the consequences of its actions. Leaders and citizens of Auburn need to realize that debt does not just disappear. I just hope the County attorney does not abuse this task and over-charge the county.
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Hmmm
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08/19/12 at 01:18 AM
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Auburn seemed to have enough money to start a transit system but can't pay a bill they agreed to pay...Hmmmm.