Taxpayers' group will have to post bond to keep court fight going
written by J. D. Sumner.
ALBANY - If a Dougherty County taxpayer's group wants to continue to fight the Albany Dougherty Inner City Authority's attempts at obtaining millions in bonds for development, they'll have to pay more than $600,000, a judge has ruled.
In an order dated Friday, Superior Court Judge Denise Marshall ruled that ADICA's contention that they "would accrue damages and costs of at least $606,534," as a result of an appeal from the Dougherty County Taxpayers Association, is clear.
Tim Coley, the vice chair of the association and the intervenor who filed the appeal, said when asked this afternoon for comment on the judges ruling, "I would allow Don (Buie, ADICA CEO) to dictate the angle of that story."
Coley and the Taxpayers' Association are fighting ADICA's attempts at obtaining a $6 million bond issuance for development within a special Tax Allocation District. Already hamstrung by an April 28 Marshall ruling that validated the bonds, the group was appealing to the state court of appeals.
Buie is out of the office this week, according to city officials and couldn't be reached. Attempts have been made to contact ADICA attorney Jay Reynolds and Assistant City Manager James Taylor.
