10/03/2024
I just cannot believe the length that Gwinnett county is going to stop our area from becoming the city of Mulberry. They just keep filing lawsuits . . Crazy waste of tax dollars!!
Gwinnett County and City Council Candidate File Four New Lawsuits to Cancel Mulberry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
It is with a heavy heart that I send this update. Despite having four prior lawsuits against Mulberry dismissed by Judge Tadia Whitner in Gwinnett Superior Court, Gwinnett County and Harris Roth, a District 4 council candidate, have decided to continue the pointless charade of wasting our citizens’ tax dollars and have filed four more lawsuits against the State of Georgia and the Governor’s Mulberry Transition Team.
Two suits were filed by Gwinnett in Fulton County and Gwinnett County, asking judges in both counties to stop the City of Mulberry and halt the ongoing transition. Unhappy with the prior rulings against them, Gwinnett County is using our tax dollars to sue its own citizens in multiple courts in hopes of finding a new judge who will listen to their sham arguments. Every citizen of Gwinnett County should be outraged. This is all about power and control, and with some of the highest property tax rates in Georgia, Gwinnett will continue to spend our money to keep both.
“Gwinnett County’s willingness to weaponize the legal system in an attempt to overturn and subvert the will of their voters is exactly why we need the City of Mulberry – to protect local control in our community,” said Citizens for Mulberry President Michael Coker.
District 4 council candidate Harris Roth has also filed two additional lawsuits in Gwinnett seeking to stop Mulberry. Mr. Roth is suing the same city that he is asking to represent, using the same attorneys who represented Steve Hughes’ failed lawsuit to have this fall’s council election cancelled. The hypocrisy is mind blowing.
“Now, more than ever, the need for strong leadership on our future city council is clear. Electing candidates who have been committed to Mulberry from the beginning is of the upmost importance,” said Citizens for Mulberry President Michael Coker. “We cannot have candidates on the council who are working with and for developers to sabotage this place we call home. I encourage you to research your candidates fully, and only vote for those that you know are committed to making Mulberry a success on day one.”
Citizens for Mulberry President Michael Coker and the Governor’s Mulberry Transition Team are committed to continuing to stand up for Mulberry’s residents in court and will fight these frivolous county and developer lawsuits until the city can officially be up and running on January 1, 2025.
Michael Coker
President, Citizens for Mulberry, Inc.
Phone: 678-935-9484
[email protected]
