…Just another example of how your elected Gwinnett County representatives spend your money - of which they want even more - because they’ve already spent what you’ve already given them - on bargain purchases like this…

This month county commissioners voted 3-1 to buy a 33-acre tract for $2.3 million - more than twice what the county’s appraisal said it was worth.

The property had been the subject of a lawsuit filed last year after the county denied a request to rezone it for higher-density residential housing. A developer, Majors Management, had wanted to divide the property into 91 lots. It was zoned for 33.

As part of the deal, the suit was dismissed. (Hmmmm…) Court records show the deadline for motions in the case was July 30.

Commissioner Mike Beaudreau, whose district includes the purchased property - and who cast the only dissenting vote calling the purchase, at $69,000 per acre, inexcusable - said the wide range in appraisals should have convinced the commission that further study of the site was required.

Visit the AJC for the complete story…
Gwinnett pays more for land than it’s worth. Site will be used as an adjunct to still-undeveloped park.
By Patrick Fox
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tuesday, May 26, 2009