I refer to the following misrepresented

facts addressed in your Aug. 14 comments in The Citizen:

1. As a matter of record, an

official ruling has not been given as to whether or not the law has been

broken regarding the Open Meeting act. Mr. Allen, you chose to quote the

Attorney General's office, stating that no law had been broken. Please

produce your evidence that such a ruling has been given. You will find

that there is no such ruling.

2. Refer to The Citizen article

written by John Thompson (on the same day as your letter) which stated,

"An attorney for the Georgia Press Association believes the Fayette

County Commission has broken the Open Meetings law. Attorney David Hudson

said the violations occurred when the County Commission voted on items

concerning legal issues in executive sessions in 2001 and 2002."

Quoting Attorney David Hudson, "This vote must be open. There is

no exception that allows that type of decision in closed session."

3. You indicated, Mr. Allen,

that the Tyrone Council was guilty of holding such meetings. Tyrone official

records reflect that no such voting has occurred in executive sessions

within the last six years (of which Mr. Cannon has been an elected official),

nor is there any indication that such voting has ever occurred in Tyrone.

4. You referenced comments

he resented that his office is being used for political purposes."

It appears that Mr. Harris' response could also be perceived as politically

motivated.

Also, you failed to mention

that you, Mr. Allen, (a relatively new resident to Tyrone), has aligned

yourself as a political pawn to Greg Dunn (who appears to have personal

influence within The Citizen), Linda Wells and a small group of Tyrone

citizens whose only interest in Tyrone is to further their political ambitions.

You have taken blind advantage of innocent Tyrone citizens by professing

to represent them in their issues and concerns.

the truth, you have managed to separate lifelong friends, put neighbor

against neighbor and brought out the worst in people's attitudes, not

to mention having disrupted the serenity of Tyrone. Is this what your

true intentions have been? Do you believe that all of this misinformation

and personal slandering is in the "best interest" of Tyrone?

5. As for your comment that

"Mr. Cannon has shamed Tyrone with his backward ways and methods,"

Mr. Cannon's community and political record speaks for itself. He has

addressed and tried to legally remedy concerns expressed to him personally

and through his position on the town council.

Although I may not always agree

with Mr. Cannon's methods, I do not appreciate your malicious intent to

degrade his contributions to Tyrone.

What qualifications do you

have, or right to think that you can best represent the Tyrone citizens,

or as you so often refer to them as "your people"? I apologize

to Mr. Cannon for your lack of professionalism.

Burt Clark

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