Commissioner says changes proposed by Development Authority are racist

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Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. addresses a board meeting on July 14, 2021. (FOX 5)

ATLANTA – A Fulton County commissioner blasted his colleagues at a commission board meeting on Wednesday, accusing them of being racist for challenging the struggling Fulton County development authority in the subject of daily allowances.

Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. said the practice that recently came under scrutiny had been in place for years, but once Marty Turpeau, who is African-American, became president in November of l s last year, some of the commissioners wanted to reduce the per diem and even completely demolish the Fulton County Development Authority.

Arrington alleges that nothing was ever questioned when white leadership was in place.

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You don’t have any trouble. Trying to … Want to do development south of I-20? Oh, no, we’re gonna put your name in the newspaper. We’re gonna run your name through the mud. Bulls —! Bulls —, again! Okay, that’s exactly what it is. This is exactly what it is. Target people because of their race, ”Commissioner Arrington told the board.

Council treasurer Sam Bacote also answered questions from commissioners about the controversial practices.

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