Commissioner says proposed Development Authority changes are racist
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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ATLANTA - A Fulton County commissioner blasted his colleagues at a commission board meeting on Wednesday, accusing them of being racist for calling the embattled Fulton County Development Authority into question over per diems.
Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. said the practice which has recently come under scrutiny, had been in place for years, but once Marty Turpeau, who is African-American, became chairman in November of last year, some of the commissioners wanted to reduce the per diem amounts and even demolish the Fulton County Development Authority altogether.