Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Courts Paul Luna isn't finished with PARKatlanta
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 5:09 PM
- Joeff Davis/CL File
- Workers in 2010 install PARKatlanta equipment near Paul Luna's Lunacy Black Market (note the banner)
The suit asserts that the city's arrangement with PARKatlanta is a violation of the city charter that was undertaken without the consent of the Georgia Legislature, and says that Luna believes the city "improperly delegated part of its police power by entering into a contract that allows a private entity to enforce parts of the city of Atlanta Code of Ordinances. He also believes the City of Atlanta in conjunction with ParkAtlanta has used the parking ordinance as a revenue measure where the scheme of the ordinance is such that the receipts will be continuous and will exceed the cost of installation, maintenance and regulation."
Luna, who's long butted heads with PARKatlanta (see photo above), first filed suit over the outsourced parking enforcment last August. The case was tossed out by a Fulton County Superior Court judge, Land says, because the Atlanta Municipal Court judge who presided over the case wasn't properly served.
Comments (3)
Showing 1-3 of 3
Readers also liked…
-
Protesters arrested at Emory University after demanding research chimp's release to sanctuary 26
Group says Wenka, 58-year-old chimpanzee, deserves to be freed
-
Another reason why Atlanta should secede from Georgia 55
The Economist takes notice of public officials' penchant for nonsense conspiracy theories
Latest in Fresh Loaf
-
City Council OK's Downtown Ferris wheel construction, allows Atlantans to forge memories that will last a lifetime 7
The age of the Ferris wheel may soon be upon us, Atlanta
-
Obama to Morehouse Men: Get your grind on and give back, excuses be damned 1
For Obama, it was a brief respite from the seemingly perfect storm of scandal that hit the White House last week
-
City Council President Ceasar Mitchell to field questions about Atlanta crime on Twitter 4
#CeasarChatsCrime at 5 p.m. tonight
- More »
More by Thomas Wheatley
-
Reed, MARTA CEO Parker have a friend in next transportation secretary (Update) 34
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx gets nod from president
-
Midtown Wish List 2
- More »
Search Fresh Loaf
People who saved…
Top Commenters
