DOING REQUIRED REPORTS FOR THE STATE
I only know what I read at the online sites, sorta seems like a lot of folks don’t know or don’t care about filing these pesky reports with the state. Some owe fees from long ago races.
Here is the MDJ article on such reports, then a short list of folks who it seems should have filed such reports and a few that owe some fees for not having filed.
“Campaign finance reports to be filed this week”
Staff reports - Apr 2, 2018 - MDJ
Reports detailing the fundraising and spending by state and local candidates participating in this year’s elections are expected to be filed this week, according to the state office that tracks campaign finances.
The reports will include all campaign finance activities through March 31. Candidates are required to file their reports by Friday at midnight or they will begin being charged late fees, according to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission.
The deadline applies to candidates seeking local offices, seats in the Georgia Legislature or an office elected statewide. Candidates running for U.S. Congress follow a different filing schedule and are required to file their reports by April 15, according to the Federal Election Commission.
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FINANCIAL REPORTS - SEARCH RESULTS
Below are the names of Kennesaw candidates with this comment on the State’s site:
Personal Financial Disclosure Statement(s)
“No Reports Have Been Filed With The State Ethics Commission.”
“No Reports Have Been Filed With The State Ethics Commission.”
Look for yourself at: http://media.ethics.ga.gov/…/…/Financial_BYNameResults.aspx…
Charles Derek Easterling
David B Blinkhorn
Terry Steven Creason
Yvette M. A. Daniel
James W. Eaton
Patrick M Ferris
Chris Henderson
Jeffrey Oparnica
Nimesh R. Patel
David B Blinkhorn
Terry Steven Creason
Yvette M. A. Daniel
James W. Eaton
Patrick M Ferris
Chris Henderson
Jeffrey Oparnica
Nimesh R. Patel
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LATE & NON-FILERS INDIVIDUAL DETAIL
Look for yourself at: http://media.ethics.ga.gov/search/…/Late_SearchResults.aspx…
Also here are a few candidates who owe $ for not having filed their Contribution Disclosure Reports:
DICKENS SR., JIMMY DEVALL
Filing Office: State Ethics Commission
Report Type: Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report
Fee Owed: $125
Filing Office: State Ethics Commission
Report Type: Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report
Fee Owed: $125
WELSH , CRISTINA ANNE EATON
Filing Office: State Ethics Commission
Report Type: Financial Disclosure - Public Officials
Fee Owed: $125
Filing Office: State Ethics Commission
Report Type: Financial Disclosure - Public Officials
Fee Owed: $125
WASHINGTON , BRIGGETT A
Filing Office: State Ethics Commission
Report Type: Financial Disclosure - Candidates For Public Office
Fee Owed: $125
Filing Office: State Ethics Commission
Report Type: Financial Disclosure - Candidates For Public Office
Fee Owed: $125
WASHINGTON , BRIGGETT A
Filing Office: State Ethics Commission
Report Type: Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report
Fee Owed: $125
Filing Office: State Ethics Commission
Report Type: Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report
Fee Owed: $125
SCAMIHORN , RANDALL ALLEN
Filing Office: State Ethics Commission
Report Type: Financial Disclosure - Public Officials
Fee Owed: $125
Filing Office: State Ethics Commission
Report Type: Financial Disclosure - Public Officials
Fee Owed: $125
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My comment: Perhaps those who have not submitted the required reports or paid their past due fees should not be able to run for another office until those missing reports are filed and any fees owed for non-filing have been paid?
3/7/17
Probably there will not be any WF store at this location. It is suitable for a retail department store or market.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
TIME FOR WHOLE FOODS TO LET US KNOW!
Skip down here to the 'Update' and you can see that even Whole Foods isn't sure when they will open.
Opening has twice been delayed, now it is put off for the 3rd time.
It is pretty much over for WF in Kennesaw. Yes, it could happen but most likely it won't and something else will be in that large retail space.
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Whole Foods Market announced it will open a new location in the mixed-use development at the corner of Barrett Parkway and US 41/Cobb Parkway. The newest store in Georgia for the natural and organic foods supermarket will occupy approximately 45,000 square feet of retail space.
“We’re always looking for new locations around the Atlanta metro area,” said Jeremiah Ryan, Whole Foods Market South region executive coordinator of operations. “We’re excited that we’ve found a great location for the Kennesaw community, and we look forward to providing more people with good, healthy food options. We aim to be more than a grocery – our stores have a strong connection with the communities they serve. Whether through volunteer hours or fundraising efforts, we look forward to growing those partnerships with our newest store in Georgia.”
The new store is slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2016 in March of 2017 sometime in 2017.
Update:
Lauren Bernath, Regional Social, Digital & PR Specialist Whole Foods Market │South Region, reached out to Kennesaw.com on January 6th, 2017 asking that we remove the March opening date and giving us the following update, “We are not yet ready to release an official opening date to the public. We ask that the community please keep checking back on our whole foods market website under store developments for updates!”
You can check for updates regarding the opening date at Whole Foods website, online at:
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WHOLE FOODS MARKET - Kennesaw Marketplace Mall
For 2 years Whole Foods has been saying that a WF was going to be a tenant at the Kennesaw Marketplace Mall in Kennesaw and in fact WF was the first large firm to indicate that it would be taking a place in the Fuqua regional mall.
Recent developments seem to indicate that WF may not be going to the Kennesaw location.
4 weeks ago NBC Atlanta indicated that Harry’s Marketplace (a WF operation) was to close and move to the proposed Kennesaw location.
My 3 inquiries to WF South have not resulted in any comments from them. Probably WF’s really has no idea if they will be able to open in Kennesaw and they are reluctant to further comment.
As I have noted in prior posts on WF, they have put on hold their large expansion plans and are in fact closing up to 9 locations, one in Ga but not in metro Atlanta.
Certainly they will not be moving anytime soon, if they move at all. No business license has been applied for and the only suitable location at the Kennesaw Marketplace mall remains unfinished in the interior, with only the shell being completed at present. The floor remains dirt and no building permit is posted for additional work.
With 2 main entrances the building would be suitable for a department store, a market or it could be configured into 2 seperate stores.
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Here are all the Whole Foods stores that will close by April:
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Boulder, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Salt Lake City (Draper)
Davis, California
Augusta, Georgia
Prescott, Arizona
Encinitas, California
Chicago (South Evanston)
from: Business Insider at:
http://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-whole-foods-stores-that-are-closing-2017-2
Skip down here to the 'Update' and you can see that even Whole Foods isn't sure when they will open.
Opening has twice been delayed, now it is put off for the 3rd time.
It is pretty much over for WF in Kennesaw. Yes, it could happen but most likely it won't and something else will be in that large retail space.
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Whole Foods Market announced it will open a new location in the mixed-use development at the corner of Barrett Parkway and US 41/Cobb Parkway. The newest store in Georgia for the natural and organic foods supermarket will occupy approximately 45,000 square feet of retail space.
“We’re always looking for new locations around the Atlanta metro area,” said Jeremiah Ryan, Whole Foods Market South region executive coordinator of operations. “We’re excited that we’ve found a great location for the Kennesaw community, and we look forward to providing more people with good, healthy food options. We aim to be more than a grocery – our stores have a strong connection with the communities they serve. Whether through volunteer hours or fundraising efforts, we look forward to growing those partnerships with our newest store in Georgia.”
The new store is slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2016 in March of 2017 sometime in 2017.
Update:
Lauren Bernath, Regional Social, Digital & PR Specialist Whole Foods Market │South Region, reached out to Kennesaw.com on January 6th, 2017 asking that we remove the March opening date and giving us the following update, “We are not yet ready to release an official opening date to the public. We ask that the community please keep checking back on our whole foods market website under store developments for updates!”
Lauren Bernath, Regional Social, Digital & PR Specialist Whole Foods Market │South Region, reached out to Kennesaw.com on January 6th, 2017 asking that we remove the March opening date and giving us the following update, “We are not yet ready to release an official opening date to the public. We ask that the community please keep checking back on our whole foods market website under store developments for updates!”
You can check for updates regarding the opening date at Whole Foods website, online at:
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WHOLE FOODS MARKET - Kennesaw Marketplace Mall
For 2 years Whole Foods has been saying that a WF was going to be a tenant at the Kennesaw Marketplace Mall in Kennesaw and in fact WF was the first large firm to indicate that it would be taking a place in the Fuqua regional mall.
Recent developments seem to indicate that WF may not be going to the Kennesaw location.
4 weeks ago NBC Atlanta indicated that Harry’s Marketplace (a WF operation) was to close and move to the proposed Kennesaw location.
My 3 inquiries to WF South have not resulted in any comments from them. Probably WF’s really has no idea if they will be able to open in Kennesaw and they are reluctant to further comment.
As I have noted in prior posts on WF, they have put on hold their large expansion plans and are in fact closing up to 9 locations, one in Ga but not in metro Atlanta.
Certainly they will not be moving anytime soon, if they move at all. No business license has been applied for and the only suitable location at the Kennesaw Marketplace mall remains unfinished in the interior, with only the shell being completed at present. The floor remains dirt and no building permit is posted for additional work.
With 2 main entrances the building would be suitable for a department store, a market or it could be configured into 2 seperate stores.
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
Boulder, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Salt Lake City (Draper)
Davis, California
Augusta, Georgia
Prescott, Arizona
Encinitas, California
Chicago (South Evanston)
from: Business Insider at:
http://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-whole-foods-stores-that-are-closing-2017-2
KE1NNESAW MARKETPLACE WORK CONTINUES
Additional photos as of 2/13/17
Below: still some units are not complete.
2 Below might be Sun Trust Bank?
Below Photos are for the residential development for seniors on the western most 4 acres.
By Overture, Tel: 678 842-8800
Above:
Silly text "55+ Living for a New Generation". If you are over 55 you are not part of a New Generation.
Additional photos as of 2/13/17
Below: still some units are not complete.
2 Below might be Sun Trust Bank?
Below Photos are for the residential development for seniors on the western most 4 acres.
By Overture, Tel: 678 842-8800
Silly text "55+ Living for a New Generation". If you are over 55 you are not part of a New Generation.
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12/25/16
Christmas Day is a good time to take photos of the $180,000,000 Kennesaw Marketplace project as there is no traffic there.
Many establishments are still under construction, some are already open in this 450,000 sq ft retail and residential development.
The original CLMHP consisted of 3 separate parcels whose total acerage was 87.02.
1810 OLD 41 HWY Total Acres 1.16
ERNEST BARRETT PKY Total Acres 2.64
1650 N COBB PKY Total Acres 83.2267
The section developed into the Kennesaw Marketplace retail and residential complex is approx 53 acres with 34 acres remaining as the adjoining Castle Lake MHP.
Castle Lake Info is available at these sites:
If you haven't noticed yet - there are quite a lot of restaurants, mostly fast food ones. In the area of Cobb Pky and Barrett Pky there will shortly be 19 restaurants. This is more than can be sustained by the customer base for this area.
Unfortunately I predict that there will be half a dozen going out of business in 2017. Of course many times a location that goes under is replaced by another restaurant that hopes that their franchise will do a better job.
This Castle Lake MHP 87 acre property was divided up, with about 53 acres being incorporated into the City of Kennesaw and the remaining 34 acres, stayed in unincorporated Cobb County.
The smaller parcel being the remnants of the Castle Lake MHP which dates from its opening in 1961 with 377 lots. The bridge ends abruptly at the limit of the developers property. It spans Noonday Creek and the remaining MHP acres will be developed at another time and the bridge will be finished then.
1,500 low income, retirees and Hispanic residents and some of which were trailer owners were displaced by the original Canadian owners in order to develop this property.
The 'Bridge to Nowhere' spans Noonday Creek.
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12/19/16
Construction is finished for many retail units at the Kennesaw Marketplace Mall, but some of the smaller units are still under construction.
11/21/16
For information on the Cobb County Superior Court Civil Suit of Lopez, et al v. Castle Lake Homes Corp go to: https://kennesawinfo.blogspot.com/.
This was to be a class action suit with the initial 12 named plaintiffs specified. It now seems that it will settle soon without any ruling on its being granted class status.
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12/25/16
Christmas Day is a good time to take photos of the $180,000,000 Kennesaw Marketplace project as there is no traffic there.
Many establishments are still under construction, some are already open in this 450,000 sq ft retail and residential development.
The original CLMHP consisted of 3 separate parcels whose total acerage was 87.02.
1810 OLD 41 HWY Total Acres 1.16
ERNEST BARRETT PKY Total Acres 2.64
1650 N COBB PKY Total Acres 83.2267
The section developed into the Kennesaw Marketplace retail and residential complex is approx 53 acres with 34 acres remaining as the adjoining Castle Lake MHP.
Castle Lake Info is available at these sites:
If you haven't noticed yet - there are quite a lot of restaurants, mostly fast food ones. In the area of Cobb Pky and Barrett Pky there will shortly be 19 restaurants. This is more than can be sustained by the customer base for this area.
Unfortunately I predict that there will be half a dozen going out of business in 2017. Of course many times a location that goes under is replaced by another restaurant that hopes that their franchise will do a better job.
This Castle Lake MHP 87 acre property was divided up, with about 53 acres being incorporated into the City of Kennesaw and the remaining 34 acres, stayed in unincorporated Cobb County.
The smaller parcel being the remnants of the Castle Lake MHP which dates from its opening in 1961 with 377 lots. The bridge ends abruptly at the limit of the developers property. It spans Noonday Creek and the remaining MHP acres will be developed at another time and the bridge will be finished then.
1,500 low income, retirees and Hispanic residents and some of which were trailer owners were displaced by the original Canadian owners in order to develop this property.
The 'Bridge to Nowhere' spans Noonday Creek.
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12/19/16
Construction is finished for many retail units at the Kennesaw Marketplace Mall, but some of the smaller units are still under construction.
11/21/16
For information on the Cobb County Superior Court Civil Suit of Lopez, et al v. Castle Lake Homes Corp go to: https://kennesawinfo.blogspot.com/.
9/29/16
Construction continues, looks like someone kicked over a bee hive:
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8/7/16
KENNESAW MARKETPLACE TO OPEN FIRST PHASE IN FALL
Anthony White, MDJ
KENNESAW — The massive, 50-acre mixed-use development under construction at the corner of Cobb and Barrett Parkway in Kennesaw is set to welcome its first tenants in the coming months.
The retail side of Kennesaw Marketplace is expected to open in two phases during fall 2016 and spring 2017; the residential portion of the development is projected to open in 12 to 14 months.
When the $180 million development is fully opened, it will be one of the largest of its kind in Kennesaw, according to Kennesaw Mayor Derek Easterling.
“The more I think about it, the more I realize this could be one of the most important developments ever in Kennesaw,” Easterling said. “If you look at the quality of stores and restaurants, it’s got it all. It’s a great opportunity to transform the city into a real competitor.”
Jeff Fuqua is the principal at the Fuqua Development Company, which is building the Kennesaw Marketplace project. Fuqua agreed with the mayor’s assessment of the project’s possible effect on the city.
“It will have a large economic impact on Kennesaw,” he said. “It is expected to create 1,600 to 2,000 new jobs.”
The development, which began construction about a year ago, will feature a wide variety of retail stores and restaurants, as well as a multi-family senior-living residential facility with 190 units catering to residents 55 and older.
Most of the retail space in the development on the corner of Cobb Parkway and Barrett Parkway has already been leased, and “some of the retailers will open in the fall and the rest will open in the spring,” Fuqua said.
Kennesaw Marketplace will be anchored by a Whole Foods Market and include regional sporting goods stores, restaurants and other specialty retailers.
The 50-acre development is on the former site of a trailer park and an old granite mine, which presented some issues.
“It has been an extremely difficult project to develop,” Fuqua said. “The site was all rock and part of it was an old granite mine with a 60- to 80-foot deep crater in the middle. We had to fill the hole, which made this a major construction feat. That’s why it sat there for 50 years because it was a very difficult place to develop.”
The developer also had to consider the area’s transportation and traffic infrastructure.
“We’re building a half-mile long road in the middle of our property that will relieve traffic from the intersection,” Fuqua said. “So, if you don’t want to go to the intersection, you can cut through the road we’ve built.”
Fuqua said the company has also built a structural bridge across Noonday Creek that will eventually extend to the adjacent property.
Fuqua Development Company, headquartered in Atlanta, has also partnered with the Atlanta Braves on the retail portion of The Battery Atlanta, the mixed-use development under construction next door to SunTrust Park, the team’s new stadium in Cumberland.
Kennesaw Marketplace tenants will include:
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market
Academy Sports
AT&T
Aspen Dental
Burger 21
Cactus Carwash
Freddy’s Steakburgers
Hobby Lobby
Luxury Nails
Mattress Firm
Medalyn Salon and Med Spa
Menchies
Newk’s Cafe
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Panda Express
Petco
PIE 5
PNC Bank
QuikTrip
Relax the Back
Smoothie King
Sports Clips
Starbucks
SunTrust Bank
U-Break I-Fix
Volcano Steak and Sushi
Which Wich
Zoe’s Kitchen
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Monday, July 18, 2016
Castle Lake MHP - Bridge to Nowhere:
The Castle Lake trailer park remains, although about 2/3rds of it was sold and is being developed at the Kenesaw Marketplace mall, by Fuqua Development, LLC.
The 1/2 bridge will eventually lead from the developed shopping center to whoever or whatever ends up developing this last 22 acres of property, it is likely to be a retail development.
Still winding its way through the Cobb County Superior Court is a suit by 12 former residents of the Castle Lake Mobile Home Park, who are asking for their civil action to be considered as a 'Class Action'.
The CLMHP Defendants threatened eviction, either expressly or implicitly, to all tenants who did not promptly pay the illegal fines, thereby extorting payment from each tenant. Illegal fines sometimes exceeding the amount of the tenant's monthly rent payment.
Note: The next Court date has been set for July 22, 2016. Plaintiffs are represented by the Carroll Law Firm.
See details at: http://castlelakemhp.blogspot.com/
Still winding its way through the Cobb County Superior Court is a suit by 12 former residents of the Castle Lake Mobile Home Park, who are asking for their civil action to be considered as a 'Class Action'.
The CLMHP Defendants threatened eviction, either expressly or implicitly, to all tenants who did not promptly pay the illegal fines, thereby extorting payment from each tenant. Illegal fines sometimes exceeding the amount of the tenant's monthly rent payment.
Note: The next Court date has been set for July 22, 2016. Plaintiffs are represented by the Carroll Law Firm.
See details at: http://castlelakemhp.blogspot.com/
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KENNESAW MARKETPLACE WORK CONTINUES
Fall opening for many stores is expected.
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7/2/16
KENNESAW MARKETPLACE
Estimated Completion: Fall 2016
Located in the City of Kennesaw at the crossroads of US Highway 41 and Barrett Parkway.
The mixed-use development will anchored by a Whole Foods Market, Academy Sports, restaurants, banks and other specialty retailers.
Kennesaw Marketplace Tenants:
Whole Foods
Academy Sports
AT&T
Aspen Dental
Burger 21
Cactus Carwash
Freddy's Steakburgers
Hobby Lobby
Luxury Nails
Mattress Firm
Medalyn Salon and Med Spa
Menchies
Newks Cafe
Panda Express
Petco
PIE 5
PNC Bank
Quick Trip
Relax the Back
Smoothie King
Sports Clips
Starbucks
SunTrust Bank
U-Break I-Fix
Volcano Steak and Sushi
Which Wich
Zoe's Kitchen
6/8/16
5/31/16
5/4/16
4/6/16
Things continue to progress:
4/6/16
KENNESAW MARKETPLACE WORK CONTINUES
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
7/2/16
KENNESAW MARKETPLACE
Located in the City of Kennesaw at the crossroads of US Highway 41 and Barrett Parkway.
The mixed-use development will anchored by a Whole Foods Market, Academy Sports, restaurants, banks and other specialty retailers.
Kennesaw Marketplace Tenants:
Whole Foods
Academy Sports
AT&T
Aspen Dental
Burger 21
Cactus Carwash
Freddy's Steakburgers
Hobby Lobby
Luxury Nails
Mattress Firm
Medalyn Salon and Med Spa
Menchies
Newks Cafe
Panda Express
Petco
PIE 5
PNC Bank
Quick Trip
Relax the Back
Smoothie King
Sports Clips
Starbucks
SunTrust Bank
U-Break I-Fix
Volcano Steak and Sushi
Which Wich
Zoe's Kitchen
Academy Sports
AT&T
Aspen Dental
Burger 21
Cactus Carwash
Freddy's Steakburgers
Hobby Lobby
Luxury Nails
Mattress Firm
Medalyn Salon and Med Spa
Menchies
Newks Cafe
Panda Express
Petco
PIE 5
PNC Bank
Quick Trip
Relax the Back
Smoothie King
Sports Clips
Starbucks
SunTrust Bank
U-Break I-Fix
Volcano Steak and Sushi
Which Wich
Zoe's Kitchen
Construction advances at Kennesaw Marketplace
Castle Lake Info is available at these sites:
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