Hi Jeremy, Loretta, and Sandra,
I hope you’re all doing well and having a good start to the week.
I was looking to send a follow-up regarding the supplemental materials for
PRR-499-2025 and PRR-647-2025. Thank you again for your message last Monday
and for confirming that the City is working to respond based on the
clarifications I provided — I truly appreciate your help.
I also noticed that our correspondence continued on a new thread, so I am
copying the original Open Records request address here to keep the record
complete and ensure everything remains documented adequately under the same
request numbers.
Because the three-business-day period outlined under the Open Records Act
has now passed, I would like to check in to see whether there is an update
available or if there is anything further you need from me to assist with
the search.
My goal is simply to receive the responsive records so that this request
can be resolved smoothly. If additional time is needed, please feel free to
let me know — even a brief status update or a written no-records
determination would be very helpful.
If the supplemental production cannot be completed, I was reading that the
ORA would require me to request assistance through the Attorney General’s
Open Government Mediation Program, though I am truly hopeful we can
complete the request directly and collaboratively.
Thank you again for your time and assistance. I truly appreciate it and
look forward to hearing from you.
Warm regards,
Sarah Zeeman
On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM Jeremy T. Berry <JBerry@cglawfirm.com> wrote:
> Sarah, good afternoon. I apologize for the delay responding. The City
> will work to respond to your Open Records Act request per your revision and
> explanation below.
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> Just a note, you cite to OCGA § 50-18-72(h) but that subsection of the
> statute does not exist. Perhaps you are referring to § 50-18-71(d) about
> exemptions. The City does not have an obligation to create a privilege log
> under the Open Records Act.
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> Thanks,
>
> Jeremy
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> *Jeremy Berry | Partner*
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> *From:* Sarah Zeeman <szeeman@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 2, 2025 2:57 PM
> *To:* Jeremy T. Berry <JBerry@cglawfirm.com>
> *Cc:* Loretta Watts <loretta.watts@brookhavenga.gov>; Sandra Bryant <
> sandra.bryant@brookhavenga.gov>
> *Subject:* Re: Your Open Records Act requests to the City of Brookhaven
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> Subject: ORA Clarification – PRR-499-2025 / PRR-647-2025
>
> Jeremy,
>
> Thank you so much for your response and for your willingness to help
> clarify my requests — I truly appreciate it.
>
> Just to avoid any confusion, this ORA request is separate from any
> litigation matter, and counsel does not represent me for purposes of
> public-records requests. I’m comfortable corresponding directly with the
> City as contemplated by O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq.
>
> I really appreciate and welcome your offer for you to convene a call with
> the appropriate City officials. There have been repeated sinkholes and
> uniform subsidence around the entire corner ROW since the stormwater
> project in 2018.
>
> There has been an open ticket with public works (ID #4800069) for about a
> year now, and Sean McCarthy mentioned to me that there was an investigation
> into the storm drain in the right-of-way adjacent to my property. I have
> reached out to Mr. McCarthy and have not received an answer. I am simply
> hoping to understand the outcome of that investigation and review any
> associated records, and seeking a resolution to fix broken stormwater
> pipes, stop the sinkholes, and resolve the entire corner ROW from
> continuing to sink.
>
> Yes, thank you. I did not intend to limit my request to records created
> after July 2025. Please treat PRR-499-2025 and PRR-647-2025 as requesting
> all responsive records without date limitation, including inspections,
> maintenance, or repair records, work orders, complaints, emails, notes,
> maps, engineering materials, and communications related to the storm drains
> near the corner Osborne Road & Grove Street, including any records
> connected to the investigation.
>
> I read that the Open Records Act also provides that agencies identify
> which custodians were searched and include lawful withholding explanations
> for any records withheld under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72(h). I would be grateful
> to receive that information along with the supplemental production, if
> applicable.
>
> If records exist clarifying which specific drain Mr. McCarthy referenced,
> I’d appreciate receiving those as part of the response. If no such records
> exist, a brief written no-records determination would also be very helpful.
>
> Thank you again for your time and assistance. I truly appreciate your help
> and look forward to the City’s full