Attorney General Thurbert Baker writes opinion on Open
Records lawsuit against Peachtree DeKalb Airport (PDK)
In response to a request from Georgia State Senator David Adelman
(submitted in support of Mickey Feltus' Open Records case against
Peachtree DeKalb Airport (PDK) and DeKalb County), Georgia
Attorney General Thurbert Baker issued a legal opinion. General
Baker opined that a contract between a county and a federal
agency, purporting to block the release of county records,
does not override the clear disclosure mandates of the Georgia
Open Records Act.
The Feltus legal team has submitted General Baker's opinion to the Judge for
his consideration in deciding whether PDK and DeKalb County may hide records
about operations at PDK. DeKalb County purports to make the license plate numbers
of virtually all aircraft using PDK confidential, in reliance on an agreement
they have with the FAA. Essentially, Attorney General Baker's opinion states
that a contract between the FAA and DeKalb County cannot supercede State law. Read
the entire opinion
