The City of Marietta’s practice of buying land without first releasing details of the deals illustrates what Marietta Daily Journal publisher and editor in chief Otis A. Brumby Jr. calls a big problem with the state’s Open Records Act-too many exemptions.
The Marietta City Council has, in recent years, acquired numerous parcels of land without first disclosing the price, seller or location of the property, Brumby said. Cobb County, in contrast, makes these details available to the public before it buys property.
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