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Nick Bowman Updated: May 24, 2018, 9:19 p.m. The Hall County Board of Commissioners took a hard pass on a rezone request for a Browns Bridge Road property that has been the site of alleged illegal dumping near Lake Lanier. With heaping complaints from neighbors and five citations from the Hall County Marshal’s Office stacked against him, commissioners unanimously shot down a request from Gary M. Chapman to change 4113, 4115 and 4117 Browns Bridge Road to the Highway-Business zone, which would have better accommodated his rolloff container and trucking business named Holy Rolloff based in metro Atlanta. The vote was taken at the commission’s Thursday voting meeting. Six people spoke against the request, and Chapman himself, represented by lawyer Jim Adam, asked that the request be tabled for a couple of months to let him work to clean up the property. One of the lots is already zoned Highway-Business, and Adam said that a previous owner or tenant had dumped material on the property before Chapman began leasing the lots. The previous dumping was intended to extend the lot, and when Chapman came in he dumped additional concrete on the lot. “It was an impetuous and wrong thing he’s trying to clarify, or fix, now,” Adam said. But fixing it would require time, he said. Denying the request would mean that he couldn’t make another for six months, and the county laid a stop-work order on the property after marshals discovered Chapman was operating without a business license, without the correct zoning, with commercial vehicles not registered in Hall County and on a site that drains into Lake Lanier. “Matt’s not responsible for all of the pre-existing dumping, but he’s willing to try to clean it up and he’d like to come into compliance,” Adam said. “To deny him now is a disincentive and the property will remain like it is, and if anything the county will have to go back against the owner.” Tabling it would do “nothing but allow him to work and improve the property,” he said. But a half-dozen speakers against the request called into question the business owner’s reliability on that front. Robert Grove lives in a gated community across Browns Bridge Road from the lot. “He is a rule-breaker,” Grove said, getting heated when describing the condition of the lot and the comments made at the Hall County Planning Commission earlier in May. “I couldn’t get by with it, and you couldn’t get by with it. How he’s getting by with it, breaking rule after rule after rule — we call those habitual rule breakers.” Jeff Daniel lives on Fincher Drive below the property. He said he and his neighbors lived for years with runoff issues from nearby Mincey Marble in their cove and was now worried they’d get more of the same from the creek that runs near the debated properties. Diana Daniel, another neighbor, had similar complaints. She said the Flat Creek area has had enough water quality problems. “We don’t need any more of those contaminants,” she told the commission. Ultimately, commissioners decided against tabling the request and instead unanimously denied it. The citations against Chapman are still working their way through Hall County Magistrate Court. Each one is considered a misdemeanor charge and is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and 60 days in jail, according to the Marshal’s Office.
Holy Rolloff Alpharetta, GA Demolition Contractor Place details Scott Shoemaker ★★★★★ in the last week They hire convicted drug felons. Thieves. Stay away. Shady business. Unreliable. You call and Matt will curse at you and threaten you. After posting this, three days late Matt called me and threatened me if I don't take this down. this is what Holy rolloff is really like. Avoid One of the most unethical companies I have dealt with in over 20 years. After the 30 ton was filled the cable snapped as it was being loaded on the truck and it smashed into my garage. The owner showed great reluctance to right this matter: promised to get it fixed and didn't, argued over the cost of the repair, and after agreeing on price (we had to fix it), didn't pay. The case is in small claims. Avoid at all costs. Since posting this the owner Matt has contacted me many times and threatened me if I don't remove this post. He may bully women but he wont intimidate me. Stay away from this abusive little man. Avoid this business at all costs. Old equipment and unethical business practices. Damaged my garage and refusing to repair. The containers are old and bottoms are rusted out. The owner is a thief. They damaged a customers gutters when the driver didn't make sure he had enough clearance. They did this in front of the homeowner. Matt Chapman has refused to accept responsibility for his driver's actions. Don't use these guys. They are not professional. They damaged a customers gutters when the driver didn't make sure he had enough clearance. They did this in front of the homeowner. Matt Chapman has refused to accept responsibility for his driver's actions. Don't use these guys. They are not professional.
Though a standard question, it's important to ask. Most contractors will tell you how long they expect the job to take without you asking. If they don't volunteer that information, be sure to ask. It's also helpful to ask if that's a hard finish date, meaning that it's the definite finish date. If it's a soft finish date, it may be extended for any number of reasons.
These first two questions should only relate to services or good purchased directly from the service provider. Many products carry their own warranties, like roofing shingles or siding. It's useful to know what these warranties cover as well as how long they last. The "warranty agent" question is important, because often warranty agents work with the manufacturer to get you repairs under warranty at a much lower price.
You'll always want to ask how long the company has been in business in Alpharetta. While this isn't a guarantee that the company will do good work, companies with longevity on their side must be doing something right. That being said, there are newer companies that do great work. If the company is under three years old, ask where the owner was employed before and for how long. If he/she has a long history of employment, it's reasonable to infer that he or she decided to go into business for themselves after so many years of experience.
You'll certainly want to ask them this. Steer clear of any company that is not insured in Georgia, because that means that any incidental damage they may do on your property will be a real hassle to recover compensation for. It is never wise to work with uninsured tradesmen of any kind. Most states also require that someone have insurance in order to be issued a trade license. If they say they're licensed but not insured, they're being less than truthful.
