FWIW: Emails run heavily against Cobb stadium | www.myajc.com

Cobb County’s top elected officials received four times as many emails opposing the plan to help fund a new Atlanta Braves stadium as he did emails in support, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution review of his correspondence in the days after the announcement.

The 178 emails about the stadium plan, most to Commission Chairman Tim Lee, were released by county officials Tuesday. Of the total, 124 criticized the idea of spending $300 million in public money on the new Braves ballpark near interstates 75 and 285.

The most recent of the emails were sent Nov. 14, three days after the Braves announced they are bolting from Turner Field after the 2016 season.

Many emails were threatening: “You will be out of a job next election if you go through with this.” Some were funny: “This isn’t managing Cobb County … this is buying a pony.” Some were insulting: “What a dumb idea.” A bunch were written in all caps: “NO, NO, NO STADIUM.”

And some were all of the above: “I will be at the forefront in pushing to rename I-75/I-285 interchange after YOU. That way people can cuss you out for many years down the road.”

There were notes of support as well. About 30 of the emails were from people congratulating the commission on landing the Braves.

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