CONYERS — Grind Capital says its $500 sponsorship of Rockdale County Commissioner Doreen Williams’ annual nonprofit appreciation brunch was a standard event sponsorship paid directly to Rockdale County government and was not connected to the company’s pending rezoning requests.
The company issued a statement Sept. 13 following questions about the sponsorship and Williams’ decision to recuse herself from upcoming rezoning decisions involving Grind Capital.
County Attorney Qadar Baig previously confirmed the planned recusal in an email to Conyers resident Ann Sapp after Sapp raised concerns about Williams’ participation in decisions involving the proposed Project Rockforge data center campus…