The case: my City of Brookhaven open records requests. On March 9, 2026, the City closed 20 of them in 5 minutes and 38 seconds. One reason, repeated 20 times. No records.
| Records requests the City of Brookhaven closed on March 9, 2026 | 20 |
| Time from the first closure notice to the last | 5 min 38 sec |
| Different reasons given | 1 |
| Times that reason was repeated | 20 |
Start here if you know nothing
In Georgia, anyone can ask a city for its public records. The city can send an estimate for the work before it starts.
The City of Brookhaven sent me estimates. On March 9, 2026, it closed twenty of my requests.
It did not tell me the records did not exist. It did not send me records. It marked them complete.
THE ONE LINE TO REMEMBER
Twenty notices. Every one said the same thing: “has been marked complete due to lack of approval of provided estimate.”
First notice, 1:01:34 PM. Last notice, 1:07:12 PM.
The graphic above, as text
| Count | What |
|---|---|
| 20 | closure notices from the City of Brookhaven on March 9, 2026 |
| 1 | stated reason: "has been marked complete due to lack of approval of provided estimate." Signed: Office of the City Clerk, City of Brookhaven |
| 338 | seconds from the first notice (1:01:34 PM) to the last (1:07:12 PM), Eastern |
| 0 | records produced that day |
Twenty open records requests, closed in five minutes thirty eight seconds. Times are Eastern, taken from the notices. Request numbers and personal details are not published.
What happened
- February 24, 2026. City Manager Christian Sigman writes that Lillian Young is “no longer with the City of Brookhaven as HR Director.”
- March 9, 2026, 1:01:34 PM ET. The City sends the first of twenty Request Marked Complete notices, signed “Office of the City Clerk, City of Brookhaven”.
- March 9, 2026, 1:01:34 PM to 1:07:12 PM ET. Twenty notices arrive. Each one states the request “has been marked complete due to lack of approval of provided estimate.”
- March 9, 2026, 1:07:12 PM ET. The last notice arrives. Elapsed: five minutes and 38 seconds.
- Through at least March 10, 2026. The City’s published disability page still names Lillian Young as its ADA Coordinator.
What came back, as of October 17, 2026
- Records produced on these twenty requests on March 9: none.
- Closure notices: 20, in 338 seconds.
- Reasons: 1.
Status, as of October 17, 2026
Twenty requests closed by the City of Brookhaven on March 9, 2026. This entry makes no claim about what happened to them afterward.
What this record does not show
It does not show what records I asked for. That stays off this site.
It does not show whether any of the twenty requests were later reopened or produced.
It does not show what the City’s disability page says today.
Twenty requests in five minutes and 38 seconds. I cannot eat a donut that fast, and I have tried. The City managed it with paperwork.
Related: The City of Brookhaven record, the Brookhaven Police Department record, and the Timeline.
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