LONG v. CITY OF HELEN

301 Ga. 120

FINAL COPY S17A0642. LONG et al. v. CITY OF HELEN et al. BLACKWELL, Justice. Merle and Lesia Long own Water Park Properties, LLC, a business in White County that provides its customers with recreational river tubing experiences. Since 2010, the Longs and Water Park have squared off repeatedly against the City of Helen in a series of lawsuits, all of which related to a land- use permitting dispute. After the Longs and Water Park dismissed their most recent lawsuit with prejudice, the trial court awarded more than $17,000 to the City for attorney fees and litigation expenses pursuant…