Here is a road map of the first batch of emails.

1. Alan Hart mentions possible sites to Costco agent in August 2014

6-7: site map/satellite photo
8: Hart email to Julie about zoning, access, and liquor sales for Costco
10-23: Access control policy
24: Hart email to Mattiace: Dont take your foot off the gas pedal. This car
has special tires that are matched to the pavement surface. Go fast!! June
18, 2015
24: Costco email to Mark Davis regarding site
26-32: ordinance and zoning hearing documents
33-35: July 12 2015 email from Mayor regarding Project Santa Claus.
Email sent to Daniel Venable at Northwest Atlantic. Venable asks for
extension.
36: Hart and Mattiace exchange emails about entrances
41: March 3, 2014. Hart mentions meeting with Costco rep. Madison
mentioned.
43-44. Mayor sends CL story about Mayor Yarber trying to get Costco to Hart.
Hart responds.
45. Hart tells Mayor he talked to Jeff Kimbrell about leaks to media. They
were trying to figure out who was talking to media about Costco.
46. David Williams of Waggoner Engineering asks Hart if Ridgeland has a
site for Costco. Hart replies.
48. Uh-oh. Mayor emails Hart about email from Karen Bush. She makes it
clear she is against the projects location. Gene says we need to cut this off
at the pass. Mentions using Buster, Mattiace, Walter Denny, or Barksdale to
work on this.
49. Hart responds that she is the wife of a Doctor who is an OBGYN.
51. Julia Williams sends a similar email of protest
52-55: Letters in Greenwood Gazzette (Neighborhood newsletter) get citys
attention
63: A Stephen King seems to be forwarding emails to the Mayor
68: More forwards from King
77. Philip Ley emails Mayor in opposition to Costco
78. A Thomas Bobbit apparently forwards a Liz Zimmerman email to her
neighbors about a petition.
84: More emails from Tom Bobbit to Hart
94. Mayor tells Catherine Stradinger he will be happy to meet with her.
96-97. Sunny Desai writes in opposition. He is building a Hampton. Hart
reminds Mayor he took heat for the Hampton.
98. Hart forwards email sent to Kennedy & Company containing opposition
emails. An Amy Amundson is mentioned.
104. A Matt Summers emails Mayor and states his opposition. Hart tells
Mayor he thinks he works for Yates.
105: Kennedy & Company forward Robin Mayfields email to Hart.
111: A Michelle Williams forward Mark Adams email (Dinsmoor) to Hart.

113-115: Hart tries to dig up dirt on a C. Patrick Roberts. States he is

looking for record of residency in Ridgeland and at water billing. He also
looked for record on him at the Chancery Clerks office.
117-118: A Matthew Jackson notifies Mayors office about a little Twitter
campaign
127-128: Interesting exchange about weeds between Hart and someone
132-135: Description of Phase III
135: Hart asks Mark Shapley to come see him to consider the facts instead
of the rumors Shapley asks him to stop harassing good honest citizens in
another email.
140: Graham Calvert tells Mayor and Hart that he does not believe it is not
spot zoning for Costco
146-151: DI Smith emails Mayor and Hart to show them what reply he is
sending to citizens asking about Costco. He asks them if they have
recommended changes/improvements. A David Allen sent him an email
asking him where he stood on the issue. Hart tells him on August 15 , 2015
that they have discussed a use type that fits their model with Costco and
several businesses.
152: Hart issues key talking points to Mayor. Defends confidential nature of
negotiations
157: Mike Pigford emails Mayor in support of project. Mentions my video.
158: Robert Redd supports project.
161-166: Emails supporting Mayor
167: A Jim Best emails Costco and says opponents also opposed St. Andrews
school, Township, Renaissance, Butler Snow
169-173 : more emails supporting Costco
181-186: more maps
192: Hart and Mayor tell someone that signs for hearing were not placed
since it was an ordinance change and not a zoning law change.
200-202: Funny emails involving one written by Tom Sager. Nothing like a
retired bureaucrat who wants to run the world like the federal government.
208-234: Costco web pages
242: Lauren Lester sends to Alan Hart an opposition email
247: David Williams does the same
257: Hart defends Lowes.
273: Someone raises hell to Mayor about Northside Sun editorial
280: Dow Yoder emails Mayor and USACE about Corps permit