The City of Statesboro could face additional, hefty costs after the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a Bulloch County court ruling requiring the city pay the legal expenses of citizens who sued the city for violating the state’s Open Meetings Act. The prevailing citizens group — Earl Dabbs, Charles Oliff, Raybon Anderson, Jody Stubbs, Ray Hendley and Ellis Wood — is asking the city pay for legal costs associated with the Sept. 12 appeal, in addition to the $4,250 already awarded by the court. Dan Snipes, of Franklin, Taulbee, Rushing, Snipes, and Marsh, who represents the plaintiffs, submitted a letter to city officials last week requesting $18,639.48 for attorney fees and expenses incurred since the Bulloch Superior Court decision August 31, 2010.