I realized after the political flyer went to the printer that the billboard in the political information piece was not in the Fayetteville city limits, even though it surely does look like it is.
As it turns out, it appears that former County Commissioner Eric Maxwell’s lawsuit against the county might be responsible for the unsightly billboard and not the City Council in Fayetteville. I apologize for any confusion.
Certainly, I don’t think the incumbents who lost in Fayetteville are going to blame the posting of that billboard for their loss in the election.
Without question, the other material related to Mayor Steele voting in favor of mass transit, his support of the West Fayetteville Bypass and his willingness to annex the center of the county and overdevelop the area is probably what thwarted his re-election effort.
I’m delighted to see the voters in Fayette County taking a bold stand against special interests and wanting to keep the rural feel we have always appreciated.
Harold Bost
Fayetteville, Ga.
[Bost is a former county commissioner and founder of an activist group known as FayCOG (Fayette Citizens for Open Government), a group that transitioned in the past three years into the Fayette County Local Issues Tea Party.]
