Today Mayor Kim Learnard formally announces she will seek a second term as Peachtree City mayor. A proven leader who fiercely protects the paths, greenspaces, and nature areas we all cherish, Mayor Learnard is also committed to planning responsibly for our future.
“Working together, we have achieved great things in the last four years, and Peachtree City just keeps getting better,” Mayor Learnard said. “Let’s keep the momentum going and protect our quality of life with a government that delivers results for Peachtree City families.”
In her first term, Mayor Learnard has worked tirelessly to re-engage stakeholders, fill empty storefronts, expand the multi-use path system, secure state funding for traffic improvements, revitalize recreation facilities, and oppose apartments.
She fights for the taxpayer at every turn. She lowered the millage rate, expanded property tax exemptions for low income seniors, supported statewide tax reform to cap property assessments, and is advocating against the proposed FLOST one penny sales tax in countywide discussions.
“On my watch, we have offered tax relief, balanced the budget every year, invested in our future, and saved for a rainy day.” Mayor Learnard continued.
Additionally, Peachtree City enjoys award winning public safety, Tree City USA status, expanding industry, and everything we need to ensure our parks, paths and greenspaces continue to thrive.
Mayor Learnard will focus her second term on policies that help families and businesses flourish in our safe and beautiful community. Relying on her years of leadership and operational experience, she will oversee completion of the largest transportation improvement project in Fayette County history at the intersection of Highway 54/74, as well as projects in the new Recreation Master Plan; respect our villages and plan to the founders’ vision; invest in public safety and economic development; and continue to seek tax relief for our citizens.
Mayor Learnard was sworn in as the 12th mayor of Peachtree City in January 2022. She and her husband, Rob, moved to Peachtree City 25 years ago to raise their three children. Now they enjoy sharing all they love about this community with their grandchildren. Election Day is November 4, 2025. For more information, visit KimLearnardForMayor.com.
When is Mayor Kim going to address the 54/74 mess? Can we hope that the works that have converted the intersection of those 2 roads into a living traffic hell will be finished before the second coming of Christ?
There is so much incompetence and slowness in the implementation of this work that in the end will result in minimal solution for the traffic congestion there.
There is an urgent need to look into alternative ways to divert traffic between Coweta and Fayette counties (TDK extension?). The Mayor’s office needs to look into this with a fresh approach and intelligent vision. Is Mayor Kim up to the task, I ask
The Mayor has previously and publicly reported the 74/74 project will take about 30 months to complete after work begins. If you observe City Council meetings, you will know this. A TDK extension is a solid NO-GO!
So ya’ll democrat coalition here in PTC decided to buy this publication and put all Democrat writers and contributors and the like to just get Mayor Kim Leanord voted in again??? Ya’ll…we’re all not that stupid, that’s not going to work.FYI: your viewership has tanked 50%. I can see ya’ll at dinner figuring it all out!!!
The country voted the Democrats and their values out and so will the PTC residents vote Democrat, Kim
Leonard out this time around!
And now a few words from your socialist, marxist, progressive, TDS supporters above….and below.
PTCR – Now that your orange leader and Comrade Hillbilly are leading the pep rally for Russia, you’re gonna have to tone down your anti-socialist and anti-Marxist rhetoric. Either that or put your MAGA hat in the trash can.
“Let’s keep the momentum going” -clearly her campaign isn’t going to address 54/74 because there would need to be momentum first…she’s as good a mayor as my jokes and smells as such. #literallyanyoneelseformayor
Perhaps this should have been filed under “opinion” rather than a hard news section of this site.
I’m feeling proud that our city attracts top talent like Mayor Kim Learnard and grateful that she is willing to serve again.
This is not a planned retiree community. I grew up in PTC and now raise my family here…creating an environment that benefits retirees vs non-retirees is a recipe for disaster. Eventually, you run off non-retirees and there’s not enough retiree tax $$$ to fund the community.
I’ll vote for whoever keeps balanced taxes for all…and trust the current and next generation of public servants to make decisions on what’s right for the PTC that exists today and in the future.
PLEASE Suzanne Brown run for mayor!! We have to get rid of Learnard! Johnson is a traitor, fooled everyone. She has become Learnard’s lapdog. We voted for her hoping we would have a majority on the council to go against Learnard. The homeowner’s taxes are unbelievable now. We were thrilled to move here and retire and we have now begun to regret it. We need a mayor that is for the people and not out for themselves. Ms. Brown is the one to do it. She tries to do the right things but can’t, Holland is a good man and he tries too, but they are the minority and are always dismissed. We do not want to be another typical, crowded, traffic jammed suburb of Atlanta.
Both Brown and Holland voted against expanding the property tax threshold for low income seniors. You can thank the mayor, Johnson and Destadio that the income threshold of $30k per year is now $60k, meaning more seniors qualify. AND the exemption amount increased from $5k to $30k. Facts are stubborn things.
Dad – Seeking to understand your comments, so some questions for you.
Do you know why Mr Holland and Ms Brown opposed this proposal raising the senior property tax exemption? I don’t, but I also don’t assume they are cold, uncaring people as you imply.
I’ll trust your numbers: PTC doubled the income threshold, and raised the exemption amount by six times the previous. Bidenflation has been crazy, but why were these extremely large percentage increases chosen?
How many more people will receive the PTC property tax exemption? How much less in property tax will PTC collect as a result of the expansion?
Did Council offset the lost tax revenue with spending reductions elsewhere, or just pass the tax burden onto the remaining taxpayers? How much extra is that for each of the remaining taxpaying households?
The mayor says she’s for “tax relief for our citizens”, but is that just expanding the number that pay nothing and passing their portion onto those remaining?
We should be generous, especially in our personal charity to others. But there also need to be adults in the room asking adult questions on behalf of all taxpaying residents.