Our lifestyles as individuals and as a community will depend

upon their judgments and their votes will shape every aspect of our day

to day lives. Their decisions will impact our lives much more than

any made on the state or federal level.

The changes to be made in the land use plan, the zoning of

our undeveloped areas are but a few of the items to be faced by our

county officials.

Fayette County needs caring commissioners. We need officials

who will bring intelligence, integrity, compassion, fairness and

dignity back to our citizens. We deserve commissioners who understand

that they are elected to represent the people, not rule them.

I feel that Linda Wells has all the qualities to be a commissioner

of the people. She has always exhibited an attitude of respect for

her fellow Fayette Countians, is a proven leader and has no ties to

any special interest groups.

Pleas return to the polls on Aug. 11 and vote. All our futures

depend on wise leadership. No county can be any better than the quality

of leadership it has. Lets return Fayette County to the hands of

officials who care.

Barbara Short

Fayetteville

For Brown . . .

I confess that I, as I suspect many others, found some of the

recent election results surprising. The truly sad part to me, however, was

the terribly low voter turnout. It is very difficult to accept the

huge percentage of our fellow Fayette Countians who apparently are

either oblivious to the very serious problems facing our county or

simply don't care enough to take a few minutes to vote.

I hear the cries of those who say if only the elections were held

on Saturday or if only the ballots were mailed to each registered

voter's home all would be different. Sorry, I don't buy it. If you can't get

there from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. on the few election days we have, it's

simply because, in the vast majority of cases, the motivation isn't there. As

to the mailing of ballots to the home, the potential for widespread

fraud is unlimited.

Some of this mass indifference shown in our recent primary could

be changed if folks would educate themselves on the candidates and

come out to vote in the runoff on Tuesday, Aug. 11. You are eligible to

vote then even if you didn't vote in the primary and there are a number of

fine candidates running for positions of extreme importance to all of us

and the future of Fayette County. They have worked hard and deserve

your consideration.

A prime example is Fred Brown who is running for a seat on

the county commission. Here is a candidate of extensive experience in

city, county, regional and state affairs. He is a person of

unquestionable personal integrity without even any potential for conflict of interest

on any county issue who would be a "full- time" commissioner. He has

no ties to developers or any special interest group and his sole goal will

be to work for the best interests of all the people of Fayette County if

given that opportunity.

Fred has lived in Fayette County for over 24 years and fully

understands the need for lower density growth today as well as the

overwhelming need for carefully planned and executed control over

future growth. He knows we must meet the challenges of today as well

as tomorrow.

Few realize, for example, that over 6,000 building permits for

new residential dwellings have already been issued. Immediate action

is imperative. In this regard, Fred has a strong record of support for

the imposition of impact fees so that present residents don't have

to unfairly bear the burden of the cost of the additional requirements

for police and fire services, roads, libraries, water, waste,

recreational facilities, etc. created by new building. This is but one of

many problems facing our county government now.

Fred Brown has seen the mistakes that have been made in the

past and, most importantly, what will work in the future. He knows

firsthand the problems of the cities within the county as well as those of

the unincorporated areas. He knows that short-term action is a must

but careful long-term planning is vital. He has both the background and

a wealth of experience to make a real contribution to our county

government.

Finally, and very importantly, Fred is an excellent listener who

works extremely well with others at all levels of government and has

earned a high degree of respect at both the local and state level. He will

work extremely hard on a full-time basis to obtain the best for all the

citizens of Fayette County now and in the future and strive to protect us

against any special interest groups that would work to our detriment.

It is my hope that all Republicans will take a hard look at

his candidacy and conclude, as I have, that he deserves our votes on

Aug. 11.

Ed Potts

Peachtree City

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