I asked [Peachtree

City] Mayor [Bob] Lenox in a citizen's meeting formally to confirm buildout

at 38,000 population and plans for expansion of the sewer system. This

response has been 38,000 and the only sewer expansion would be to honor

prior commitments to [major developer] PCDC [the former Peachtree City

development Corp., now known as Pathway Communities].

There is now

hedging on buildout and sewer expansion beyond prior commitments. In fact,

we now have a replay of our commander-in-chiefs definition of "is."

In my recent

response to EPD on the March 16 consent order, I submitted documentation,

given to the city in 1996, pointing out sewer (waste water) treatment

capacity was maxed out. Additional capacity problems Starr's Mill, The

Chimneys, Westside Village, additional commercial/industrial development

impact the present system.

We now hear

need for a new facility to replace Line Creek treatment facility at a

$6 million cost.

Odor evaluation,

ground water assessment, industrial pretreatment requirements are all

proper and responsible objectives for [the Peachtree City Water and Sewer

Authority]; however, the general manager is driving operations and an

objective is to increase the customer base.

This is wrong

the WSA is to provide service at a reasonable cost to our citizens first,

upgrade the older facilities as needed and provide consistent management

in a professional manner not press in all areas to expand the system.

Mayor Lenox,

you need to define "is" as to our sewer (waste water) problems

rather than pursuing annexation and a new expanded customer base.

The city council

members need to (all) be educated as to what is going on with the WSA

management.

Jim Ryan

Peachtree City

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