Only days

after Jim Pace announced that he is vacating his seat on

the City Council of Peachtree City at the end of this

year, the first would-be successor has jumped into the

fray.

Charles

(Chuck) D. Lehman, an 18-year resident of Peachtree City,

has announced his intention to run for the Post 2 seat on

the City Council this fall.

According

to a written statement issued July 1, Lehman is running

because of his "love for the city.

"He

wants to see new programs for the youth of the city and

ecology put to the forefront when developers want new

building programs," the statement said.

Lehman says

he is not being backed by any special interest group and

is making himself available to anyone who wishes to talk

about the issues affecting Peachtree City.

A former

chief operating officer and vice president of marketing

for Hi-Brand Foods, the first industrial company to come

to Peachtree City, Lehman has 36 years of business

experience, including various positions with Oscar Mayer

and Co. as well as operating his own gourmet food

business.

His wife of

38 years, Myrna, is a teacher in the Fulton County school

system. The Lehmans have two grown children.

Lehman has

a bachelor of science degree in business from Miami

University of Ohio and an MBA from the University of

Cincinnati.

He lectures

out of state on marketing and management subjects, and is

an adjunct instructor at Georgia Military College (Ft.

McPherson) and Central Michigan University's College of

Extended Learning.

He also has

been an adjunct instructor at Bowling Green State

University and Indiana University.

Lehman is a

member of Peacthree City United Methodist Church.

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