Thank you

for the compliment. I am proud to be part of the 83

percent of Fayette residents who responded to the county

survey that they think that growth is out of control. I

guess that puts all of us in the box of being elitists, I

am proud to be among such good people.

Most of us

moved to Fayette County because it is a great place to

live, and it will continue to be a great place to live as

long as the citizens stay involved. We must know our

candidates and elected officials. A good way to do that

is to look at their voting records. The only thing wrong

with this county is a few of the developers and a few of

our developer-driven politicians.

I am not a

kingmaker. We know what the problem is and must not

reward the repeat offenders by voting for them.

I have

never wanted to shut the door in the 20 years that I have

lived here. You cannot stop growth... it is here. All I

want from our elected officials is to not annex and

rezone unless there is a compelling benefit to the

current citizens. I have not fought a single commercial

rezoning, just residential.

There are

over 4,000 available platted lots that could be built on

today in Fayette County. Develop those available lots

first, before you rezone any residential. That is not

shutting the door to development.

We need

smart growth, not overgrowth. The annexations and

rezonings increase our taxes, overcrowd our schools,

congest our roads and destroy what is good about Fayette

County.

Some people

have told me they do not have time to go to public

meetings, I say you cannot afford to stay home. Your

greatest investments are your family, your home, and your

community. If you want to protect them all, you have to

be involved.

The

developers keep telling us that Fayette County is 85

percent undeveloped. When we build Lake McIntosh, we will

only have enough water for a little more than 200,000

people. With a population approaching 100,000 now, where

will we get the water for the growth that the developers

want? Your house will not be worth much if our taxes are

high, our schools are overcrowded and we are running out

of water.

Fayette

County is still a great place to live; we should keep it

that way. Stay informed, stay involved, and see you at

the polls.

Bob

Craft

Fayetteville

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