Do what is right for our community

Do

what is right for our community

It is difficult to

understand all the bickering that is taking place

concerning the vote on the Special Local Option Sales Tax

scheduled for Sept. 21.

As a single

homeowner, with no children in the school system, I can

appreciate the efforts of our elected officials to

provide a quality education in our community. Without

excellent schools and an effective plan for continuing

growth, property values will stagnate and the

double-digit increase in home value will slow and

eventually stop.

The sales

tax proposal will shift some of the burden from local

property owners to visitors from other areas, as is being

done in several other counties in the state. The shared

revenue portion from the state will exceed $8 million,

which will go a long way towards removing the trailers

from our schools.

This is not

the time for constant reminders of past transgressions,

either real or imagined. It is time to come together and

do what is right for our community. Vote yes for our

schools.

Marc

Royse

Peachtree City

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