The old

adage "If you don't vote, you have no right to

complain" has taken new meaning in Peachtree City.

Mayor Bob

Lenox announced at last week's City Council meeting that

the turnout for the recent special election for the

proposed school sales tax "disgusts me." He

added that he would be taking a good look at the voting

lists when considering the complaints of residents in the

future.

Lenox did

not discuss the merits of the sales tax itself one way or

the other, and he did not say which way he voted. But he

was not happy that only 4,000 of about 16,000 registered

voters in Peachtree City took the time to go the polls

Sept. 21.

The mayor,

who estimates that he spends about 2,000 hours per week

working for the city, is not pleased that residents

refuse to take a few minutes to go and vote, he said.

"It's just appalling," he said.

He also

reminded everyone of the upcoming City Council election,

when two seats will be decided Nov. 2.

While no

one can inquire to the Election Board about how someone

else voted, a list of who actually did vote is public

record and can be obtained. Lenox said that he would

acquire such a list after the election and keep it on his

desk at City Hall.

"When

someone calls with a complaint, I will check to see if

that person voted," he said, adding that he may also

have it on hand during City Council meetings.