Vote wasn't anti-school; it was just anti-growth

Vote

wasn't anti-school; it was just anti-growth

It amazed me to see

how the members of our school board reacted when

"their" SPLOST was defeated. Tears and

"embarrassment" for School Board Chairman

Debbie Condon, threats of more trailers and

"less" for our schools, and of course plans to

try for a third time next year to get county voters to

approve another SPLOST. These elected officials,

so-called representatives of the countys voters, don 't seem to have a clue.

Ms. Condon's comments are

the most grating of the bunch, voicing her embarrassment

at having to continue living in a county where voters

just won't give in and approve a SPLOST. Perhaps I am

mistaken, but no one is forcing her to remain living in

Fayette County nor is she forced to continue serving on

the board of education. Her negativity towards our

county's residents and the throw-in-the-towel attitude of

other board members is truly a sad statement about this

group that was elected to manage our school system.

Voters have sent a strong

message to those who believe that there is no limit to

development in our county. This was not an anti-school

vote; it was a vote to say that enough is enough. The $90

million in additional taxes was merely a subsidy for

developers, and voters were smart enough to see this

wasn't about better schools, it was just about bigger

schools and more schools.

Fayette County voters would

probably support any effort to improve our schools and to

improve the educational opportunities that they offer our

children. It is clear they will not support any tax that

will only lead to more growth, and more taxes in the near

future. We clearly need a school board that is in touch

with the reality of our residents' concerns, not one that

merely dreams of spending millions and cries when their

dream does not come true.

Steve Fodor

Peachtree City

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