Mr. Perlman also paid

almost $1,200 to a firm for "consulting" on the

brochure he mailed out, and another $2,400-plus to print

and mail that same brochure. I called that consultant,

Landmark Communications of Duluth, Ga., and asked what

type of consulting work they did for Mr. Perlman, as I

was curious.

I was advised that they do

"public relations work for candidates." When I

pressed for more information, I was told that they could

not discuss the exact services they provided to any

client, other than to say they did "design and

layout" work on the campaign brochure.

Why on earth would a

candidate need to spend all this money and use a public

relations firm to put together a brochure to mail out to

our city's residents? Mr. Perlman spent almost twice as

much on his brochure as the other four candidates spent

on their flyers combined. Must be one heck of a brochure.

This election could prove a

turning point for our city. We can elect those who share

our concerns for our city, or we can listen to PR firms

and flashy brochures. Do we really want a consultant

giving our council representative directions on important

issues? If we did, would it not be wiser to just elect

the PR firm for the council seat and eliminate the

middleman? On Nov. 2 the choice is yours. Be sure to

vote.

Steve Fodor

Peachtree City

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