Our choice is this, should

we be more concerned about one family being able to make

millions by selling their "family farm," or

should we instead worry about our city and its future?

The family waxed poetically about how wonderful Peachtree

City once was, then they make it clear they want to move

ahead with a development that will help destroy our

city's quality of life.

This development is just

the opening shot in a war that could forever change the

face of our city. If you don't want to see big box

retailers all along our highways; if you don't want to

see traffic gridlock on our roads; if you want to protect

the quality of life in our city, now is the time to step

forward.

Concerned citizens need to

fill the council chambers on Monday night to make it

clear to the Planning Commission that they must say NO.

We have a traffic impact ordinance but it appears that by

using smoke and mirrors the developer will try to show

how Home Depot (and the other stores that will follow on

that site) will not impact our traffic all that much.

They will try to convince the commission that a turn lane

and another traffic light is all that is needed to

mitigate any increased traffic. I say malarkey.

See for yourself. Look at

the huge volumes of traffic that the big box retailers

generate. Look at just how ugly these monstrous buildings

really are. Is this you vision for your city's future?

Maybe it is all a done

deal. Maybe the traffic impact ordinance is nothing more

than a sham, put in place to appease us while ways to

circumvent it are already being planned. Maybe we

don't know what is best for us - maybe the

developers know better. I certainly hope that is not the

case.

If you care about the

future of our city, you need to be at the commission's

meeting on Monday night. If concerned citizens stand

united, we can turn aside those who are only interested

in their individual interests and making the biggest

profit at the expense of our quality of life.

Steve Fodor

Peachtree City

<!-------------