Local Prime Timers and

leaders were asked to share a "millennium wish"

with our readers. While the wishes varied based on the

individual's perspective, there was a consistent message

of hope for a positive future for the county and the

world.

*Greg Dunn

County Commission Vice Chair

"As we enter the new

millennium my hope is that the collective leadership of

Fayette County (elected, business, civic and religious)

can truly work more closely to ensure the best quality of

life for all our citizens. We hear statements just like

this every day when it appears to be the `politically

expedient' or `politically correct' thing to say. I am

confident that in our community these statements need not

be hollow promises or political pandering. We have

leaders with the dedication, talent, work ethic and

integrity to convert these declarations into positive

realities. We need not follow several of our neighboring

counties into declining quality of life simply because we

were unable to harness the talents and ideas of

legitimately competing interest groups. We all deserve

better! As Judge Mills Lane says repeatedly, `Let's get

it on!'"

*Glenn Winslette

Holiday Inn Express, Fayetteville

"My millennium wish is

that we faithfully control our growth without destroying

our history and charm."

*J. D. Holmes

Gold's Gyms, Fayette County

"During the past 100

years, we have seen unbelievable advances in

communication and transportation. From telegraph to

telephones to cell phones to the Internet; from horses to

cars to airplanes to spaceships; this century has

witnessed the greatest explosion of technological

advances in the history of the world. And yet, in spite

of fast food, fast cars, and fast computers, we are more

frenetic and are working longer than our foreparents, who

at least had to stop working when it got dark. The

challenge for this nation in the new millennium will be

for us to refocus our priorities away from the

acquisition of material wealth and toward a new awareness

of our families, our friends, and our God. Then, we will

gain inner peace as well as prosperity. Happy Y2K!"

*Carol Fritz

Peachtree City Council

"My wish would be to

see everyone focus, and work together to maintain the

integrity and way of life here in Fayette County that

brought us all here in the first place. We have to accept

the fact that we are going to grow. Peachtree City is

almost built out, with some of the most difficult and

painful growth occurring at this time. This is a new

experience for most of us. I for one have never lived in

a city that was not yet built out - always in one

that was being rebuilt! So our perspective depends on our

experiences and attitudes. We can be part of the

solution, or we can be part of the problem. Solutions to

the many complicated issues that face us will require

compromise. Therefore, the future for the citizens of

Peachtree City and the rest of this wonderful county,

depends on all of us listening to each other,

understanding, and accepting the fact there are many

different perspectives on issues facing us in the future,

and working together to face and solve those

issues."

*Charlie Nelson:

Publisher, The Guide, covering Coweta & Fayette

"My wish for Fayette

County in 2000 is that cool heads prevail as we learn to

deal with the enviable growth in our population, and that

the infrastructure of our county keeps pace with the

growth."

*Jim & Ellen Steinbach

"We have much to be

thankful for as we enter the Third Millennium. It is our

wish that the discoveries in knowledge and technology be

used as a means for improving the quality of life for all

humanity. It will be a significant challenge as we have

found that new technologies over the last decade have

tended to capture some and left others feeling isolated.

For example in the US we have increased the amount of

time on the job and decreased the time spent with family

and friends. Too little seems to have been done to reduce

poverty, malnutrition, and disease in the United States

and the world."

*Andy Carden

Director, Fayette Senior Services

"May the year 2000

bring all the health, successes and blessings that Christ

Our Lord has for each of you."

*Dr. Paul Hagan

Drug Free Works

"I am thankful for all

of the support from the citizens of the counties on the

Southside and wish everyone a prosperous and healthy New

Year."

*Hollis Harris

EO & President,

World Airways

"I hope we continue to

move forward and excel as the number one county in the

state, and the country, in education."

*Mickey Littlefield

Fayette County School Board

"My millennium wish

for the county is that our quality of life be maintained

and continue the way it has been."

Harold Bost

Fayette County commission chairman

"My Millennium wish is

that Fayette County continues on the new path of open and

honest government that was set by the current Board of

Commissioners in January of 1999. Further I hope that the

citizens of Fayette County will take a more active part

in county government."

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