Every

property owner is totally opposed to this action. Some of

the people signing this letter purchased their homes as

recently as December 1999. Their subdivision, Crabapple

Woods, was developed by Pathways (the former P.C.D.C.)

and built by Morrison Homes. Some of the residents

purchased their properties through The Home Source

Realtors, which is a division of Pathways Community and

were not made aware of the Georgia Power proposal even

after specifically asking if high tension wires were to

be located in this area.

Georgia

Power states that Pathways has know about this power need

in the north end of the city for five years. Pathways

Community states that they have only recently heard about

the proposal in November 1999 when the residents were

informed.

Conflicting

information is being conveyed between City Hall

representatives and Georgia Power Co. Who do we believe?

Every

homeowner stands to lose so much if this project is

completed. Due to the fact that this is the only

residential area with high voltage transmission lines in

Peachtree City, there will be depreciation of property

values and unknown long-term health hazards living under

and near high voltage transmission lines. This definitely

isn't the "good quality of life" they were

promised when purchasing a home in a planned community.

Alternate

routes that would not adversely impact our residential

area have been proposed to Georgia Power Company. The

mayor, city manager and our state representative have

been given a proposal in an effort to convince Georgia

Power to reconsider the present proposal and relocate the

planned substation from a residential area to an

industrial park where they are planning to tap into

existing lines. From this substation underground

distribution lines will follow Georgia Power's original

proposed route.

This

alternative plan would eliminate the need for high

voltage transmission lines and 90-foot concrete poles.

Other options include moving the site further north on

Hwy. 74 and running the lines through vacant property,

some of which is already cleared.

Due to time

constraints, Georgia Power wants this project completed

of our desperate need for support from everyone! Who

knows which neighborhood will be next?

This topic

is on the agenda at the next Peachtree City Council

meeting on Feb. 17.

Lee and

Rita Cole and more than 40

residents of Crabapple Lane