PTC Council moving in right direction with no annexing

PTC

Council moving in right direction with no annexing

The recent Peachtree

City Council meeting made a rare thoughtful decision

concerning annexation of the property to the West of Ga.

Highway 74.

As

expected, Mayor Bob Lenox and Councilman Bob Brooks voted

to lift the moratorium on annexation under the guise that

this property will eventually be developed. Dan Tennant

stated his position forthrightly - he ran against

annexation and wants to be true to his pledge. Carol

Fritz and Annie McMenamin supported this position and we,

as citizens of Peachtree City, should be appreciative of

this insight.

It is

difficult to understand the positions of Lenox and Brooks

as to growth and annexation in view of the traffic

problems, not solvable in the near future, along Ga.

highways 54 and 74.

The

residents of Planterra Ridge have a real problem, and

WASA general manager Larry Turner has already started the

spin of "increased sewer capacity even without

annexation," build-out escalation and so-called need

for Home Depot and Wal-Mart.

City

Council has taken a conservative turn for the better.

There is such a thing as corporate greed and business

relationships that transcend the desire of Peachtree City

residents for quality of life. City Council is moving in

the right direction.

Jim Ryan

Peachtree City