Too bad for him. Is this

the way you think a taxpayer's concerns should be handled

- just brush him aside? Maybe if the parkway ran

close to your backyard, you would see things differently.

One of the

"benefits" you mentioned in your pro-annexation

slide show was that the west side would get a

badly-needed fire station. I won't argue that a fire

station is needed there, especially with the development

of the big boxes, but we don't need annexation to get the

fire station. The fire station is needed; let's move

quickly to get it budgeted and built. Mr. Mayor, I am

sure you wouldn't want to use the safety of the people on

the west side as a pawn to sell your annexation proposal,

would you?

What about the

"lost" impact fees you mention in your

proposal? According to your figures we could

"lose" about $2 million in impact fees if we

don't annex. You then go on to show all the wonderful

things that could be done with those fees (new fire

station, recreational facilities, landscaping, even a

community center). Funny thing is, the items you mention

would cost far more than the impact fees would raise

- where would we find the funds to make up the

difference?

Mr. Mayor, don't crawl into

your "it's my meeting" shell. Understand the

impact that annexation will have. Understand that

"100 years" is a long time. Understand that it

will take many more months, or possibly even years, to

fully research the impact of annexation and to decide

whether it is right or wrong.

Don't worry about the

profits of a select few, worry about the future of the

thousands that already call Peachtree City home. Listen

to what the people of this city, your "bosses,"

are saying. The majority don't want annexation -

clear and simple.

Now I believe you think you

know more about our city than any of the rest of us, that

as you once told me, you "know how things get

done," but for once listen to the citizens and stop

this rapid pursuit of your annexation dream. For the

majority of us and for our city, annexation would be a

nightmare.

Steve Fodor

Peachtree City