The

Peachtree City annexation debate appears to be either all

or nothing. Why not have talks with Fayette County about

low-density zoning (which would preserve the [city's]

quality of life and reduce the need for enhanced,

expensive infrastructure) and Peachtree City providing

the sewer to that finite set of homes (which would

preserve the fragile environmental concerns)?

It has been

in the city's long-range plan to place a fire station on

the west side of the train tracks (does anybody know what

the city did with Planterra Ridge's impact fees?). The

county could simply pay us an annual sum for providing

EMS service to a manageable number of county-zoned homes.

Cooperation is not a bad thing. If a school site is

required in that area, the county has the absolute right

to condemn the needed land.

The

annexation committee members were led to believe that a

popular vote on annexation was not possible. If we amend

our charter, we can have the citizens vote on this

extremely significant issue. The question is whether the

council will permit us to amend our charter for a vote

and give way for the people to speak.

Tate

Godfrey with the Chamber of Commerce and others are

complaining about negativity in the media. Instead of the

negative, we should probably use the words like

opposition. Some people do not like opposition. As a

high-level employee in the Pathway Communities

organization, Mr. Godfrey knows that criticism can help

us build a better community. Businesses around the globe

spend billions of dollars trying to improve the quality

of their products and services by soliciting both

favorable and unfavorable opinions from consumers. Mr.

Godfrey's comments on the need for better communication

are very apropos as long as we make sure to include

everyone in the debate and avoid intimidating them from

offering an opposing view.

Steve

Brown

Peachtree

City

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