Here is a direct transcript

of what was said immediately after Rick Lindsey, city

attorney, concluded his remarks and Steve Brown raised

his hand to ask the mayor if he would allow him to

respond:

"Lenox: No, I won't.

Secondly.

Tennant: Excuse me, sir.

May I have a remark? I think it's only fair in light of

the speech we just heard that Mr. Brown be heard.

Lenox: That is incorrect.

This is my meeting. I am chairing it and unless there are

three votes on council who wish to hear from Mr. Brown...

Tennant: I'd like to make a

motion that Mr. Brown be heard in light of Mr.

Lindsey's...

Lenox: Second.

Tennant: Can I make the

motion first?

Lenox: Yes.

Tennant: ...in light of Mr.

Lindsey's diatribe that we just heard in the sense of

fairness.

Lenox: Second. All those in

favor?

Tennant: Aye.

Lenox: Those opposed?

McMenamin: Your honor, I

must abstain.

Fritz: Nay.

Brooks: Nay.

Lenox: Motion is denied.

Next."

Thirty seconds to reflect

and analyze, Mr. Lenox? Please... how about half a second

to blatantly deny basic free speech? The famous line

"This is my meeting" clearly illustrates the

mayor was more interested in maintaining absolute control

than in allowing a man to be heard.

You want to talk about

"the real facts," mayor? Well, there they are.

You no more had Mr. Brown's interests at heart by denying

him permission to speak (as you claimed in your letter)

than I am from Mars. Those lame justifications for your

actions that you spelled out in your letter are refuted

proves your arrogance once again got in the way with any

chance you had to be fair, and we citizens are sick or

your over-inflated ego.

As the expression goes, you

can fool some of the people all of the time and all of

the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of

the people all of the time.

The citizens of Peachtree

City have had enough of Bob Lenox. November 2001 can't

come soon enough.

Kent Sisler

Peachtree City