Ms. Johnson would like the

council and your readers to believe that the majority of

Tyrone's residents would welcome this development. Ms.

Johnson, I don't know who you've been talking to, but it

certainly isn't anyone I know!

Several months back, the

town sent its residents questionnaires regarding their

wishes for the town. One of the statements on the

questionnaire dealt with Tyrone pursuing the development

of a "major grocery store." Of the 292

questionnaires returned to the town, 24 percent of the

respondents "agreed" or "strongly

agreed" with the statement, while almost 62 percent

of them "disagree" or "strongly

disagree." Unless Ms. Johnson uses some kind of

weird "new math," this constitutes a clear

majority of those who bothered to respond.

Still unsure of what the

residents want? Another statement said, "Tyrone

should pursue commercial or industrial growth." To

that statement, 28 percent "agree" or

"strongly agree" while 50.2 percent

"disagree" or "strongly disagree."

(The remaining percentage of people were

"undecided" or did not respond to the

statement.) Clearly the majority of residents of our town

do not desire the same kind of development found in

Peachtree City or Fayetteville. (Isn't that why we all

moved to Tyrone?)

Look around. What do you

see in the rest of Fayette County, especially Peachtree

City? What you see is a body of elected officials (with

an exception of one or two) who are given a clear

consensus of opinion by its residents yet still bow to

the pressures (and dollar signs) of development and

disregard these desires, selling their votes and sending

those who elected them down the river. It's so refreshing

to see a governing body sticking to the land use plan,

hearing their constituents, and standing up for what's

right. Great job!

Johnson the daughter of the owner of the land in

question? This land that would have been purchased and

used by Mr. Callaway? Perhaps her motives aren't for the

gain of the majority after all.

Dave Buck

Tyrone