Picture F'ville annexing all the way to Peachtree City, Tyrone, Brooks

Picture F'ville

annexing all the way to Peachtree City, Tyrone, Brooks

The elected officials of Peachtree

city realized that the people do not want higher density in Fayette County.

That is why they decided not to annex.

From the last three elections, they know that any elected official who

votes for higher density will be voted out of office and shamed forever.

The countywide survey a few years ago stated clearly that 83 percent of

the population thought that growth "is out of control and the elected

officials are representing the developers." The two elected officials

who spent $70,000 of your tax dollars for that survey voted the wrong

way and we voted them out.

Fayetteville has before it a request to annex a huge amount of property.

There are over 1,000 undeveloped acres that touch that property and over

3,000 undeveloped acres that touch that. Then there are over 6,000 undeveloped

acres that touch that. That is over 10,000 acres of undeveloped land that

can be developed at the higher city density.

Fayetteville could extend all the way to Peachtree City, Tyrone, Brooks

and beyond. You got the picture yet?

The lake is polluted and not possible as a water source. The dam was built

without inspections and probably unsafe for heavy traffic.

But the real issue is that "this will be developed at a lower density

than it is currently zoned in the county."

That is wrong. The most they could get at county zoning levels is 435

lots, That is less than what they propose now. They will make more money

if they develop it on sewer than if they had to build the roads necessary

to develop it at county standards. Where is the soil survey?

Another lie, "It will be developed better in the cities." Have

you looked at what the cities have done to themselves lately? How many

more sewer spills into the drinking water does it take before people get

upset? A city councilman was responsible for silting Lake Kedron.

The county elected officials are doing a good job, now that we have replaced

the scoundrels. It is up to the city governments to assume the high standards

of the people who live in the cities and those that live in Fayette County.

Until the crisis in the schools is addressed, there should be no rezonings

to higher density.

Where is our school board at each rezoning?

Higher density rezonings just increase your taxes, lower your quality

of life, reduce the value of your home, and fill our schools. Show me

one, a single one, higher density rezoning that has lowered your taxes,

improved your quality of life. If there is one, we should use that as

our example.

Show us a single compelling benefit for the current citizens for any rezoning.

To develop it as zoned is not "no growth" or "drawbridge

mentality." Watch out for the elected officials who say that. Very

simply, a vote for higher density is a vote for higher (for you) taxes.

There is a lot to do. This is still the best county to be living in. We

just don't want our elected officials messing it up. See you at the

polls.

Bob Craft

Fayette