Last-minute PTC deal raises many questions

Tennant, Brown call truce . . .

Last-minute PTC

deal raises many questions

It's odd that following a recent

series of articles from the AJC regarding how homes in Peachtree City

and Fayette County are the hottest tickets in the Metro-Atlanta area,

that the City Council gave the go-ahead for four big box stores (including

the possible big box ordinance exemptions).

Do we need to ask why Peachtree

City has the highest median sales price for new construction with an above

average resale rate? Do we really need to wonder why these new home buyers

are not moving to the towns with big boxes and better access to the interstate

highways?

The passage of the Wal-Mart

site plan was literally a miraculous event. The City Council's staff packages

stated that Wal-Mart could not pass the traffic impact ordinance and denial

was the recommended action. A mere 20 minutes prior to the meeting, the

City Council members received a new magical package that stated that Wal-Mart

had suddenly met the criteria for the traffic impact ordinance.

Who brokered this new deal?

Rick Lindsey. Who approved this last minute deal? Ed Ellis, traffic consultant.

Was either of those persons in attendance at the council meeting? No.

Was there a motion to table

the item due to new last minute discoveries? Yes, it was defeated. Did

the testimony given in the council meeting amount to hearsay? Yes.

Why are appeals never sent

back to the Planning Commission when the plan is altered or new data surfaces?

Ask Bob Lenox, Bob Brooks and Carol Fritz.

Will this council decision

be appealed? Probably. Could we see even more damage to our quality of

life before the November 2001 election? You decide.

If you oppose the big boxes

in Peachtree City, please write me a note stating, "I oppose the

big boxes in Peachtree City" and include your name, signature, address

and phone number. My address is 148 Terrane Ridge. My phone number is

770-487-7790.

We are now witnessing the Lenox,

Brooks and Fritz version of a "planned city." If you do not

like their changes, please add your name to the list. If you feel that

the council is pandering to special interests and leaving their constituency

in the cold, it's time to add your name to the list.

Steve Brown

Peachtree City

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