Sumner Road needs to be paved

Sumner Road

needs to be paved

There has been

too much talk and not enough action on getting Sumner Road paved. Sumner

Road is a disgrace for Peachtree City.

It is hard

to believe why any member of the Peachtree City Council would want to

keep a primitive, horse and buggy road in their city. Most of our residents

drive motorized vehicles.

This unpaved

section of Sumner Road is the only "safe" way to get in and

out of the Smokerise subdivision on the east side. It's the shortest way

to Peachtree City business and has the necessary traffic light.

I have been

driving over this poorly kept road for over six years. I average one round

trip a day going to the business section of Peachtree City. Each trip

saves me two miles. That is over 700 miles a year.

If this road

were paved, I'm sure over a hundred residents of Smokerise would use it

each day. That would save over 70,000 miles each year of the pollution

that is plaguing Peachtree City. It would save a lot of wasted gasoline.

I can't understand

why a few selfish-minded people would want to keep this primitive dirty

road in Peachtree City. There are hundreds of Smokerise residents who

would benefit and be thankful if Sumner Road were paved.

This road should

be paved now, in its own size without gutters, and not disturbing trees.

If in another 10 years it needs to be widened, do it then. Meanwhile,

it would benefit people now, save a lot of pollution and save a lot of

money.

The only paved

exit for Smokerise on the east side is next to the EMC building. This

has one stop sign. It is awkward and dangerous trying to enter the traffic

on Ga. Highway 54 that is going over 60 mph. Maybe if someone is killed

in an accident at this intersection, Sumner Road would be paved.

James R.

Leue

Peachtree City