The Georgia

Tennis Association has decided not to relocate to Peachtree City after

all.

The city's

development authority had hoped to lure the GTA and its 14 staffers to

Peachtree City as it considered moving from its north Atlanta location.

Plans were to include the GTA in office space the authority will add to

the Peachtree City Tennis Center in the near future.

But last week,

the GTA sent a letter to Virgil Christian of the tennis center declining

the authority's proposal.

In the letter,

GTA officials said travel time and potential relocation of staff were

the major reasons to decline the authority's offer. Such a move could

have lead to some employees leaving the organization and causing disruption,

said the letter from GTA officials Mac MacDougal, Manny Guillen and Rick

Grisham.

The three also

thanked the authority for "such a generous proposal." The GTA

Executive Committee considered the proposal at its meeting on Nov. 17,

the letter states.

"After

consultations with experienced people, this option to relocate to Peachtree

City will not be pursued further," the letter stated. "We do

recognize and appreciate the time and efforts of the mayor and the development

authority to pursue the GTA as a viable asset to Peachtree City."