The mayor is a throwback to

the good old boy days. He knew his "yes" women, [Council member

Carol] Fritz and especially [Council member Annie] McMenamin, would okay

his wishes, so he needed no input from the citizen's councilman, Dan Tennant.

Mr. Tennant, obviously, wanted

this matter done at a council meeting where there could be some discussion

and debate. The mayor could not support his gift to Ms. Faulkner in public

so he tried to do it in secret. Mr. Tennant rightly resented such back-room

politics.

The mayor said in his memo,

"I personally feel it is a fair settlement." This is the same

mayor who felt that the two builders he put on his annexation committee

would be objective, possibly voting against the annexation and thus costing

their companies huge profits.

If Ms. Faulkner has a case

for harassment, let her proceed in the courts. The appearance of a payoff

makes Mr. Tennant look guilty and is a rip-off for the taxpayers. He has

every reason to object to the way this was handled.

Bill Webster

Peachtree City