What I want to hear from elected

officials is what each residential rezoning to higher density will do

to increase, not decrease, the value of our homes. Preserve, not degrade

our school system. Improve, not clog our roads. Preserve, not ruin our

natural resources, like water and air. Reduce, not increase our taxes

and overall protect Fayette County, the home we moved to, and not repeat

the mistakes made by other less enlightened counties.

Development "as currently

zoned" is not "no growth" as some of our foolish elected

officials believe. Can you give a single compelling reason to rezone residential

property to a higher density that is in the interest of the current citizens?

The Comprehensive Growth Management

Plan, Population Projections At Buildout, has us computed with a maximum

population of 160,000 with Lake Horton, and without buying water from

Atlanta. How can any elected official vote to rezone anything to a higher

density and still say that they are representing the citizens and the

land use plan?

The Citizen and our local Republican

Internet web page is a good place to reach the voters. I am looking forward

to a detailed response from current and future candidates at both sites.

These are not "trick"

questions; 83 percent of the people who responded on the last countywide

survey said "growth is out of control and the elected officials were

representing the developer and not the citizens." We need strong

answers from strong elected officials.

What do you plan to do to demonstrate

to the voters that you will represent them?

See you at the polls.

Bob Craft

Fayetteville

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