Peachtree City

resident Murray J. Weed has announced his candidacy for the Post 4 City

Council seat currently held by Carol Fritz.

Weed, 35, is

an attorney with Fincher and Hecht of Morrow who specializes in municipal

law. He is the third candidate to publicly announce intentions to run

for office in November, including mayoral candidates Steve Brown and Fred

Wellman.

Although qualifying

for the mayor's post and two council seats up for grabs doesn't begin

until Sept. 10, Weed said he wanted to clear up the various rumors he

had heard about his candidacy.

"My family

and I are very excited about the upcoming election and are looking forward

to running a good campaign," Weed said. "There are a number

of important issues that the incoming City Council will be facing; perhaps

the most important of these issues will be budgetary commitments and fiscal

control."

The new council

must also plan long-term responses to the impact of current growth, Weed

added.

Weed was a

finalist interviewed by council during the selection process to fill the

seat vacated by Robert Brooks in February. Council, however, selected

another finalist, Steve Rapson, who is a former finance director for the

city.

Weed served

four years as the in-house county attorney for Lowndes County before moving

to Peachtree City. In that capacity, Weed directed the code enforcement

department and graduated from police academy

Weed has also

served as the chief prosecutor for drug condemnation and juvenile court

for the city of Columbus and as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Locally, Weed

has been active as the general counsel for the Fayette Young Republicans,

vice chairman of the All Children's Playground Committee and the Peachtree

City Rotary Club where he is the Interact club sponsor for McIntosh High

School. He is also involved with First Presbyterian Church of Peachtree

City.

Weed and his

wife, LeAnn, have a son, Logan.

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