Time for Wellman to take stand on something

Time for Wellman

to take stand on something

Is it possible to run as a

mayoral candidate in Peachtree City without ever taking a stand on one

issue? Fred Wellman is running that kind of a campaign.

What did he say in his 500-plus-word

letter to the editor (I am sorry, I just had to count them) about the

effect Wal-Mart and Home Depot will have on "the small business economic

landscape of our city"? He said that, if elected, he would gather

people together to hear ideas and "craft a plan."

He has over two months before

the election. If he actually cared about these businesses, he would get

those people together tomorrow, discuss the issues, and craft a plan BEFORE

the election. We need to know what his "plan" is before we give

him our votes.

Perhaps Fred could include

the person who owned the Ace Hardware store at Thomas Crossing, a few

miles down the street from the Newnan Home Depot, in his discussions.

If we could find him. Perhaps the person who owns the Coweta Auto Parts

store, now located in the defunct Ace Hardware building, might know where

he is.

Nothing outside of a community

effort is going to save Reed's Ace Hardware on Ga. Highway 54, the same

Ace Hardware that has served us all these years. I buy everything I can

from Ace and whatever they do not have, I buy from Lowe's. I have boycotted

Home Depot since the day they forced their way into Peachtree City and

always will. No amount of meetings will save Ace. Only people with buying

patterns like mine will preserve Ace and Gilroy's.

It is time for Wishy Washy

Wellman to step up to the plate or go sit in the dugout. He's had enough

time in the on-deck circle.

Tell us what you think about

future annexations, about rezonings, and your opinions about all the bond

issues on the ballot. And most important, what will you do about the traffic

nightmare on Hwy. 54? I drove to White Oak to play golf last week and

the cars coming into Peachtree City were backed up past Fisher's Road.

Fred Wellman is being "attacked"

because he refuses to take a stand on ANYTHING. We want to know what he

is going to do, not that, if elected; he will bring people together and

talk. That is fine on future issues, but what will he do about the issues

facing PTC today? Batter up.

Bill Webster

Peachtree City)

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