This is an important

time for Peachtree City a time when we need someone with brand-new ideas,

a different perspective, and an open mind. I believe I can provide just

that.

My name is Alison

Chambers, and I am proud to be running for City Council in Peachtree City.

I am 24 years old not old enough to know everything, not old enough to

have formed alliances or personal agendas, and not old enough to have

any special interests. In fact, Peachtree City is my special interest.

As a seventh generation

Fayette Countian, I come from a long line of residents who have given

their time to public service. My grandfather, Crawford Hewell, Jr., served

as mayor of Fayetteville and on the Fayette County Commission, as well

as being the first president of the Chamber of Commerce. One great-grandfather,

William Ballard, served as county sheriff; the other, Crawford Hewell,

Sr., was the town banker.

Public service is,

in many ways, a family tradition, and I am eager to give back to a community

that, in a very real sense, raised me. I have a keen desire to carry on

the tradition of public service, doing what I can to see that Peachtree

City remains the home we sought when we came.

I appreciate more

than most the effort and dedication that went into making Peachtree City

and Fayette County what they are today, and I would be honored to serve

on the City Council and thus continue this family legacy while forging

my own path by serving in Peachtree City, something Car Car, my granddaddy,

never did.

I bought my first

home here in Peachtree City last January. Like you, I am concerned with

keeping crime rates low, keeping property values high, and keeping traffic

moving. I would also like to see council meetings televised or available

on webcam, so citizens can keep abreast of what is going on in their local

government.

Even while working

my campaign, I am proposing a new, large project, "Take Ownership

in Peachtree City Day," a local version of "Hands On Atlanta."

It would be a chance for Peachtree City residents, organizations, and

businesses who share common interests to come together to complete common

goals, while at the same time saving taxpayers money.

As a younger citizen

in this community, I am very interested in finding ways to get our youth

more involved. I feel that they are our biggest untapped resource. Citizens

my age, while often not possessing great monetary assets, do have other

assets (such as energy and dedication) that could and should be tapped

for involvement because they we represent our future, and I want our future

to have deep, healthy roots in our past.

I want input from

everyone the citizens, the officials, the business owners, and our youth.

I appreciate people taking the time to share their ideas, suggestions,

and concerns with me.

Even though I started

my website, www.AlisonChambers.com , as part of my campaign, I plan

to maintain it during my term of office to make it easier to exchange

ideas and information. The only way I will know what's important to you,

the residents of Peachtree City, is to hear your concerns, your thoughts,

your questions.

I readily admit that

I don't know everything and realize that the best way to learn, not just

the problems and concerns but investigate possible solutions, is to listen.

And to listen, I have to be accessible. Please feel free to call me at

home or e-mail me as often as you like. I appreciate your input and like

to hear all "sides of the story" before I make a decision.

I can't defend decisions

I did not help make. I can, however, promise that when I am in a position

to cast votes and make decisions, I will accept responsibility for the

votes I cast. No vote will be cast before I have input from citizens,

from officials and professionals who might have been involved, and, when

possible or applicable, from other people who might have previously been

down the same road.

I don't know all of

the answers. I don't even know all of the questions. But I will make you

these promises: I WILL thoroughly research anything that comes across

my desk before making a decision; I WILL make myself readily available

to you by phone and e-mail; I WILL do what is best for Peachtree City,

regardless of what is best for Alison Chambers; and I WILL NOT let you

down.

Please make an investment

in the future of Peachtree City on Nov. 6 by voting for me.

Alison Chambers

Candidate for City

Council Post 4

[email protected]