Recently, a co-worker asked

me if Wal-Mart and Home Depot were still coming to Peachtree City given

the election results. When I stopped laughing, I assured him they were.

Campaign promises, by then-candidate Brown, about stopping both companies

from coming were either foolish naivete or outright lies. Construction

continues unabated.

The eventual widening of Ga.

Highway 54 West is still slated for some time in the future as DOT officials

are avoiding any contact with the mayor. His unfounded allegations about

those very officials and claims of meetings that never occurred have alienated

the men and women who are responsible for getting the highway widened.

The greatest traffic relief

of all could come from the extension of TDK Boulevard into Coweta County.

This bridge across Line Creek would provide workers in the industrial

park, who do not live in our city, another route to and from work. Additionally,

this entry into Peachtree City would bring shoppers to the Braelinn Village

area. Currently, our traffic situation forces shoppers away from Braelinn

towards the 54-74 shopping areas, hurting many small businesses, the lifeblood

of Peachtree City.

The mayor opposed the TDK extension

during the campaign, citing "concerns" about developers in Coweta

County. If he wanted to affect growth in Coweta County, he should have

run for commissioner in Coweta County, not mayor of Peachtree City. Failing

to go ahead on this project will only worsen the situation on Hwy. 54.

The mayor's opposition to this

extension makes me wonder why he is intent on forcing more and more traffic

onto Hwy. 54 West. Planterra Ridge suffers. Wynnmeade suffers. The Tennis

Center suffers. Everyone who must transit the Hwy. 54-74 intersection

suffers. This begs the question, which of the mayor's constituents would

benefit from increased traffic on Hwy. 54?

What we lack from City Hall

is a comprehensive traffic improvement plan, one that acknowledges the

rights and autonomy of our neighbors as well as the realities of growth

around us. Stop worrying about the Northern Arc and start working on a

local solution.

Gary Rower

Peachtree City