I believe we are being bombarded

up looking like some other metro Atlanta counties. Our county commissioners

are doing the best job possible to keep Fayette County the special place

it is.

In contrast with the positive

feelings of many, I recently received a very negative letter that had

been mailed out by the Mike Wheat campaign (he is running against County

Chairman Greg Dunn) that slammed the entire commission. Apparently they

missed Mr. Wheat when they polled the citizens of this county.

His letter says the commission

shows contempt for the citizens of this county, implying they are power-hungry

and he is going to save the county by restoring the trust lost during

their term (I'm picturing him playing the Superman theme as he has visions

of saving Fayette County from the arch villains on the County Commission).

He attacks unfairly and he

attacks on a personal level. He is running against Chairman Greg Dunn;

why is he bringing the entire commission into the picture?

If his intent is to paint

Greg Dunn as an uncaring, contemptuous person, albeit in a rather indirect

manner by bringing the entire commission into his campaign, I would surmise

he has missed talking to the majority of the people in the county and

doesn't know Commissioner Dunn at all except maybe through the eyes of

a few malcontents in the county.

Commissioner Dunn works hard

for what he believes in. He is always gracious, takes time to listen when

approached, goes out of his way to learn the issues and to get to know

the individuals involved, and has nothing but the utmost respect for the

citizens of this county.

All anyone needs to do to

get an accurate picture of him is to look at the things he has done, not

just in our county but throughout his life. He has supported the seniors

in the community, is supporting the building of a new Community Center,

fought to keep the power plant from ruining the north side of this county.

[Dunn] supports almost every

charity in the county not just with a few dollars but with his time, walking,

serving on boards and getting involved. He has always comported himself

as a gentleman. Anyone who cares to take the time can go back through

the newspapers and read the stories [will find] Commissioner Dunn always

sticks with the facts and conducts himself in a manner his mother would

be proud of. Who is doing the negative talking, who is attacking or calling

names? It's never Greg Dunn.

Mr. Dunn is easy to talk to,

has earned the respect of the community, and has shown himself to be a

hard-working, balanced, honest commissioner. Mr. Wheat seems to be looking

for an issue and having a hard time finding anything to work with. So

he's trying to make one. Or two.

Reminds me of the old saying

that if you throw enough mud some of it will stick. That type campaigning

has been tried before in this county. Hopefully it won't work any better

this time than it did the last time someone tried to malign this straight-arrow

candidate.

I would hope that Mr. Wheat's

campaign would focus on issues rather than continue with their innuendos

and efforts to undermine what is good and positive in this community.

Mr. Wheat has a record, Mr.

Dunn has a record. Let's look at what happened during Mr. Wheat's tenure

as mayor of Fayetteville and Mr. Dunn's record as a county commissioner.

Let's decide if we want what

Mayor Wheat did in Fayetteville to happen to the rest of the county.

Personally, I'm hoping to find

out what happened to the crime rate, traffic and population in Fayetteville

during [Wheat's] term as mayor.

I believe the future of our

county is shaped each time we elect a board of commissioners, a mayor

or city council member. Let's have an honest race based on issues so we

can decide honestly.

Lyn Murphy

Peachtree City