Third, I am calling for a major

update to our county land use plan to lower the planned population and

to try to mitigate traffic. Our opponent hasn't taken a position on this

issue, but we do know that he broke his 1998 pledge of "strict adherence

to the land use plan" when he voted in 2000 for commercial spot zoning

in middle of the residential south end of the county.

Finally, we are supporting

efforts to preserve our Fayette County history by calling for more participation

in the Main Street program by the county. Our opponent has responded that

he is a supporter of the Main Street program and that it was the city's

fault that he bulldozed the historic Dorsey house!

One last word about my opponent's

scare tactics centered on development. My opponent knows that it was the

county commission who zoned the Pavilion site for commercial use, not

the City Council of Fayetteville. It was the county commission who zoned

the south Fayetteville Kroger site for commercial use, not the City Council

of Fayetteville. The city has made the most with these zonings given them

Our opponent treated Peachtree

City the same way when he voted for commercial use for the Starr's Mill

retail project in the south end of the county.

With respect to the hospital

annexation, I know Fayette Countians who claim they wouldn't be alive

today without it. So, I am proud to have supported the hospital development,

despite what the incumbents say!

We need a change in leadership

and I need your vote in the Republican Primary on Tuesday, Aug. 20.

Mike Wheat

Fayetteville