Spending $850,000 for five

acres of commercial property to make a park is part of the problem. Overspending

the council expense account, spending tens of thousands on speed humps

and rumble strips, spending thousands on legal fees with a building moratorium

and more recently on the battle with the development and airport authorities,

and paying special council $150 per hour to sit through hours of unrelated

teen golf cart driving rules are all part of the problem.

Peachtree City's financial

situation is exacerbated by the lack of new industry moving to the industrial

park. While the economy takes part of the blame for changes in the business

community, the actions of the mayor and Council have shut off any interest

in corporate relocations. The illegal building moratorium shut down inquiries

and the subsequent actions of the mayor have created an atmosphere of

uncertainty. No large business will relocate to a community that is in

such disarray.

The recent loss of the director

of developmental services, the attacks on the development authority, the

resignation of the city attorney and now the failure to renew the contract

of the city manager without providing for a replacement have turned a

community known for excellence in corporate relations into a chaotic quixotic

nightmare.

Peachtree City's financial

crisis is not insurmountable but it will require the efforts and trust

of the entire community to resolve, trust that is sorely lacking.

Gary Rower

Peachtree City