Additionally, there is a misperception

that previous councils and staff have been remiss in dealing with this

area of managing the city. Once again your readers have been misled. For

the sake of clarification, here are the facts from City Hall.

The city staff maintains a

periodically updated list of cart path repair items. This list is prioritized

based on the severity of the repairs. This list is available from City

Hall and gives a great deal of information about the size and cost of

repairs as well as where each falls on the priority list.

This process is not new. Original

funding for next year's repairs was $115,000. From the mayor's statements

many folks have been led to believe that the entire funding was cut. In

fact only $15,000 was cut, leaving $100,000 in FY2003 for cart path repairs.

The mayor's misleading statements

could be seen for what they were when he added that the referendum would

include bridges and culverts.

It is obvious that the mayor

is intent on his Ga. Highway 54 West agenda regardless of the budgetary

crisis and regardless of the tax implications. While these projects have

merit and are part of a completed Peachtree City, his timing could not

be worse.

Do not be misled into believing

that there is no money for cart path repairs or that the staff or prior

councils have not been doing their jobs. This, like the rest of the mayor's

agenda since taking office, is about Hwy. 54 West.

Gary Rower

Peachtree City