I believe that Mayor Brown

is doing an excellent job in office so far. The decisions he has made

to date are exactly what I would expect (and agree with) from a mayor

who refuses to participate in the good old boy system of government previously

in force in Peachtree City. The placement of Dan Tennant as mayor pro

tem is another fine move toward a ethical city government. Both men appear

to be more interested in what is good for our city than what is good for

their own gains.

The Citizen has succeeded in

stirring up nonessential issues against the current mayor by bellowing

out nothing but negative comments regarding his administration across

the headlines of its paper. I want to note that it is quite obvious that

The Citizen is participating in the good old boy network, as well as Mr.

Lenox and those sour-grape-slinging opponents of Mayor Brown, who they

so willingly give credence to. Sometimes enough so to print front page

articles with massive headlines of unsubstantiated trash to undermine

the mayor's efforts.

The Citizen's loyalty to the

past administration was quite blatant when an article appeared on the

front page wherein it was reported that Mayor Brown was correct about

the amphitheater/tennis center contracts. The placement of that article,

crammed underneath another giant-type, bold headline, midway down the

page and hanging off the right margin, printed in type that one nearly

needed to consult their magnifying glass to read, says much about where

The Citizen stands on this issue.

The whole issue of Bob Lenox

attempting to have Mayor Brown arrested for taking his assistant up on

an offer to drive his child somewhere was asinine. I bet you can't find

a single executive who hasn't taken an underling up on similar offers

for the sake of business. Mayor Brown did not solicit the genuine offer

of help. He made financial amends for the "city's time" and

apologized to the community.

But, our ex-mayor saw this

as a way to publicly harass the man who beat him out of office. (And,

might I mention that it undoubtedly cost the city more to answer Mr. Lenox's

self-serving mudslinging that the $15 that Mayor Brown reimbursed the

city for this act of kindness on the part of his assistant.)

Get a grip, Bob. You're out.

Get a life and leave the mayor alone to do his job. Maybe you and your

cronies could take up golf. I understand we have really nice courses in

Peachtree City. I'm sure YOUR assistant would be more than happy to schedule

your tee time.

As for The Citizen, what ever

happened to non-prejudicial reporting? It seems to have gone by the wayside.

Perhaps it is time for a turnover in the administration of the paper as

well. The reason the citizens of Peachtree City elected Mayor Brown in

the first place are the same reasons that will most certainly cut your

readership, which would not be nearly as large if you didn't distribute

your paper unsolicited. I for one would be quite pleased if you would

stop throwing your unsolicited trash in my front yard. Because, by now,

I have learned to discount any opinions published in The Citizen as more

good old boy garbage.

Kim Hamm

Peachtree City