Your editorial column is inaccurate

about the background facts, but more importantly it is unfairly critical

of Rep. Westmoreland. As I stated before City Council on April 5, when

DIRECT PAC made its presentation in support of his activities, Rep. Westmoreland

has shown that he is a true friend of Peachtree City in this and other

matters (i.e., TDK extension).

Regarding HB309, two members

of City Council and the City Attorney were praised at the April 5 City

Council meeting as being "instrumental in initiating the process

that led to the legislative amendment being prepared and about to be introduced

I would have included the acting city manager, some development authority

members and the development authority attorney in the group being praised

for this common-sense solution.

The Council then voted 4-0

to ratify the process, which was a good thing because our state legislators

don't usually take things up to the state level without the backing of

the local government.

For the record, DIRECT PAC

was not involved in any part of the process to create the legislative

amendment. We did publicly support the amendment shortly after we formed

our organization and had the opportunity to review the background documents

generated by the city. That support was based upon our firm belief that

the best thing for Peachtree City was to continue with the current development

authority format under which it operates the tennis center and amphitheater.

As far as DIRECT PAC's support

of the legislative amendment and HB309 is concerned, we will point out

that our name stands for Demanding Integrity Responsibility Ethical Conduct

& Truthfulness. We saw all of those things emerge during the last

month of the process to create the legislative amendment, plus some common

sense, which is always welcome.

Rick Schlosser

Vice Chairperson

DIRECT PAC