The purpose of this letter

is to urge those of you that are capable of taking a responsible leadership

role in moving this project along to do so on Thursday. It takes one of

you to make a motion, another to second and a total of three of you to

approve that motion.

Hopefully, the motion will

be to direct City Staff to proceed with their responsibilities under the

agreement signed by the mayor in February with no further delays. To be

clear, that does not mean splitting the engineering fees; it means following

the terms of the February agreement without further embarrassment to Peachtree

City. The new city manager can (and should) oversee this process with

no additional input from mayor or council.

Anyone who has reviewed the

traffic problems in western Peachtree City and is realistic about the

available solutions easily recognizes the advantages of the extension

of TDK Boulevard for both traffic enhancement and economic development.

The agreement is of great benefit to the businesses in the industrial

park, their employees, residents of Coweta and Fayette counties, and most

of all to the residents of Peachtree City. In fact, the residents of Peachtree

City have an additional benefit: Our financial participation is limited

to only a fraction of the total cost.

Since it is obvious to the

leadership of Direct PAC that the TDK extension benefits all residents

of Peachtree City, we feel compelled to advise you on your role as a member

of City Council.

When you are elected in Peachtree

City, you represent 100 percent of the people, all 33,000 of them. This

means nonregistered voters, those under the voting age, those that voted

for you (usually fewer than 10 percent of all citizens) and those that

voted against you.

Representing everyone is a

form of public service and that means pursuing what is best for everyone

in Peachtree City. Public service does not include grandstanding for personal

or political advantage, renegotiating agreements after they are signed

or writing some of the embarrassing letters and e-mails regarding the

TDK extension that have recently been released.

As a member of City Council

you have one of four votes and the power to stop inappropriate and embarrassing

behavior by the mayor or any other council member. Please use that power

on Thursday to get the TDK extension moving again.

P.S. There is another consideration

relative to the delay of the TDK extension and that is the amount of state

and federal funding and grants that are being put at risk by this inexplicable

delay. Direct PAC will be requesting information from the city and other

sources to determine the cost that may have to be passed along to the

taxpayers in Peachtree City.

Rick Schlosser

Vice-Chair, Direct PAC

A Political Action Committee

in Peachtree City

www.directpac.org