The Fayette

County Commission Wednesday afternoon blasted Peachtree City officials

for blaming their budget woes on the county.

"There

was no money taken from the cities last year and only $89,000 from Peachtree

City next year," said Commissioner A.G. VanLandingham.

Commission

Chairman Greg Dunn said the value of one mill in Peachtree City is about

$1.4 million, so it's ridiculous to blames the city's fiscal woes on the

renegotiations of sales tax dollars that occurred earlier this year.

County officials

were so incensed about the "untruths" spread by Peachtree City

officials, they decided to go public with their statements Thursday.

In a press

release issued from the Board of Commissioners Thursday, county officials

offered an analysis of a typical Peachtree City tax bill was offered.

In sales tax

credits, the county's credits rise in 2004 from $217.12 to $221.32, or

an increase of $4.20. For the same period, Peachtree City's portion of

the tax credit drops from $44.45 to $431.85, or $12.60. The total sales

tax credit Peachtree City loses is $8.40.

But, the release

states, the loss of sales tax dollars pales in comparison to the tax increase

Peachtree City is looking at charging residents.

"The proposed

property tax increase for city taxes would increase by about $87.73 or

more than 10 times the dollar impact resulting from the redistribution

of the local option sales tax," reads the release.

"They're

just saying untruths about this board," said Commissioner Herb Frady.