We met on many, many mornings

at 7 to try to get on the same page, and we actually reached agreement

fairly easily. I cannot say enough about the good work and good spirit

of all of the members of the subcommittee. I firmly believe every member

had the good of the citizens of Peachtree City at heart. There were no

personal agenda, except making sure that [Tennis center Director] Virgil

Christian did not fall victim to someone else's personal agenda.

My reason in writing this is

to make sure that everyone knows that it was Dan Tennant who instigated

these meetings. He had no reason to do this, other than to try to put

an end to the negativity that was consuming all of the time and energy

of the people who had volunteered to give to their community. He tried

to build, and frankly succeeded in building, a consensus among persons

with diverse views.

I didn't know Dan before these

meetings, but I came away with a true appreciation for his positive spirit.

That is the spirit that built this community, and that is what this community

desperately needs. This is not a war; there are no "sides";

we all share the same common interest in maintaining the fine community

that has been built here, through the efforts of thousands and thousands

of nameless volunteers.

The Tennis Center has once

again been honored by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) as the

Number One Outstanding Public Tennis Facility in the nation, not Atlanta,

or Georgia, or the Southeast, but the nation .

Where is that in the news?

Why hasn't that been written about? After all, we've heard plenty about

its "mismanagement." Number One in the nation! And paid for

Development Authority needs to "mismanage" some of the other

city projects.

But that's another subject.

My purpose in writing this letter is twofold: (1) to ask everyone to try

to focus on the good things we have here, and (2) to state that I am firmly

supporting Dan Tennant for reelection, because I have found him to be

an honest, decent, hard-working council member who will continue to serve

with a positive spirit.

Doug Warner

Peachtree City, Ga.

[Doug Warner, a practicing

attorney in Peachtree City, is a member of the city's Development Authority

and the attorney for the city's Airport Authority.]