The decision

last week by the Peachtree City Development Authority to give up management

responsibility of the city's tennis center and amphitheater will surely

loom large as a central issue in the elections to fill two seats on City

Council in November.

Three newcomers

to city politics James J. Adduci, Lee H. Poolman and Judi-Ann Rutherford

are making a run for the Post 1 seat being vacated by Annie McMenamin,

and incumbent Dan Tennant has formidable opposition in his reelection

campaign for Post 2.

On Monday,

Tennant's opponent, Stuart Kourajian, received the first-ever endorsement

from DIRECT PAC, a Peachtree City political action committee formed just

last spring.

DIRECT PAC

Chairman Rex Green said it was too early for his group to form a strong

opinion about the three Post 1 candidates.

"We have

prepared a questionaire for the candidates," Green said. "We

hope all three running or Post 1 will respond so that we can assess and

determine whether we will endorse any of them.

"Frankly,

we as a group know little about Rutherford, Poolman or Aducci," Green

said.

More should

be known by Oct. 21, when the Peachtree City Rotary Club's "Get Out

the Vote" committee will sponsor a "Meet the Candidates"

night at the Wyndham Hotel and Conference Center.

According

to the Rotary Club, the forum will provide a "town hall" atmosphere

for the public to meet and question candidates prior to the Nov. 4 election.

Following tradition,

the forum will be moderated by a Rotary Club past president. A three-person

panel of Rotarians will field prepared questions before taking open questions

from the audience. Only issue-related questions will be accepted.

For more information,

call Frances Meaders or Debbie Webb via the Rotary's voicemail, 770-487-6639.