September 25,

2003

The Honorable

Stephen Brown

The Honorable

Dan Tenant

The Honorable

Annie McMenamin

The Honorable

Murray Weed

The Honorable

Stephen Rapson

RE: Termination

of Planterra Tennis Facility Agreement dated November 18, 1993 ("the

Tennis Center Agreement")

and

Termination

of Frederick Brown, Jr.. Amphitheater Agreement dated November 18, 1993

("the Amphitheater Agreement")

Dear Mayor

and City Council:

At the request

of the City, since 1993, the Development Authority has overseen management

of the Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater and the Peachtree City Tennis

Center. During the course of our oversight, we have been pleased to direct

these facilities through several expansions and lead them to unprecedented

heights. The Amphitheater continues to host sold out performances and

is in the process of wrapping up its most successful season ever. The

Tennis Center expansion has been completed and it has recently been honored

of the Year. We are extremely proud of the progress of these facilities

and of the wonderful heights we have achieved during the course of our

management of them.

However, after

much consideration, we believe that the management of these two now significant

facilities is beyond the scope of a part time, volunteer Authority and

that the expertise of the City's full time employees is required to continue

the ongoing operation and success of these venues. Therefore, it is with

some regret, but an acknowledgement of the current realities of the operation

of the facilities, that the Development Authority hereby notifies the

City that it is exercising its right under paragraph twelve (12) of the

Tennis Facility Agrement and paragraph ten (10) of the Amphitheater Agrement

to terminate those agreements upon thirty (30) days written notice. We

are happy to meet with the appropriate members of the City staff to facilitate

the transfer of the management of the facilities from the Authority to

the City.

In closing,

the Development Authority believes that there are very dedicated employees

at the Tennis Center and the Amphitheater who have worked tirelessly to

make these facilities the outstanding venues they are today. As such,

we wholeheartedly endorse and recommend that the City continue the employment

of each of these employees after the transition of the management of the

facilities from the Authority to the City.

Sincerely,

J. Tate Godfrey

Chair, Development

Authority of Peachtree City