Sometimes the answer to additional

spending has to be "NO."

Dealing with city and county

issues is second nature to me. Working with elected officials and balancing

budgets are not a part-time job for me. I handle these types of activities

on a daily basis in my current place of employment and have been doing

so for over 23 years.

It is a natural progression

for me to move into a city council seat. It would be an honor to have

the opportunity to solve issues in my home community. So let me expand

on my position on some current Peachtree City issues:

We need to guarantee the preservation

of the integrity of individual communities and small-town feel by minimizing

any unnecessary traffic that would jeopardize the safety of the residents

and their children.

I am personally in favor of

keeping a great deal of green space undeveloped in our city. This green

area gives PTC the appearance that most of us moved here for. It's

this coupled with the cart paths that make PTC so different from any other

city in Georgia. We are the envy of most of the surrounding cities for

this very reason.

We also have to change the

negative image portrayed over the last few years. This can be accomplished

such childlike activities. I will develop my own opinion only after hearing

all the facts on an issue. I will not disagree just to disagree.

The most important thing I

intend to do is protect the current quality of life we have in PTC today.

Whether it's solving a traffic problem or dealing with new development,

the underlying city-wide quality of life needs to be preserved for our

residents. I can not say it often enough that I value this above everything.

Lee H. Poolman

Candidate for PTC Council Post