A local developer is suing

Peachtree City a second time even after the first lawsuit got officials'

attention and got his site plan approved.

This time, John Williams and

PTC Holdings are suing for damages incurred from the time the City Council

failed to act on its appeal of the Planning Commission's decision

to turn down its conceptual site plan for a freestanding car wash in the

Kedron area.

Williams and PTC Holdings are

also seeking to recoup "all expenses" including attorneys'

fees and costs related to the previous litigation. That suit was dropped

Nov. 17, but the city hasn't responded to the plaintiff's request

for payment of expenses, according to the new suit filed in Fayette Superior

Court by former city attorney Rick Lindsey.

Typically, when a developer

is displeased with a decision of the Planning Commission, the matter can

be appealed to the city council. On this occasion the appeal didn't

go smoothly as three councilmembers abstained from voting on the matter.

That left only Mayor Steve

Brown and Councilman Steve Rapson eligible to vote, well short of the

requirement for any definitive council action.

"Therefore," the

suit states, "... the decision of the planning commission was affirmed