On Nov. 4, you will have the opportunity to send a clear and concise message to the elected officials of Peachtree City. On the ballot will be a referendum for a $9.9 million bond to construct Phase 1 of a multiphase recreational project.

I urge you to vote NO because you the taxpayer will donate the land, and pay $505,000 a year towards the annual debt service, and Mr. Dar Thompson will collect the profits.

I understand that Mr. Thompson will pay the city $436,200 in rent annually. Assume for the moment that the recreational facility is not profitable and he cannot pay the rent. Now we, the taxpayers, will be footing the bill.

If this recreational facility is such a great idea, then Mr. Thompson should find the capital and build it himself.

This bond issue is outrageous, and I am appalled that the mayor and council supports this measure. The primary purpose of government is to protect and defend its citizens, not to front the money for one man.

Richard Downing

Peachtree City, Ga.