Another Peachtree City resident today announced intention of running for the Post 3 seat on City Council currently occupied by Steve Boone.

Kim Learnard, a workforce training consultant, said she is entering the race in part because she has a preference against large “big box” retail stores.

“I strongly disagree with big corporate chain stores proliferating in our town,” Learnard said in a news release. “Many of us moved here because Peachtree City did not have big box retail; this type of development is not in keeping with our quality of life. I believe that Peachtree City is a warm, caring community and that we do not want to become a big city that resembles every other big city.
Boone, Learnard noted, is a proponent of the larger “Class A” stores.

Learnard said she has learned over the summer that residents’ main concerns about the city relate to code enforcement issues, increased traffic and over-development. Also on that list is the budget issues the city has faced due to the economy, she said.

Learnard is a 10-year resident of Peachtree City. She said she plans to focus on “a more positive spirit in our city government” and “what made Peachtree City our hometown in the first place — services, amenities, education and, above all, families.”

Learnard will be in a three-person race as Boone has announced he will run for re-election and Robert Walsh, who lives in the Planterra Ridge subdivision with Boone, announced in May that he would run for Boone’s seat on council.