Letters to the Editor

E-SPLOST & ‘Them’: We are the ‘Them’

A lot has been written and discussed regarding the looming shortfall of $15 million facing our excellent Fayette County schools.

Many have claimed our schools have been reckless with our tax money. However, the state of Georgia school district expenditures report for 2011 (last available) indicates that our cost per student of $8,538 is actually less than the state average cost per student of $8,593. Read More»

Introducing my friend (and yours) — T.A.D.

Allow me to introduce my friend T.A.D. He is a special guy, who works wonders with finance. T.A.D. has been very helpful with redevelopment around the state of Georgia, probably the most notable instance being the Atlantic Station development in Atlanta.

If you, the voters of Fayetteville, authorize the city in the upcoming referendum to have “redevelopment powers,” T.A.D. may help facilitate revitalization of the city of Fayetteville, too. Read More»

Recall? Wrong remedy for issues involving choices, not ethics

For the past four years, the superintendent and school board have put off the hard decisions that were needed to place the Fayette County Board of Education on a sound financial path.

In the 2010 elections, many Fayette County citizens decided to remedy the problems of the FCBOE by making changes on the school board. That year, Dr. Bob Todd won his seat with over 65 percent of the citizens’ votes and Dr. Sam Tolbert with 69 percent.

The 2012 election cycle has seen one additional board seat change with one more seat to be decided in November. Read More»

Council, despite promises, seems to want to find excuses to annex 74S.

I was glad to see the City Council in Peachtree City delay their decision on the proposed 77-acre annexation on Ga. Highway 74 to the south (Southern Pines Plantation) called “The Gates.”

The Planning Commission narrowly passed the plan on a 3-2 vote, and this project needs to be researched thoroughly before the council votes to approve or disapprove this project.

The three council members most likely to vote for the annexation appear to be willing to go back on their campaign promises to voters in 2009. Read More»

Superintendent secrecy: Fertile ground for false rumors

Let’s see if I get this correct. We are negating the contract for our school superintendent for mutually accepted reasons that cannot be disclosed.

One red flag!

I have been following the school closing/redistricting hearings and the only information I could come up with is that [Superintendent Jeff] Bearden had come up with a pretty good plan. It made sense and would not impact too many “hardships,” plus it would open a brand new school that has been underutilized for years. Read More»

Even after tax defeat, Atlanta has lot going for it

While the recent defeat of the transportation referendum was not well received by Wall Street, the defeat was not the “second coming of Sherman” to metro Atlanta.

Yes, we still have a significant transportation funding challenge that must be addressed; and addressed quickly. But the metro Atlanta region should continue to attract investment during the coming years while we seek a long-term transportation funding solution. And we have a lot going for us in the metro Atlanta region. Read More»

As nation teeters, what is really needed for us?

I feel as if I am watching a high wire balancing act as our nation teeters to one side and then the other.

On the one hand the country could fall to the right into an abyss of recession or depression such as we are seeing in Greece and Spain. I don’t think we want that.

On the other hand the country could fall to the left where big government would probably lead us into some sort of totalitarian socialism that could stifle and possibly destroy our free enterprise system. Read More»

Wisteria vines, apples, lawyers and justice in Fayette County

I learned a lesson of a lifetime today. “If you go to court thinking you have a chance to win without an attorney you are living in a dream world.”

I have a neighbor who has land that is just feet from my front door [and] has been neglected for years. I didn’t care until vines called wisteria grew from their trees onto my storage shed, in the shed, under the shed and down from trees on their property to shrubs on my property, wrapping them in vines. Read More»

Flip-flops by Imker, Fleisch, Learnard?

What do we need more, a corporate site to provide jobs or 90 more new houses to complete with our already depleted existing home sales? We already have well over 1,000 undeveloped home sites already within our city limits.

The annexation and rezoning of the “Southern Pines Plantation” (SPP) is a perfect example of political promises gone wrong.

The City Council voted to move forward on the annexation process on July 12 instead of saying “no” to the annexation and rezoning of 77 acres south of the city, which is currently county land that is zoned commercial. Read More»

Peachtree City: ‘Lost’ in year 2025

It goes without saying that due in part to demographic patterns, the significance of the current recession, the ineptitude of our current City Council, and the outright obsession of city employees to protect their positions of self-importance, the average age of Peachtree City‘s employees and population will have risen significantly by the year 2025.

To illustrate, we merely have to observe a typical day at City Hall while the Secretary to the Assistant to the Deputy City Clerk deals with current issues. Read More»

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