Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Mayor Steve Browns' letter to The Citizen last week was an incredible, and largely incomprehensible, pastiche of obfuscation, out of context quotes, unrelated factoids, half-truths and untruths. I don't believe I've ever seen anyone expend so much effort on some simple questions without providing even a hint of an actual answer.

I can only conclude that our mayor failed to understand the questions, so here are some of them again as plainly as I know how to put them.

Why is Peachtree City spending what will ultimately be $2 million or so in public funds on a golf cart bridge at the extreme western edge of town where it will be of no use to 99 percent of its residents?

What purpose will be served by building this bridge?

What benefit will this expenditure provide to the citizens of Peachtree City?

Mr. Brown, please don't give us another volume of "War and Peace"! These are simple and straightforward questions. Please provide us with equally simple and straightforward answers. We deserve no less. It is our money you are spending.

Bob Lenox

Peachtree City

[Lenox served as mayor prior to Brown.]