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Mayor: I’m
not in favorof Tennant’s reelection
It has come to my attention
that some of the residents in Peachtree City have been led to believe
that I am endorsing the campaign for reelection of Dan Tennant. Please
know that I am not supporting this effort.
Although I voted for Councilman Tennant four years ago and aided him with
his previous campaign, his present campaign is now being supported by
a group that was formerly his opposition.
This is not an emotional rejection of the Councilman Tennant’s political
persona. Rather it is my decision, as well as that of some of his past
core constituents, based on the following issues:
1. Tennant has consistently fought with elected officials on both sides
of the political fence making it difficult for anyone to be productive
working with him.
2. Tennant voted to add over a dozen new employees in 2000 and failed
to be fiscally responsible by not coming up with the necessary revenue
to pay for the positions. The result was the largest depletion of city
emergency cash reserves ($1.5 million)in the city’s history. This
is not being fiscally conservative and the city has been in a budgeting
slump ever since.
3. Tennant’s solution of a budget consisting of no new taxes meant
giving half of the city staff a cost of living raise and neglecting the
other half. This would have killed staff morale and caused conflict between
city departments.
4. In four years in office, Tennant has consistently voted in favor of
variances that could cause the destruction of our green buffer zoning
setbacks and protections in our subdivisions.
5. Tennant has missed more meetings than any councilman in the history
of the city. In addition, his job takes him out of town nearly every weekday,
leaving him out of touch with the residents.
6. Tennant is now the champion of the Development Authority (DAPC) and
favors the taxpayers repaying the millions of dollars of debt that the
authority has incurred at the expense of our other valued sports facilities
and associations. [Former] Authority Member Doug Warner actually appears
on his campaign literature as a supporter.
7. Tennant has a quote of support in his campaign literature from from
former Chamber of Commerce Chairman Mike Hofrichter who actively worked
to have government officials meet in a manner that would avoid having
to comply with state open meetings law. Mr. Hofrichter does not even reside
in PTC.
8. Tennant is accepting financial support from former City Attorney Rick
Lindsey who recently attempted to have our valued tree buffer ordinances
ruled unconstitutional for a local developer.
9. Tennant has been responsible for creating the deadlock on the votes
concerning the Development Authority mismanagement.
It is documented that he has been informed on this issue over the past
two years by city staff and authority members and never voted in favor
of corrective actions.
Working through the process with Councilman Tennant has been frustrating
and he does not have my endorsement.
Steve Brown
Mayor, Peachtree City
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