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Dunn disagrees with Brown’s district voting plan

By JOHN THOMPSON
jthompson@TheCitizenNews.com

Fayette County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn was surprised last week when Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown issued a clarion call for district voting in the county commission races.

“I don’t know what he’s thinking, but I don’t think you can assume you can’t represent people unless you look like them,” Dunn said.

Brown said last week that going to district-wide voting would allow all residents of the county to be more fairly represented. The mayor contends that some areas of the county are being ignored by the commission.

But Dunn thinks Brown needs to take a look at his own backyard before telling the county how to conduct its voting.

“All of the Peachtree City Council members are elected at large. Why isn’t he concerned about that?” Dunn said.

Brown also favors having the county commission chairman elected separately. But Dunn says he believes that the current election system is the best for all county residents.

“The current system allows each commissioner to be concerned about every member of the county instead of just the people in the [the commissioner’s own] district,” he said.

In a separate issue, Dunn said he is just feeling fine these days. Dunn went to the hospital recently and had an angioplasty done. He returned home after the procedure and has picked up his busy schedule.

“I’ve got two golf tournaments scheduled and I don’t plan to miss those,” he said.