I recently moved to British Columbia, Canada, but nevertheless, much of my heart is still with Peachtree City. As well as subscribing to The Citizen, I also hear from concerned citizens, and naturally that encourages me to express my views to you, as I have done in the past.

I was surprised that Wilden Plastics industrial plant was not a member of the county's Local Emergency Planning Committee. I don't believe it is a matter of choice when there could be the danger of a release of potentially deadly chemical gases, as happened just recently. Greg Dunn quoted in the paper “It could have spelled disaster.” I trust the city or county will make it mandatory for all industries to participate in this committee.

Pathway Communities (better known as PCDC) certainly built and planned Peachtree City well at the beginning, but look what's happened in the last five years to Peachtree City. After PCDC bought the rest of the land from Equitable Insurance, they lost interest in their planned city and just developed, developed, developed and now we have a cluttered city.

Take a look at Ga. highways 54 and 74. They always managed to get whatever rezoning they wanted and now they're filing a lawsuit against the city because they don't like the ordinance meant to control mounting traffic volumes on the city's west side, which in effect has been caused by PCDC's lack of planning.

It might slow down their maximum profits, irrespective of the best interest of the city. But what's new? I.e., buying the sewer system for $1 and then selling it for millions to the city while doing no maintenance during negotiations. It's time someone stood up against PCDC. Maybe the city?

And really, how could Mayor Lenox say, “One who doesn't vote, doesn't count. He's quoted as saying, “We'll listen with a yawn and a snicker.” What else is new?

The elections were held here in British Columbia last [month] and I was thrilled to see that in some districts, the developers lost out to the citizens. It does happen but you have to get involved. Watch out for the forthcoming annexations and make yourself heard now.

Mildred Harris

Vancouver, B.C.

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