I just read the article in The Peachtree Citizen about the road extension to Coweta County and the fact that GRTA requires that the TDK Extension bridge be at least four lanes wide. I also read the letter to the editor to Gov. Perdue.

I have a few items for consideration.

Nothing I have ever heard about Gov. Perdue would lead me to believe that he would do anything except be on the side of the developers. If he mobilizes to help PTC then I will be very pleasantly surprised.

My feeling is that if PTC wants a fair shake in this deal then PTC will need to mobilize efforts to save itself.

I recall the recent elections where Mayor Brown was roundly criticized by the citizenry, maybe rightly so. It seems Mr. Logsdon would restore civility in the mayor’s office and PTC would regain harmony with its neighbors in the county and surrounding area.

Well, I think this is exactly what is happening. We are harmonizing as the people of PTC are asked to bend over and take it on the chin. Unfortunately I think that what the situation calls for is a junk yard dog (Mr. Brown?).

I hesitate to ask, where was Logsdon when the railroad decided unilaterally to run the extra lane through the heart of PTC? We needed strong leadership then as well.

PTC is off the beaten path. People move here for quality of life. That quality of life is eroding at a faster and faster pace because the heart and conscience of the town is being paved over.

I agree with the commentators in their letter to the governor. However, they should implore people to contact state representatives and county officials in order to influence the system. Also, consider, who is bigger than the GRTA? The FAA. (If the project is delayed past Oct 2009, the land reverts to some other purpose.) Has the FAA fully evaluated the proposed changes?

What I am concerned about is [what] impact of a larger scale development next to the airport will have on a commercial aviation facility. What is the long-term impact on the ability of the airport to service the local area?

Finally, Mayor Logsdon, the often quoted Thomas Paine said, “The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”

What say you on this matter? Be you a sunshine mayor? Or in a few years’ time will all of the citizens of PTC owe you their heartfelt thanks and respect?

Let us harness the influences of development, to establish, in our town, the kind of environment that they are artificially trying to create at Serenbe in [South Fulton]. We have the real deal here. Let us fight to preserve it.

Ring road and a new town center: That is what PTC needs. Not a four-lane TDK Extension, not an expansion of Crosstown Road.

I think Coweta needs to fund their own way to I-85. And they need to do it now.

Jim Reefe
jpreefe (at) peoplepc.com