This is actually just a small hick town, that's why there is never any thought as to the cost of additional emergency personnel that would be required to handle the additional citizens.

Developmental impact study??????? Huh???
This is just a small goofy town trying to masquerade as the Hamptons or Beverly Hills. The problem is they don't have the manners or the money to carry off the charade.

Chief Murray should be "inviting" the parents of the teens to the police station. Everytime they get caught doing something wrong he should be having a "come to Jesus" meeting with the parents. Stop worring about the the slum lords they are here because the good people are being driven off by the teens who act like rabid spider monkeys.

You are using common sense.........careful....this is PTC... chief Murray is going to invite you to the station until you see the error of your ways.

If you were one of our coucilfools he would already have you locked up and charged with using common sense.

I don't understand some peoples logic who say that a $200 per year tax increase is "nothing," if it is for something they want.
First, it is "something" to retired and low wage people.
Secondly, If one increases taxes for, say, the fire department by $200, then next year it will be the police department, and next year the recreation department, and, and,... and ten years later the $200 is $2000 added to the tax bills. I know some don't care about that either, but do you really want to live somewhere that prices out many? (yes, of course, you do).
Zero based budgeting each year would solve two-thirds of these problems. Look at every dime spent in every department and justify it all every year instead of just adding on. Maybe we wouldn't need an Assistant Town Manager, or so many senior officers, or so many senior firemen, or, or, or...What makes a $36,000 fireman cost $75,000. I know that is not what "grows" jobs in the tax paid services, but it was never intended to be a job haven.

FYI folks, not all renters are section 8, poor, or minorities. Some people rent for other reasons:

1) While home building
2) While Home shopping
3) Corporate Rentals
4) Have no intentions of living in Peachtree City more than a year or two.
5) Have a home elsewhere, just here to work.
6) Have no time or patience to deal with repairs.
7) Dont want to deal with these people you PTC residents consider "builders" and "contractors"...... The people building $500K houses in this city aren't qualified to mow lawns in most states. I saw a $650K house being built using incorrect building material all over. I'd hate to see that house in 10 years.

signed,

Your white, upper class, college degreed, well paid renter who owns a home elsewhere and is glad he chose not to buy/build here 2 years ago seeing how this city is turning out now. NYC can clear 10 million people between 5 and 6 PM, my 3 mile commute takes 30-40 minutes. (rolls eyes)

It's incredible to see a fair minded person expressing their opinion in this area.

It's also incredible how many problems in this area (Peachtree City-Coweta) are blamed entirely on the illegal immigrants, on the minorities and on those who are less fortunate than the million dollar and up house owners in Peachtree City.

As a reminder many of their houses where built by underpaid illegal workers that had no choice but to get exploited by our own citizens that take advantage to make top dollar and sell these properties for much more that what they are worth.

In the meantime, all these immigrants are put in the same bag, and they are accused of being criminals, because they are destined to live in an ill-conditioned rental property that they can get for the type of money that they can earn. A trailer park on Highway 16 in Coweta county was condemned for building codes, but the residents there were paying top dollars to live in a miserable place.

Many of these immigrants file taxes under Tax ID's they request from the IRS, because they know that paying taxes is an obligation in this country and they feel if they want to make a future for their families they have to comply with these types of requirements. In return, they don't get any returns, but the IRS is very happy to keep that tax money.

Also, in return they have to pay top dollar for any kind of medical or dental services. Why? because they are afraid to go to any medical facility and say they don't have a social security, therefore they pay top price, while every one, the more fortunate, and include myself only pay a $15 copay for the same service.

This state if full of businesses that are ready to take advantage of the less fortunate immigrants, that have language limitations and are told an incredible amount of lies.

I hope to see the day that people realize that the amount of economic growth that immigrants provide to this country greatly outweights the amount that they spend. Because in the end it is always a race matter.

A current state resolution that gives power to the police to stop "possible" illegal immigrants is an example of that. It's just downright racist. Would police stop a pretty Eastern Europe illegal immigrant for questioning or a working class Mexican legal immigrant for the same purposes? The answer it's obvious.

You make many good points in your post. All of the problems we are having can not be blamed simply on illegal immigrants. However, this is not "always a race matter" (as yo have stated). It is a "Rule of Law" matter. It is what has made this country great for over 200 years. Regardless of someone's skin color or nationality the "Rule of Law" must be applied to everyone. We can not tell one group of people that it alright to break this law or that law and after a long enough period of time we'll just forget that you broke them and give you the same status that is granted the others who have followed those laws.
Are most of the illeagals hard working folks just rtrying to make a living? I sure hope so. And I do feel sorry for peole born in other countries who do not have the opportunites we do in the USA(Isn't it kinda strange how we are told that everybody in the world hates us but so many people will risk their lives and the lives of their families to come here). But on the issue of legal / illegal is there is no grey, only black and white. Oops there I go with the color thing.

lefont, thank you for your comments.. You are so right..

As a landlord of "former" section 8 properties, the transformation to non-section 8 has been a welcome relief.. Where I once worried for my safety at any time of the day, that is no longer the case today..

What was once drug infestation, single parent head of households, kids in trouble, and plots for the next way they could receive more gov't money (more babies), cars stolen, breakins, has now been taken over by.. Church vans providing transportation services, flowers planted in the yard, family birthday celebrations, cookouts with friends, kids playing soccer, empty parking lots during the daytime m-f (everyone is working or at school), folks sitting in their homes in the evening learning English and kids doing homework, along with people that pay their own rent on time, every time! A huge positive change in the community!

The redneck politicians of this state have missed the mark with their upcoming June 2007 laws against illegal immigrants in this state. Do we need registration format? Yes, they want nothing more! They want to be able to drive legally and work legally and pay their taxes legally! Most are not interested in citizenship, they have pride for their country, inspite of its gov't corruption, which they hope to overcome someday.

Our growing economy and the demand for an increased labor force and 20 years of ignoring the border situation, with no rapid path (3 year process at best) for worker registration has created this situation. Our Gov't jobs program at work, if that is what you want to call it. Starts out horrible, then gets worse!

Run them off? see what returns.... More section 8 opportunities, I'm sure of it! Then the gov't will be sending me the rent check again, every month, but often late..

.. . for your thoughtful input.

Delta is ready when you are.

Non-stops leaving almost hourly for NYC.