BROWNOUT - T MINUS 2, 1...

If you don't have your opinion of the candidates by now, I hope you're able to get what you need.

Remember that Peachtree City has wonderful residents, wonderful government employees and wonderful volunteers, none of whom are trying to fill their pockets at the expense of the overall City quality of life.

Whomever you choose, do it based on what you think is right. For me, it's about the incumbent's failure to satisfy my requirements for the mayor of Peachtree City.

Stormwater will get done. The cart paths will be widened. Responsible development will continue. Please don't believe that these things won't happen if one person or another is elected or not. Hopefully, there will not be an oppressive increase in the taxes paid for the services provided.

We've got it lucky. Call your friends around Atlanta and ask them how much they pay in taxes and what they get for it. Ask them if they can walk out their back doors and quickly enter a natural paradise. Ask them how much they pay for their kids to play sports.

Remember your blessings. Remember why you moved to Peachtree City, especially those of you who decided to come hear more than 4 years ago, prior to the current acrimony. Remember the things that make your town your home.

Then vote your conscience. Don't get caught up in the minutia. Peachtree City will be fine regardless of who is elected Mayor. It will still be your home.

As for me, I'm choosing Logsdon because I believe he will honor the qualities I find desirable in the Mayor of Peachtree City.

I believe Harold Logsdon won't use "the dais to verbally assail members of our community," as Dana Kinser wrote in his blog.

I believe Harold Logsdon won't be "boorish and insensitive", "a publicity-hungry hypocrite", "an insensitive oaf with no common sense and even less professional decorum and human decency." All of these quotes taken after the incumbent put himself on television after a summer tragedy.

Some may say Harold Logsdon says nothing, but at least no one says these things about him. These quotes are all regarding the incumbent.

Vote on the issues, vote on the facts, vote on your heart. In my opinion, Peachtree City can only get better.

And after the election, don't walk away satisfied. Get involved. Whoever is in office, watch what they do. Look beyond the headlines in the paper, the skewed opinions of those with an agenda for either side, and ask yourself, is this what I want for my town? Read the details, ask questions, accept nothing you see at its face value (on both sides).

It's no wonder to me why so many people don't bother to participate in local government. For the most part, their home is their refuge, their sanctuary. They want to be left alone to make their own decisions. Take your personal philosophies and review everything you have seen and heard in the past few months, and in the past four years. Make your conclusions. Understand the passions everyone has. Understand the motives of all involved. Really read everything. Take some time tomorrow and Monday. Then make your decision.

I hope you'll choose Logsdon. Ultimately, the choice is yours.

Brownout Vote Dec 6 for LOGSDON

Submitted by questionable101 on Mon, 12/05/2005 - 6:07pm.

What will all of you do after tomorrow when Harold Logsdon wins? That should be fun!!

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full disclosure

Submitted by Reality Bytes on Sun, 12/04/2005 - 11:45pm.

In the interest of full disclosure, my original post here included that I was done posting. Unfortunately, I saw things being posted I believed to be patently false, and I didn't want to let those things go unanswered.

So, I made a promise and I broke it. I apologize for those of you who were hoping I'd just go away

Two days, left, however - it'll be over soon.

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Right you are idontknow

Submitted by mudcat on Sun, 12/04/2005 - 4:48pm.

Well said. Logsdon will win because his behavior is predictible - he will run the city according to the city charter, which means letting the staff do its job while he governs and presides. He won't be sending in letters to the paper attacking individuals or groups signed "Mayor" and acting like a complete fool simply to call attention to himself.
meow

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