I am glad you are online. I would like to express my ideas for the meeting. These next things are the most important to me for a quality way of life. I do not want to expand our borders by annexation. I think it is a great idea to improve what we already have. I would also like a public montessori school. I would like for us to try to obtain more green space and keep more areas we already have green. I also like the idea of checking on immigration in the area. Thank you for asking.

I would like to see magnet schools within the FCBOE jurisdiction. We now have the population to justify such a system.

Mom to 3 (and all of their friends, who love to hang out at my house-- LOVE THAT, almost always know where they are!!!)

That one gripe would be that more people do not get involved in meetings like this - all they do is complain about the decisions made by those that attend these meetings and listen to the citizens who care enough to get up and leave their plasma TV alone for 2 hours to attend a meeting that impacts their future.

Now that is off my chest, here are some questions you should ask:
1. 50 year planning is pretty tricky. What can the current administration do about that when they have no idea what will happen in 50 years? Remember 50 years ago when the "planners" thought 80,000 people, high rise buildings and elevated railways were the answer to PTC in 2009?
2. 10 year planning is probably more realistic. Ask what they see happening - both positive and negative that they can do something about in the next 10 years.
3. Illegal's. Yes they are. Don't use code names. Do they have the courage to do what the mayor (and I assume the council) of Hazelton, PA did? That is to fine locals who harbor and encouage illegals. Do our "leaders" have the gumption to adress that issue?

Any ideas to consider around alternative commuting options (i.e. Xpress bus for PTC commuters to Atlanta)?
I have a friend that tells me this is a great solution for Coweta/Newnan folks. Could PTC explore options to dodge the nightmare that it is trying to get to Atlanta?

The main question that I would like to see addressed is “what happened to the original plans for Peachtree City to be a suburban residential community with limited shopping venues.” The separate industrial park area was designed to create jobs and pay taxes for upkeep of the town’s infrastructure. Those who bought into Peachtree City early on came here for the simple, isolated, family-oriented town that offered safety, security and a quality of life rarely found. These days, Peachtree City has become a major hub for out of the area residents to work, shop, eat and entertain themselves. The actual residents continue to lose out because we are being overrun by out-of-towners rushing in to spend the day or rushing through to get somewhere else.

Main concerns:

1. Foreclosure and empty retail spaces.

There should be a moratorium on any new development or annexation as long as there are so many foreclosed homes available and so many empty store fronts. We need to fill up what we have currently have instead of adding to the glut of new homes and new shops.

2. Traffic.

Increased building causes increased traffic problems. As it is now, the traffic is increased and impeded by new development workers, new retail outlet workers and shoppers and those just passing through from one area to the next. Traffic problems in the past 3 years have soared. An auto accident used to be front page news, but now you can see bad accidents several times every week.

3. Crime

Crime continues to increase in all of Fayette County. In Peachtree City where the main crime used to be spray-paint vandalism, there are continual robberies, drug busts and aggressive crimes. The Peachtree City police have long been geared toward traffic and curfew violations and scrutinizing anyone under the age of 21. While these things may still need attention, the police force needs to be refocus on real crime to the point that those planning to commit crimes figure out that Peachtree City is not the place to go. The judicial systems also need to be strengthened so that those who are violated the safety of others in any manner are dealt with harshly and not just let go to do it over again.

4. Schools

Fayette County has long held a reputation for good schools, but there is much now working against quality education. At the very least, schools should be placed and designed so that those who attend them live in the local neighborhood. Schools used to be a focal point of small community pockets, but with redistricting, students are shipped all over the county and the local school is less a mainstay of the area that it serves.

Obviously, all of the concerns listed above are problems that have been created by the out-of-control and rapid growth of the area. Way too much in way too many directions. It is time to stop, back up and revisit the small town quality of life that made Peachtree City a place “you love to call home” in the first place