Sorry for the duplicates gang. I've put this question on a regular blog and I want to make sure Mr. Haddix sees them and answers them before much voting goes on.

Dear candidate Haddix:

Please read the following and let me know exactly how much REAL RESEARCH you've done on Sany coming to town.

Or, are you just jumping to conclusions?

Please answer as truthfully as you can.

Facts on Sany:

The WORST environmental thing Sany's going to do at this assembly plant is paint the trucks.

You don't need a calculator to do the cost analysis that Mr. Haddix says is lacking. VERY FEW police and ambulance calls go to industrial plants (though there is potential for a doozy ala the recent TDK warehouse fire). Chalk that up as LOW IMPACT on PUBLIC SAFETY.

Let's see. Nine residences. Can you say LOW IMPACT on RECREATION?

Those nine residences are unlikely to bring very few if any school children into the school system. LOW IMPACT on EDUCATION!

Also, Sany will only build concrete trucks et. al. via special order. It takes ONE WHOLE WEEK to build 1 truck. LOW IMPACT on TRAFFIC; up to medium once they employ more than 100 people or so.

Haddix alleges (albeit softly) that Sany WON'T hire folks from here. State development officials have said that's not the case. They're the experts in the field and have worked with Sany on this issue for months.

Candidate Haddix: How many people have you contacted to seek REAL information about Sany?

Likely the answer is none; at least he hasn't talked to anybody in the know.

Mr. Haddix: The land was ZONED industrial to begin with and yeah, you could've B&M'd enough as a councilman about that and maybe gotten two fools to vote with you. But even if elected, YOU CAN DO NOTHING TO STOP BUSINESSES FROM LOCATING TO APPROPRIATELY ZONED LAND as long as they follow local ordinances, as Sany apparently is.

I had previously thought Mr. Haddix was going to be another Steve Brown complaining all the time about this and that. I've decided however that Haddix is different in this respect: at least Brown bothered to do his homework.

PTC folks are on the whole a bright bunch and are willing to do their homework BEFORE applying for a job. Do you contend you've done your homework on Sany, Mr. Haddix?

Or are you trying to create an "enemy" to run against in your last gasp for office?

Don,
I am increasing surprised how often you jump to so many incorrect conclusions concerning my positions. I have made no statement "promising" no new taxes although I would like to go 4 years without any new tax or increase. I do pride myself on being financially conservative and do believe that any new program or action should be considered with regards to financial impact on the city. While that is a promise to treat the people's money with extreme care and ensure that we are spending it as wisely as possible it is not the promise that you have invented. My intent to implement a zero based budgeting method for the city budgetary process is evidence of my committment to fiscal and managerial responsibility.

Secondly, If you look closely you will see that on my website the original post(9-5-07) remains (Sewer section quoted below)

"Sewer Expansion - From a general standpoint this is an invitation for growth on our borders. It is clear to me that we should seek to control growth when we can and this lack of expansion is an easy way to assist in that effort. However, we do need to look at long term environmental issues and what long term impact on growth and the health of our water supply is possible if communities such as Tyrone build their own large sewage facilities. At this time I oppose all expansion efforts but we need to examine more closely what might be an unintended consequence of denying the expansion now."

Last week as part of updating my site I posted the exact words from my letter to the editor(10-3-07) which expanded my reasoning for not expanding sewer outside the city limits(using excess capacity for needs within the city). Finally in the final sentance after accusing me of changing positions you state "Same meaning" so please explain how I changed positions?

As a matter of respect for our citizens I will provide detail on the environmental citation that is in the quoted section above. Septic Tanks(especially older ones) can leak into water supplies and contaminate our drinking water. If the water supply for Peachtree City is being contaminated and that contamination can be corrected by sewer extension then as my website says we should consider that as an option but nowhere does it say automatically approve such as extension. I believe that protection and preservation of our water supply is important. Certainly there will probably be other options to explore as well but in my opinion it does not show common sense to just say no. You have made suggestions in other posts that developers could abuse this concern but in my Council role as a representative of the people the citizens would need to be convinced in addition to me that it was truly a health(environmental) concern and the best solution before I would vote for it.

So in light of this detailed explanation - What would you do if the water supply of Peachtree City was threatened by contamination linked to septic tank leaking outside the city limits and one solution that could solve the problem was sewer extension?

I believe that Peachtree City residents are looking for someone who is willing to lead with Vision and Solutions. I believe that the residents of Peachtree City are intelligent and are able to differentiate between candidates when we discuss importnat issues. Your rephrasing of my ideas seem to be a bit off the mark as to my intentions. I encourage you to offer your solutions or alternatives to my plans instead of trying to rephrase them incorrectly.

I believe dialogue, Discussion, and truth is the hallmark of the democracy that we are fortunate enough to live in. I look forward to involving you and Mike Harmon in meaningful discussions so that the citizens are informed on our positions both those that are similar as well as those that are different.

Thomas J. O'Toole, Jr.
Peachtree City Council Post 1 Candidate
http://www.tomotoole.net
Vote November 6
Protecting the Promise of Peachtree City by
- Promoting Responsible Redevelopment
- Proactively Addressing Traffic Concerns
- Increasing support for Public Safety Agencies
- Promoting a Green and Connected City
- Maintaining the Unique Qualities of PTC