In reference to the soon-to-be re-completed Huddleston Pond article by Mr. Munford: Has anyone in political office in the city LOOKED at what used to be one of our little neighborhood jewels that make Peachtree City special?

We pay higher taxes living in Peachtree City and expect more. We have it with our beautiful city. Having lived in Fayette County 29 years, the last 19 of them in Peachtree City three blocks from the pond, I have watched while all of the delays went on and on.

Finally, progress has really been seen, and I was just waiting to see some of that mountain of red dirt be whittled down.

To my dismay, as I passed it today there was a paved road on top of it, not our nice little cart path that meandered along the edge of the pond as in years past.

So, yes, it flooded sometimes. Well, it didn’t go anywhere except around the pond anyway. And why is that dam so high? Even in the flood of 1994 there was no water going over it.

Our beautiful spot has been destroyed. Before, the somewhat oval path was a relatively flat path, which made it great for people with some mobility problems. Now, that is not so because the right side has a long slope up to climb the dam.

I don’t know what has happened to the cart path connection behind the gazebo.

Also, the only place that was less likely to be overrun with noise and activity is now going to have playground equipment placed on it.

I do love children. My youngest child was 5 years old when I moved here. My grandchildren come around here. BUT there are already many places for children and NO quieter places for adults who want to enjoy walks and sitting by the pond.

Of course, I guess it won’t be so pretty to sit by for a long time, nor do I expect to see a mother duck bring her new hatchlings out of the woods over THAT dam and slide down the red dirt into the water.

Are all the plantings going to be redone? Will all the wonderful tangles of honeysuckle that made a summer stroll so delightful be replaced?

I don’t remember the residents of the city or this area being asked if we wanted all that playground equipment put at Huddleston Pond.

I also realize that by not hiding my name behind the Free Speech section I will take a lot of criticism by those who believe children should rule above all. I have sat near you in most of the area restaurants.

I would just like for our city to be a place that all of us have a place we can enjoy, whether young, teen, adult, older, and handicapped. It just doesn’t have to be all at the same place!

I realize there are far greater problems in the world than this. I deal with those. Home is also important.

Jackie Sherwood

Peachtree City, Ga.