That article is pretty funny. When I grew up here almost all my friends had a step parent. I put my foot in my mouth so many times saying "Hello Mrs./Mr. Wrongname" that I had to stop addressing my frinds parents by name. Just Sir and Mam or maybe a first name.

Short Commutes: Last week I was talking to a woman who works in the Baby Kroger Area. She leaves work around 5 every day. She told me most days it takes her 20-30 minutes to get to her home in Centennial. Once or twice it has taken over an hour.

That trip is known as driving 1 1/2 MPH through Lenox junction and the light brigade!

You see they fill out a form and send it in. Such stuff isn't mentioned. Just the bandit cart paths and the nasty pine trees.

Plus, most here can afford (while they draw a check) to live here (right now) that is changing rapidly.

You want to see traffic - go spend some time in North Atlanta or Gwinnett

Fayette has done a remarkable job staying ahead of traffic problems compared to other parts of metro Atlanta.

You are right. Things are not as as bed here as they are on the north side and our goal should be to keep it that way. So lets keep complaining. If people didn't complain that light on 54 would have gone in last year and things would already be worse. People move to PTC because they don't want to deal with the things the people on the northside have learned to live with.

Rejecting SPLOST will not help keep PTC more affordable.

Many infrastructure costs, such as widening and adding golf cart paths and other types of paving have been paid for by SPLOST, not property tax. So rejecting SPLOST will either stop those projects or require a tax increase to pay for them.

Under the old SPLOST law the County got the majority of the SPLOST. Under the new if we cannot agree on a number, all cities will get per population, meaning PTC will get about 34.85% next time, about a 15% increase.

It will not kill the West By-Pass, if that is the thinking. In a conversation I was told the money is in the bank for it.

That means the County either proceeds with the project or they have to refund the money. They will proceed.

So no SPLOST will not mean a more affordable and well kept PTC.

It is how the SPLOST is used that matters, which is determined upon establishing the SPLOST. The monies must be spent only within stated SPLOST projects. So that is the time to be vocal and get it right.

So, please get all the details and be involved before opposing a SPLOST. Understand the County and each city have different uses for SPLOST. It isn't one bank account controlled by one entity.

Don Haddix
PTC Councilman
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Well, I vote kill the bypass and send me my money back!