any and all Real Estate/Development related industry/personnel is/are bad? Can I assume you live in PTC? Are you one of the original landowners who didn't sell out and kept their old house on its existing land? I don't think there are many, but you must be one of them.

And no I'm not an original landowner, I'm just a concerned citizen that
wants to make sure that what is left of PTC doesn't go the way of Clayton county. And no not all Real Estate personnel are bad people
just the developers that want to screw the Citizens with stupid developments on what little land is left in the City. Just trying to make sure that we don't have another Mayor (ie Lennox,Logsdon) in bed with likes of PCDC or Group 6. If you've lived here as long as you say you have you must remember those living legends. And by the way you're attempt at Sarcasm didn't work, but good try.

I know when buying home in PTC or anywhere else in this country, one or more real estate agents are usually involved. When you say have you ever had any "personal dealings" with any real estate agents, how many residents anywhere could say "no?"

On Question (3), I couldn't agree more with you. I think anyone making replacement of the City Mgr a campaign issue will get votes. Anyone who starts their career as PTC City Mgr and immediately goes to Council wanting help and a Asst. City Mgr. is suspect. There's plenty more than just the DUI escapade to argue it's past time for new leadership at City Hall in the city manager's position as well as Mayor/Council.

Personnel issues are legally sensitive ones. Before candidates make pronouncements on who they will fire they should realize once elected that could come back and haunt them when they try to act on it. Especially for such as me who was on Council and looking to return.

In example, I pushed for the elimination of the Assistant Manager position. But with someone in the position he had to first retire, be moved or be fired for cause. He retired, bad health, and the job was eliminated. But it could not be talked about publicly while still filled.

Similar issues on outsourcing the landscaping.

Carry that premise over when looking at existing people and making pronouncement now. You don't won't claims of being election politics versus good solid reasoning for any job action in the future.

As is the norm a new Council will examine statuses and make appropriate changes or leave all the same. But that is executive session issues with no outcomes appropriately being stated prior here.

The City Manager is a question I have been asked frequently. Also a few others as well. My answer is always the same, wait and see what the next Council decides since it is a 3 vote minimum issue.

Don Haddix
Candidate for Mayor
DonHaddix.com

While accepted as laudatory that Mr Rowland has thus far refrained from mudslinging in his quest for mayor, I am concerned with the "how" he intends to govern. Many "pie in the sky" speeches or articles about how great this city is or can be, simply will not make it happen, just take for example our current mayor ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility as a financial planner, and here we are in the middle of a financial crisis. Simply stated, I wonder how his customers fared during this economic slowdown as compared to mine or yours.

A statement such as "Make no mistake, this city and its departments should be run by professionals, not politicians" begs me to ask, just who at city hall does he feel to be unprofessional? Other than those who lose their election bid, who will be leaving?

As far as teaching a class on professionalism in politics, Darkmadam you have taken being naive to an unprecedented level. With all the politicians making headlines lately, perhaps you intended to indicate that Mr Rowland is yet unsoiled.

Don Haddix, a man of proven capability and the mettle to do the right thing is my choice. The experiments of the current and previous mayors say it all.

No... I personally know this man and have been continually impressed with him. Maybe mike you are spending too much time trying to "read between his lines" and missing his message all together. I believe that each person has their own opinion and should respect the opinions of others without name calling. However, now I do understand why you support Haddix. Everything becomes clear in time.