I am 18 years old, an Eagle Scout, and a proud youth of Peachtree City. I would like to describe someone who has had a very positive influence on my life and that is Mayor Steve Brown.

During the summer of 2002, I had the fantastic opportunity to work as an intern at City Hall. My duties required that I closely work alongside and observe Mayor Brown. During my internship I began to get to know Mayor Brown and I have developed a close friendship with him ever since.

I admire the mayor for his exceptional work ethic and his outstanding leadership of our flourishing town. The extraordinary qualities that I observed in Mayor Brown when I was an intern give me reason to write this letter and urge every citizen of Peachtree City to support Mayor Steve Brown in his bid for re-election.

As a proud member of the community, it gave me great pleasure to read that CNN/Money Magazine distinguished Peachtree City as the eighth best place to live in the entire United States. This honor is something that our community did not earn overnight. This honor is a direct result of our city’s excellent leadership by Mayor Brown.

Mayor Brown taught me three years ago that if you lead ethically, in the long term, your results will be positive. The mayor’s continuous practice of ethical leadership is exactly why Peachtree City has become a great place to live for so many people.

Another example of how the Mayor has made Peachtree City a great place to live is the amazing number of new businesses (900) registered in our city in the last four years. This resulted in an expansion of our community’s tax base.

Mayor Brown’s achievements have been recognized even outside of Peachtree City. He was chosen by Georgia Trend Magazine as a “Rising Star” in their 40 Under 40 selection of great achievers in government in 2002.

Peachtree City is a better place for everyone because of Mayor Brown. For all of these reasons I encourage you to re-elect our Mayor, Steve Brown, on Nov. 8.

Philip Aftuck
Peachtree City, Ga.