Letters to the Editor

BoE’s Presberg slams printing of letter as ‘feeding racist attitudes’

Our family has been quite upset since reading last week’s published attack on Sandy Creek High School.

How can a newspaper be so irresponsible as to publish an anonymous attack based on hearing about one part of one isolated incident? As far as we know, no one tried to do any reporting or fact finding related to Sandy Creek High School. No one checked with any administrators or students. No one called any parents or teachers. Read More»

Teacher defends Sandy Creek H.S.

I am disappointed at the shot the author of the “Fayette’s soon-to-be inner city school” letter took at Sandy Creek High School alleging certain behavior problems at the school.

I am a history teacher at Sandy Creek with 20 years of teaching experience in Georgia. I have also taught at McIntosh High School and at Westlake High School.

While every school I have worked in has different students, different demographics, and different performance, they share common truths. There will always be some students who get in trouble, but the vast majority of our students are good kids. Read More»

Stacy to run for F’ville Council: Pinewood expense concerns

I moved from Jacksonville, Fla., to Fayetteville in 1996 due to a career change. Upon my arrival here, I began a search for the community in the Atlanta area that I felt would best serve my family’s needs and interests.

Among the qualities that I looked for were, first and foremost, good schools and a safe environment, followed by an involved and energetic community.

I believed then and still believe that Fayetteville was the right choice for my family. I am proud to call this place home. Read More»

Which council members respond to taxpayer, and which ones don’t . . .

On Thursday, May 9, I sent an email to City Council in which I stated my opinion on the 4th of July tarp restrictions and asking them to vote in favor of one.

To date only two members have replied: Mayor Haddix and Councilwoman Kim Learnard.

Council members Imker, Fleisch and Dienhart: Silence.

What kind of representation is this, if they can’t even respond to a citizen’s concern? If they don’t have time to respond to a taxpaying citizen, do they really have my best interests in mind? Read More»

Learnard: Try positive leadership

How sad it was to open The Citizen newspaper last week, and witness the negative tirades of three citizens who ought to know better.

Haddix, Dienhart, and Bloom used perfectly good print space not to promote our wonderful city or share their vision for meeting our city’s challenges, but to throw down a gauntlet of lies, accusations, and posturing.

If this is what passes for leadership, then Peachtree City is in real trouble. Read More»

Impeach to save our Constitution

Harry Truman’s understanding that “the buck stops here,” meaning with the President of the United States, is not part of the thinking of the Obama administration.

I call into question the leadership of a president who claims not to know anything about anything that could make him appear in a bad light. Read More»

Stormwater: Just more gov’t. bloat

I would like to add a few things to the stormwater debate. It appears to me all the government officials are doing is adding more bureaucracy to the government when there were already road and sewer funds to take care of things like this.

This goes all the way from the federal government down to the mayor, council, and county commissioners. It all starts with a stormwater supervisor and escalates from there. Read More»

Fayette’s soon-to-be inner city school

Some parents of Fayette County believe there is a future inner city school right near Tyrone, Ga. Although Sandy Creek High School has had many academic and athletic successes, lately student behavior at Sandy Creek has led us to believe that the successes of the past are overshadowing the future of this once great high school. Read More»

Haddix: 4 council members flip-flopping on Hwy. 54

My thanks to the members of the Needs Assessment Committee for their work. They did an excellent job putting together a statistically significant survey. The results conform to the results of One Peachtree City and both will be components of the comprehensive strategic plan I hope to move forward on next year. Read More»

Dienhart: ‘I’m against signal, for residents’

During last week’s council meeting, I stated my disappointment that we were still discussing the curb cut into Planterra Ridge and traffic light at the Line Creek Drive intersection.

Over two years ago, City Council promised to protect these residents from the danger and increased travel times represented by this development. It seems that a majority of council members are ready to break that promise. Read More»