On the agenda for this Thursday night’s meeting of the Peachtree City Council are several remarkable items in a row: A rezoning of 25 acres of the city’s industrial park land for a 367-unit apartment complex; a request to annex and rezone 13.5 acres on Redwine Road for a 48-bed assisted living facility and multiple office complexes; and a request for the city to sell a developer two city streets to allow the developer the land required to build a Kohl’s department store big box.

Minor thoughts on local themes:

Fayetteville Mayor Ken Steele has no opposition to another four-year term as top dog in the county’s commercial center. Two years ago, 7 percent of Fayetteville’s registered voters bothered to come to the polls to vote. Could there be any connection between those two facts?

“Do what I want, or I will do my best to hurt you.”

If a man walked into your home or business and spoke the words above, he would be subject to arrest.

“Do what I want, or I will do my best to hurt you.”

If a man walked into your home or business and spoke the words above, he would be subject to arrest.

Some people say you have to be crazy to run for public office.

After covering politicians over a span of 37 years, I have a different perspective. I say they go crazy after they get elected.

Having chicken pox revisit one a half century later — albeit under the innocuous name of shingles — provides one some involuntary leisure time.

Tonight (July 10) in response to many and repeated requests I banned a long-time poster from this site.

This poster finally crossed the civilized line once too often, and he (or it) is gone.

So now that we have a new village in Peachtree City, let’s assess who won, who lost and who is caught facing a run-down between first and second.

About a decade ago I made the prediction that the big fight for the very soul of Peachtree City would center on the city’s industrially zoned land.

Consider this a “letter to our readers.”

I’d like to invite you inside for for some shop-talk.

You probably by now have heard or read that our big city brethren, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, have “retrenched.” “AJC moves forward,” is the best-face headline the publisher put on his letter to the readers.

This election, life would be simpler if I were a Democrat. Few choices, few decisions, no thinking.

But I’ll be asking for a Republican ballot, as usual. And thus I’ve had to do some pondering on several of the races. My decisions, not easily arrived at, are as follows:

Let’s think about some recent or ongoing local issues.

• Sewer system expansions. The Peachtree City Council woke up long enough to veto any sewer expansion to Coweta County neighbor, Senoia, although a transcript of that meeting suggests that Mayor Harold Logsdon was leaning toward approval until he discovered which way the wind was blowing.

Fayette County’s future is coming into focus, and many of you — maybe even most of you — won’t like the view.

Here is a quote pertinent to The Citizen’s Open Records request to the Fayette County Commission for a copy of the forensic audit of the Sheriff’s Department:

This month, I’m voting for Republican Emory Wilkerson for the Fayette County Commission Post 1.

I’ve endorsed Emory Wilkerson before, when he ran for the Georgia Legislature.

The five Peachtree City Council members might be wondering what is the big deal about Peachtree City approving extension of city sewer lines to developments outside the city limits.

Opinions about local stuff, not necessarily in order of importance:

Sheriff versus County Commission chairman on accounting for federally-dispensed drug forfeiture money: Gentlemen, gentlemen, please.

Happy aught-six!

With the turning of the calendar come an appraisal of things past and a contemplation of things future.

Is Peachtree City mayoral candidate Harold Logsdon an empty suit? Is it enough that he is “not Brown,” the current mayor?

I live in Peachtree City, work in Fayetteville and buy lime slushes in Tyrone. If I could vote in each of these two cities and one town, here’s how I would cast my ballots.

On the occasion of my first-ever “blog” I’d like to congratulate every candidate who has put his and her heads on the public chopping block.

The local political season is upon us, and Im scratching my pointed head.

Fayetteville has three seats to be decided, but only one contested race. Last Fayetteville election, fewer than 8 percent of the citys registered voters bothered to cast ballots.