Shelby's Contract with Peachtree City
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The last couple of months have been an awesome start to our
campaign. I have met many people around the community that
have expressed concerns about the path our city government has
taken over the past several years. These feelings of
concern displayed by fellow citizens have led me to establish a
written commitment of innovative ideas that will ensure
Peachtree City remains the best community in the world.
You will find that under my contract with Peachtree City, I take
strong stances in favor of Peachtree City’s quality of life.
If you find that you support the contract please visit my
website to join the cause. First I want to create a new legislative rule regarding re-zoning
initiatives. This rule will require a four out of five
majority in favor of re-zoning in order to pass the initiative.
The new rule would limit voting blocks on council and make it
harder for the council members to deviate from the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan. Second I stand strongly against the selling off of city assets in
order to balance the budget. These facilities are jewels
of our community. Third I will promote government efficiency by consistently asking
staff to provide areas in which our government can be more
resourceful. I will guide them to continually look at instances
where creating a private partnership may better benefit the
general public i.e. landscaping crew. We must also
continue to examine areas that are low priority that can be cut
from the budget. Fourth I will call for a restructuring of fees across the board.
We should encourage innovative fee ideas such as a yearly
recreational pass that provides year round access to
recreational facilities an increased usage fee structure for out
of city residents. Fifth I stand firmly against further big box development,
unnecessary annexations, or higher density rezoning. Sixth I will make cart path maintenance a top priority. The
upkeep of our cart path system has been pushed to the back
burner for too long. We must begin to actively improve our
system today in order to save ourselves from more costly repairs
tomorrow. Seventh I support the most open government possible. We should
greatly reduce “consent agenda” items and executive session
meetings. I will also call for the city to utilize more
venues in distributing information to the public. Eighth I will work closely with our county commissioners, state
representatives and members of Congress to ensure that Peachtree
City’s opportunity for investment and quality growth is
maximized. Ninth I am unapologetically against any proposal that move the city
away from the village concept. Thus, I am opposed to
proposals like Calullah Hills, which will ultimately abandon our
village concept. Tenth I commit to supporting the needs and requirements of an
efficient, effective, and well trained police and fire
department. Paid for by the Committee to Elect Shelby Barker |
