Urgent! Sewer Extension
Request Re-filed

"The Race is On", Photo submitted by Milton resident, Lisa Love Pullen

A request for sewer extension filed by Mr. Dennis Potts was received by City of Milton staff on October 24, 2007. Mr. Potts filed this same request -- along with other developers John McMillan and Ken Morton -- earlier this year and then withdrew it surrounding public outcry and controversy among certain council members who were prepared to vote for sewer extension as reflected in the meeting minutes and as reported by the Milton Herald on May 9.  This weeks Herald also highlights the issues of sewer vs septic, Wright, Jason. "Experts look at the facts about Milton's septic vs. sewer debate." Milton Herald 11/01/2007:10.

As was discussed during earlier meetings on this issue this request for sewer extension is in direct conflict with the long-standing no sewer, no inter-basin transfer policies of this area. Furthermore, as stated by Community Development Director for Alpharetta, Diana Wheeler, Wright, Jason. "Experts look at the facts about Milton's septic vs. sewer debate." Milton Herald 11/01/2007 : 10, "There is no question about it" she said.  "You have to have an acre for septic, with sewer there's no land relationship."  She went on to say that, "she has not seen a case where sewer did not mean more density."

Please communicate your opinions and plan to attend the Thursday, December 6th Milton City Council meeting where this will be discussed.
 
This is yet another reason that the upcoming, Tuesday, November 6th elections are so critical for the future of our collective community. We need strong, positive leadership that is citizen focused...not just through words but through demonstrated actions.

Vote Early-Advance Voting

Advance Voting (In Person)

Voters may cast their ballot in person during the week before the election, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., beginning Monday, October 29 - Friday, November 2, 2007. Those who vote in person during this period are not required to provide a reason for voting absentee, but must provide an acceptable form of Photo Identification.

For additional information, please call the Voter Registration Office at 404-730-7072.

Voters across Milton, regardless of the District they live in, can cast votes for the seats in Districts 2, 4 and 6.

I hope I can count on your vote on November 6, 2007.

Locations for voting in person during the absentee and advance voting periods are as follows:

Fulton County Gov't Center    North Fulton Service  
141 Pryor Street, SW            7741 Roswell Road
Suite 4064                          Room 209
Atlanta, GA 30309                Atlanta, GA 30350

How can you help?

My campaign has been and is fully funded by the local community - it is grass-roots support in every sense of the phrase.  While we do not need to meet my opponent's spending levels, we do need to be heard and seen during this final campaign period. 

Please help with your vote and a financial contribution.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  I can be reached via email at julie4milton@mindspring.com, or telephone at (404) 310-6344.  Donations can be made via Paypal on my website www.julie4milton.com, or send a check to:

 
Friends of Julie Zahner Bailey
255 Hickory Flat Road
Milton, Georgia  30004

Letter to Editor from Cherokee County Resident
"Santi's Vote for High Density"

Dear Editor,
   

Voter beware of Mr. Roger Santi's voting record!

Mr. Santi insults us all with his latest e-mail release quoting, "At the meeting Roger stated for the region, it may be a good project, but if Roger was a county commissioner he would not approve it."

I was at this meeting and he said no such thing when he voted FOR a massive, high density Cherokee project.

November 2006, I fought a proposed project of 12,000 homes on 4,000 acres of which 1,500 acres were totally unbuildable.  The developer planned a "city" in the middle of nowhere on land designated "Wildlife Management Area".   One couple was faced with 2,000 town homes surrounding their once peaceful setting on 5 acres.  This one development would need 10 schools to educate its children -- costing Cherokee County residents over $200 Million in school construction alone. The costs to support services would have raised every home in Cherokee an average of $500 per year. There was a long list of revenue shortfalls for this project.  I witnessed Roger Santi's vote to approve this project.

While he's now trying to dodge the truth, he and other members of the Environment and Land Use Committee believed that 12,000 homes on sewer was better than 2,000 homes on septic.

I wonder why he would vote FOR a development that he thought the County Commissioners should vote against?  It makes no sense.  Did he cave to the pressure of other committee members?  Was he hoping Cherokee Commissioners would have better sense than he?  His latest comments in his e-mail release show he's maneuvering--his voting record is indisputable.
 
Linda Flory

Cherokee County
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Mr. Santi's Record on Meeting Absences

Records do not make false assumptions or twist the facts as insinuated in my opponent's recent release regarding his absence from 7 out of 11 meetings of the Environment and Land Use Committee.

Records reflect that he missed 7 out of the 11 meetings in 2006.  A sampling of the ARC website shows my opponent was absent 8 out of 12 or 66% of the meetings from October 2005 until October 2006.

The truth according to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) WEB site:
Environment and Land Use Committee
ELUC.  See for yourself!
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Cherokee Ledger News

The 2006 vote in favor of a massive development project in Cherokee County by Mr. Roger Santi and 10 others on the Environment and Land Use Committee (ELUC) of the Atlanta Regional Commission raised the ire of thousands of county residents including the Ledger News Editor. He was prompted to call the vote, "ELUC manipulation".

To view the full article click here.

Here are some excerpts: 
Yandel, Gerry. "ARC's DRI review was a bad joke" Cherokee Ledger-News 11/22/2006.

"With some nifty sleight-of-hand worthy of Penn & Teller, The Environment and Land Use Committee (ELUC)....magically made the ARC staff's negative review of Macauley's proposed Sutallee project disappear."

"It was like that trick where you snatch the tablecloth from underneath a fancy table-setting for eight without disturbing anything."

"In fact the bait & switch was so skillfully executed (by ELUC) that I would have stood and applauded if it wasn't so appalling."