A fellow councilmember and I wanted to privatize the tennis center. We even had a buyer,
But a three vote on council stopped us. So we proposed outsourcing, which was passed and cut $200,000 a year from the budget. But it still remained in the red and has ever since.
We proposed the same for the Kedron Center. But that got shot down all the way around and remains a money drain.
As for the sports fields the vast majority of users do not pay Peachtree City taxes.
But a three vote on council stopped us. So we proposed outsourcing, which was passed and cut $200,000 a year from the budget. But it still remained in the red and has ever since.
We proposed the same for the Kedron Center. But that got shot down all the way around and remains a money drain.
As for the sports fields the vast majority of users do not pay Peachtree City taxes.
NEWS ANALYSIS — Peachtree City finances under pressure; expect changes - The Citizen
Attention, Peachtree City constituencies for the tennis center, swimming under the “bubble,” tot lots and children’s playgrounds, ever-increasing lengths of cart paths, left-turns into business areas, and, yes, even sports fields. Changes are coming. The city manager of Peachtree City, Jon...
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