Cyndi Plunkett, Post 4 City Council Member for Peachtree City, announced her candidacy for mayor of Peachtree City this week.

Ms. Plunkett said she has been “in the trenches” during her three and a half years on city council and two years on the Recreation Commission.

“As I looked at the way Peach-tree City was going to head in the next four years, I felt that we needed positive leadership to navigate that and I felt that I could provide that,” said Ms. Plunkett.

Some of the issues facing the city are balancing the budget and continuing to draw new residents and businesses.

“During the next 18 months, balancing the budget is going to be real important - not to lose the things that make us special in an attempt to balance the budget,” said Ms. Plunkett.

Ms. Plunkett said she would like to see several focus groups working together to ensure that Peachtree City continues as a planned community, something they are often criticized for.

“It’s real nice to be able to say ‘No, that doesn’t work here because it doesn’t fit our vision,’ but it’s probably time to look at the vision and see where we want to be, and how do we keep the things that we have,” said Ms. Plunkett. “The village concept – that’s great – but how do we continue it and make sure that it’s viable?”

Ms. Plunkett is a certified mediator with the state of Georgia. She is also a licensed attorney, though she is not practicing.

“I think that gives me a real good skill set,” said Ms. Plunkett.