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F’ville Council delays schools resolution

It was a resolution supporting the idea of finding uses for as many as three schools in Fayetteville that are slated for possible closure next year. But the Fayetteville City Council on Sept. 20 pulled the resolution from the agenda, citing confusion that stemmed from the “mutual termination agreement” approved a day earlier between the Fayette County Board of Education and Superintendent Jeff Bearden. The resolution will be brought up at a later date. Read More»

MOMS Club overhauls F’ville park

MOMS Club of Fayetteville representative Christina Sherstad was joined by Fayetteville Mayor Greg Clifton after a Sept. 6 presentation announcing that the club had raised $20,000 for improvements to the Church Street Park. Photo/Vicki Turner.

Step aside, the moms are on the job. True to their current mission, representatives of the MOMS Club of Fayetteville on Sept. 6 gave the Fayetteville City Council an update of their successful efforts to raise $20,000 for improvements to the Church Street Park near the downtown historic district. Read More»

Communication a big goal of PTC assessment group

The needs assessment committee established by Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix continued Thursday to make progress on laying the groundwork for its future activities.

One of the bigger goals established by the committee is to create an avenue to both share information with citizens and also solicit input from the community. Read More»

Planners to take second look at Hwy. 74S annexing

A proposal to annex a 77-acre lot to build a 90-home subdivision and two office buildings will be up for discussion at a special called meeting of the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night (Sept. 24). Read More»

Council open to backing WASA refinancing

Authority proposes to keep city’s veto power for extensions, save $1.8M

There may not be a stalemate after all between the Peachtree City Council and the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority.

Council members said Thursday night they were open to a WASA proposal for the city to back a bond refinancing for the sewer agency in a deal that would allow council to keep its veto power over the extension of sewer service beyond the city limits.

With the city’s backing, WASA and its ratepayers would save an additional $500,000 over the life of the loan for a grand total savings of $1.8 million. Read More»

Tyrone sewer ordinance updated

The Tyrone Town Council in Sept. 21 in a housekeeping move approved a revision of the sewer ordinance to include the provision of sewer services to the new fire station on Jenkins Road and to the undeveloped Powers Court Medical property on the north end of Senoia Road. Both had been previously approved for sewer service but had not been listed in the ordinance.

Interim Town Manager Brandon Perkins said the ordinance revision was needed because a recent review of the areas approved for sewer did not list Powers Court Medical even though it had been previously approved. Read More»

Environmental study OK’d for lake dredging

The ball is rolling toward the eventual dredging of Lake Peachtree to remove sediment that has collected at the bottom of the lake.

The dredging of the city-owned lake is the responsibility of the county water system, which uses the lake as a drinking water reservoir.

Last week the Fayette County Commission approved paying for an environmental study of the project so it could be submitted for approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The county needs the Corps to sign off on a dredging permit for the project. Read More»

PTC ditches 3 police captains in 'reorganization'

Will add two patrol officers, enhancing half of city's 4 patrol shifts and saving $206K a year

The Peachtree City Council voted unanimously tonight to sack three captains as a part of a reorganization of the police department which makes it “leaner and flatter” according to Police Chief H.C. “Skip” Clark.

It took just over five minutes for the deed to be done, including a brief explanation from Clark and a few comments from some city council members who said they didn’t like taking such actions.

Following the council meeting, one of those captains, Terry Ernst, said he was “not ruling out” a potential run for a seat on the City Council. Read More»

F’ville Council to weigh in on schools

It may be the responsibility of the Fayette County Board of Education to decide later this year on the two options for school closures, but the Fayetteville City Council on Thursday will consider a resolution that embraces school Superintendent Jeff Bearden’s preferred option that would close three schools in Fayetteville. The resolution supports closing the schools and repurposing them for other uses. Read More»

F’ville Council wants to bring back living above retail stores

Living upstairs above the store — a mainstay of early 20th century America — is coming back to Fayetteville.

The idea is to encourage more residential development in downtown Fayetteville. In keeping with that goal the Fayetteville City Council on Sept. 20 will hear the first reading of an amendment to the zoning ordinance that would encourage mixed-use development downtown in the Main Street District. Read More»