A citizen committee will vote this week on the final wording of a survey that seeks public input from city residents on how much they are willing to pay for city services.

The survey will offer details on how much the “average value” home in Peachtree City, tabbed at $243,000, pays in property taxes for police, fire, recreation and other services. It will be up to each individual participant to determine if those costs are just right, too high, or if the city should spend even more on a given service. Read More»

It was an otherwise short agenda item approved with little fanfare at Monday night’s meeting of the Senoia City Council. But the approval of the qualifying dates for municipal elections later this year could result in increased interest since Mayor Robert Belisle has announced he will not seek reelection.

Belisle’s term will expire at the end of the year, as will those of Councilman Jeff Fisher and Councilman Larry Owens. Senoia uses the at-large method of electing council members. Read More»

Following his annual “State of the City” address to the Peachtree City Rotary Club Thursday, Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix announced that he indeed will seek a second term in the November election.

Haddix specifically cited tax increases, added debt and the dissolution of the city’s development authority as matters that “need to be corrected to move the city forward.”

“They know I keep my word and work to accomplish my agenda,” Haddix said. Read More»

Two diverging opinions over how the Peachtree City Council handled the resolution of a lawsuit over the pay cut issued to Mayor Don Haddix resulted in a fiery confrontation at Thursday’s City Council meeting.

On one side was Haddix, who re-ignited the issue with a formal statement on the matter [See Page A4], claiming that his fellow council members spent more than $20,000 on the matter including the restitution of his back pay at $2,025. Read More»