Government

PTC Council ready to overhaul sewer board

At its meeting Thursday night, the Peachtree City Council is poised to appoint three brand-new members to the city’s Water and Sewer Authority, which would constitute a majority on the five-member WASA board. Read More»

Fayette eyeing property or sales tax for stormwater revenue

County resident and business owner Tim Thoms said in receiving his stormwater bill, he felt like “the can being kicked down the road,” a euphemism used to blame previous county officials for not dedicating enough funding to the stormwater program. Photo/John Munford.

Citizens continue to vent on new stormwater fee at 2nd of 3 town hall meetings Monday

Fayette County government officials are examining several different ways to fund the replacement of deteriorating stormwater pipes underneath county roads, along with other stormwater improvements. Read More»

Fayette BoE to close Brooks, Tyrone, 2 other schools

Fayette County Board of Education member Leonard Presberg (center) reacts to Chair Marion Key’s call for a vote to close one of four schools. Board member Mary Kay Bacallao (L), who voted against all closures, looks on. Photo/Maggie Zerkus.

Still to come: Personnel cuts of more than 200 people — including 100 parapros — to close $15 million budget gap Read More»

Fayette Boe closes 4 schools on split votes

After two recent public hearings, numerous discussions and a wealth of public comments spanning the better part of two years, the Fayette County Board of Education Monday night on split votes committed to close three elementary schools and one middle school at the end of the school year. Read More»

PTC tax survey results fall short in responses

A survey seeking input on property tax rates and spending priorities of Peachtree City government was not as popular as hoped.

A volunteer committee mailed out 1,200 invitations to randomly selected residents to participate in an online survey ... but only 210 responses came back after the two-week deadline expired.

The city’s Needs Assessment Committee was hoping to get 400 responses, which would have put the survey’s margin of error at plus/minus 5 percent. Since they barely got half, however, the margin of error increases to a bit under 7 percent. Read More»

Firefighter: former PTC chief preyed on his female subordinates

City Council to ponder $490K settlements with firefighters over two separate incidents

“He was a predator.”

Those words from Peachtree City Firefighter Martine Piers summarized her thoughts of former Fire Chief Ed Eiswerth, whom she accused of forcing his way into her hotel room late one night in November 2012, as he allegedly attempted to coax her into having sex with him.

In an interview with the city’s human resources department Dec. 18, Piers alleged there were other females in the department who had run-ins with Eiswerth who later shared their stories with her, though she would not speak for them. Read More»

D-71 House seat to be settled Tues.

It has been some time in the making, but the winner of the District 71 seat in the Ga. House of Representatives will finally be decided next week. Voters in the March 5 runoff will send either Thomas Crymes or David Stover to the Gold Dome to represent much of east Coweta County and portions of Peachtree City’s west side.

Both Republicans, Stover and Crymes were the top two vote-getters in the Feb. 5 special election that saw a field of six candidates facing off to fill the seat vacated by Robert Stokely. Read More»

Tyrone approves business park plan

The Tyrone Planning Commission on Feb. 28 gave unanimous approval to a preliminary plat consisting of 40.86 acres that will be the site of the Hobgood Business Park. The site is part of a larger tract of more than 300 acres on the town’s north side situated on the west side of Ga. Highway 74 north of Peggy Lane/Jenkins Road and south of the intersection of Sandy Creek Road and Hwy. 74. The property is owned by Hobgood Family, LP. Read More»

After quietly dealing with recession, F’ville foresees uptick

City employment falls from 163 in 2008 down to current 115; staff predicts modest recovery in tax revenues through 2018

The light at the end of the fiscal tunnel may be peeking through for Fayetteville. Read More»

Future of 4 Fayette schools now depends on BoE vote

Most elected bodies would consider 225 people showing up for a meeting to be a large crowd.

That many citizens showed up Feb. 25 for a public hearing conducted by the Fayette County Board of Education on potential school closures, and the meeting venue — the 900-seat Sams Auditorium — seemed nearly empty. Read More»