Government

PTC survey to hit mailboxes this week

1,200 households to be asked about city spending, property taxes

Invitations to a survey on city services and property tax spending priorities will go in the mail early this week to some 1,200 randomly selected households in Peachtree City.

The city’s Needs Assessment Committee crafted detail into the survey so residents could have a dollar figure for how much it costs the average home in city taxes for police, fire, recreation and public works services. Read More»

PTC votes 137% hike in stormwater fees for property owners

Most homeowners will see increase from $44-$99 a year

Homeowners, businesses, schools and churches in Peachtree City will see a steep increase in their stormwater bills this year. Read More»

Senoia purchases land for new ball fields

The idea of establishing new ball fields in Senoia is something that has been on the minds of city council members for more than a year. And the time to make their move came Feb. 4 when council members voted unanimously to purchase nearly 63 acres on Ga. Highway 16 as a future recreation facility.

The 62.8-acre property, located across Hwy. 16 from the Coweta Charter Academy, was part of a 268-acre site slated for development as a conservation subdivision. The purchase came with a price tag of $376,800. Read More»

Deal reached on sales tax split

County lauded for offering workable deal

A deal has been brokered between county and city government officials in Fayette County on how to distribute local option sales tax (LOST) dollars over the next 10 years.

The Peachtree City Council approved the deal formally Thursday night. It calls for the phasing in of a switch from the current provision in which the county gets 50 percent of those funds and the remaining 50 percent are split by the municipalities including Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Tyrone and Brooks. Read More»

Gay gives Coweta economic update

Coweta County Administrator Theron Gay last week provided an overview of 2012 economic and other accomplishments across Coweta to members of the Newnan Kiwanis Club. The report showed Coweta in better shape than many of its neighbors.

A sampling of Gay’s report spanned areas that included an overview of countywide activities, the county’s economy and local government, transportation and recreational, cultural and social issues. Read More»

Stover, Crymes to face off in runoff election

The results of the special election to fill the District 71 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives that includes a large part of east Coweta County and a portion of Peachtree City’s west side are in. Republican candidates David Stover and Thomas Crymes garnered the largest percentage of votes in the six-person race and will face off in the March 5 runoff election. Read More»

Coweta to help fund UWG satellite campus

Plans by the University of West Georgia to establish a satellite campus in Newnan at the old Newnan Hospital moved a step closer to reality Feb. 5 when the Coweta County Commission signed an intergovernmental agreement to have the county contribute $535,000 to the project. Read More»

Tyrone saw 25% decrease in serious crime in 2012

In his annual crime report to the Tyrone Town Council on Feb. 1, Tyrone Police Chief Brandon Perkins provided statistics showing the town experienced a 25 percent decrease in the most serious crimes during 2012. Read More»

Ideas presented to help shape PTC’s future

Last summer, more than 60 residents rolled up their sleeves and got involved, answering the city’s call for volunteers to help imagine a better future for Peachtree City.

Part of the city’s comprehensive planning process, the One PTC program resulted in a myriad of ideas to improve and enhance the city. Some suggested more community-wide events with a non-athletic bent. Others suggested a need to better advertise volunteer opportunities and the various community events that are already hosted in the city. Read More»

Factions face off in Fayette GOP

The ongoing internal war for control of the Fayette County Republican Party is in full swing. And with the election of local convention delegates and alternates on Feb. 9 and the election of officers in early March, many of the long-time established group of local Republicans have come out swinging by rebranding themselves as the Fayette Citizens for an Independent Republican Party (FCIRP). Read More»