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PTC not warm for senior apartment proposal

PTC not warm for senior apartment proposal

A company’s plan to build age-restricted senior apartments was presented to the Peachtree City Council Tuesday night.

By the end of the meeting, however, Mayor Don Haddix told NorSouth representatives that Council isn’t convinced the concept would work well in Peachtree City. Read More»

Fayetteville eyes tax increase

The Fayetteville City Council and department heads met Monday to talk about more financial belt-tightening. Several possible outcomes include a millage rate increase, fewer city workers, a depleted reserve fund and remaining employees paying for any hikes in cost of benefits. Read More»

Rep. Fludd pushes for better tax collection

State Rep. Virgil Fludd speaks at town hall meeting Feb. 27 in College Park. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Nearly 100 people attended a town hall meeting Saturday conducted by state Rep. Virgil Fludd. The meeting held at Creel Park in south Fulton County centered on transportation, education and potential ways to increase state tax revenues. Read More»

School board lags in releasing public info

School board lags in releasing public info

The Fayette County School Board in January voted 3-to-2 to change its monthly public meeting night from Monday to Tuesday.

Although the school board had been meeting on Monday nights for many years, board members Terri Smith, Janet Smola and Lee Wright Read More»

Perdue’s plan could force Fayette into tax

Fayette could vote down regional SPLOST and still be compelled to participate in tax

Gov. Sonny Perdue’s proposal for a potential regional 1 percent sales tax to fund transportation projects could be assessed on Fayette County even if voters within Fayette turn it down.

Under legislation supported by Perdue, the vote to authorize such an eight-year-long tax would be at the regional level. The legislation requires votes be tallied among all 10 combined counties in the Atlanta Regional Commission.

So even if Fayette votes down the sales tax, if the 10 counties in aggregate approve it, the tax will be assessed on Fayette residents and businesses regardless. Read More»

Westmoreland says GOP ideas on healthcare ignored

U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland speaks at a town hall meeting in Newnan March 1. Photo/Ben Nelms.

The large meeting room at the Coweta County Justice Center was packed Monday night for a town hall meeting held by Congressman Lynn Westmoreland. The meeting centered largely on healthcare and national security. Read More»

PTC asked to lift sprinkler requirement for new buildings

The Peachtree City Council is being asked to allow 12 new townhome units to be built without fire sprinklers as required by a city ordinance adopted in March 2008.

Marksmen Construction is ready to build the remaining 12 townhome units at The Village at Lexington Circle development off Ga. Highway 54 West.

The first 34 units in the subdivision were not required to have a sprinkler system, but because the previous developer’s building permit for the last 12 expired in June 2008, the city’s new fire protection ordinance now applies, city officials said. Read More»

Dogwood Forest of Fayetteville brings Alzheimer’s awareness to Capitol

Dogwood Forest of Fayetteville joined over 200 advocates and Governor Sonny Purdue at the State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 8 to bring awareness to the impact of Alzheimer’s disease.

Advocates, wearing purple shirts with the word “VOICE in big bold lettering, stood on the steps of the Capitol, sparking the curiosity of on- looking legislators. Supporters tolled a bell every 70 seconds to represent the number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Read More»

PTC to hear pitch tonight for senior apartments

A company wanting to build an age-restricted apartment complex in Peachtree City will make a pitch to the City Council tonight in a workshop meeting. Read More»

PTC to hear pitch for senior apartments

A company wanting to build an age-restricted apartment complex in Peachtree City will make a pitch to the City Council Tuesday night in a workshop meeting.

NorSouth Companies initially targeted an undeveloped 8-acre tract in the Lexington Circle mixed-use development off Ga. Highway 54 West, behind the Zaxby’s restaurant. But the company last week withdrew its formal application to lift the city’s multifamily rezoning moratorium for that site. Read More»

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