The Association of Fayette County Governments has appointed a subcommittee to study transportation problems in the county with an eye toward pushing for faster funding for some future traffic improvement projects.

The group will present its recommendations to the full AFCG, which will pass them along to the Georgia Department of Transportation for use in assigning priorities for funding.

Local officials are anxious to get several local projects, such as a proposed north-south bypass around Fayetteville, moved higher on DOT's list.

In other business in its quarterly meeting, AFCG named Fayetteville Councilman Larry Dell its chairman and County Commissioner Herb Frady its vice chairman for 2000.

— Dave Hamrick