News
Reevaluation notices mean
higher tax bills
If you haven't gotten a notice
stating that your home's value has increased, you're
one of the lucky few.
Neighbors dubious about
454-home annexation proposed for west F'ville
Developer Bob Rolader is meeting
this week with residents next to the site of his
proposed Deer Pointe development to address concerns
that could hamper his efforts to have the property
annexed into Fayetteville.
County wants more info on
Hwy. 54 annexation
Fayette
County's government needs more information before
commenting on the city of Fayetteville's proposed
annexation of 873 acres at Ga. Highway 54 and Lester
Road
Water-
Everybody's talking about how dry it is...
City: Median watering
meets drought restrictions
The city of Fayetteville is
preserving a large taxpayer investment by
watering the medians on Ga. Highway 85, according
to City Manager Joe Morton.
EPD: Water quality in
White Water Creek is OK
Water quality in Whitewater
Creek probably hasn't suffered in the current
drought, says a state environmental official.
16 water users meter
over 1 million gallons a month
Photocircuits Atlanta Inc.
in Peachtree City is by far the largest water
user in Fayette County, according to an analysis
of the June water bills sent out by the Fayette
County Water System.
Counties pushing for
Internet taxation
Fayette County commissioners are
tentatively in favor of taxing Internet business, so
far.
PTC planners oppose impact
fees for industry
The idea of charging impact fees
on new industries to help fund the new Fayette County
jail does not sit well with the Peachtree City
Planning Commission.
County moves forward with
latest mapping technology
Fayette County took another step
into the 21st Century last week, with plans for
similar steps over the next five years.
EMS crews get high praise
from clients
Residents of Fayette County seem
to be thrilled with the service they're receiving
from emergency medical crews.
Rap star denied appeal for
missing jury duty
Record producer turned rapper
Jermaine Dupri's chances to avoid a three-day jail
sentence for skipping jury duty are getting slimmer.
Ministry still seeks
solution to septic woes
Fayette County Health Department
officials are continuing to work with Chariots of
Fire Ministries in hopes of solving the
organization's septic tank problems, environmental
health director Rick Fehr said this week.
Band preparations heating
up
Training for the Summer Olympics
is no easy feat.
Fayetteville OKs $7 million
budget, expects millage drop
The Fayetteville City Council
Monday night approved a budget of just over $7
million, and officials are predicting a slight
millage decrease as a result of the ever-growing tax
digest.
Going the distance
Twenty-eight jubilant students
received their high school diplomas Tuesday morning
after finishing summer school at Starr's Mill High.
Tyrone Council to discuss
impact fees
Tyrone officials are expected to
discuss Fayette County's request for an impact fee
Thursday night, but don't look for a resolution any
time soon.
Police Blotter
Collins pushing for end to
'marriage tax penalty'
Fayette County's representative
in the U.S. Congress is pushing for Senate and
presidential approval of a House bill that proponents
claim will equalize the tax treatment of married and
unmarried Americans.
Water Tips
To help combat the effects of
the drought in the Atlanta region, the Atlanta
Regional Commission has compiled an extensive list of
indoor and outdoor water use facts and conservation
tips from sources all over the nation.
Hooters poll on-line
What's your opinion on the
proposed opening of a Hooters restaurant in
Fayetteville?
Rep. Collins honored by
food industry
U.S. Rep. Mac Collins has been
honored by Food Distributors International, a trade
group representing 232 companies.
State to resurface 29
streets here
The Georgia Department of
Transportation recently approved state funding to
resurface 19 streets in Peachtree City, eight in
Fayetteville, two in Tyrone and ten county roads in
Fayette.
Local students tour Costa
Rica
Students from Rising Starr and
Whitewater middle schools and Fayette County High
School recently participated in an ecological tour of
Costa Rica.
Dining
Guide
- Good
cooking for the hot summer
- Creamy ricotta cheese is the
secret ingredient that puts the decadence in
Italian desserts like cheesecake and cannoli.
I don't
give a Hoot...
By F.C. FOODIE
Food Critic
- It's intrigued Foodie in the
last week that a restaurant has been the subject
of a simmering debate throughout the county.
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Business
Crafts superstore open for
business
The county's crafts enthusiasts
have a new place to search for that perfect
decorative item.
Here today gone tomorrow
Liecom Company
was having a tough time finding skilled workers. For
months they searched for a graphic designer and then
they discovered Mary. Mary recently finished her
degree graduating at the top of her class. She was
conscientious, hard working and looked forward to
starting at Liecom. Mary received several offers from
other companies, but she liked what the recruiter
told her about Liecom. The recruiter promised her a
signing bonus, rapid acceleration, a team work
environment and great opportunities for personal and
professional development. However, after two weeks on
the job her opinion changed. On several occasions she
was left back to answer the phones while the rest of
the department went out to lunch together. One
morning, Barry, her supervisor, chewed her out in
front of her co-workers. A few days later she was
turned down for a training course because she was a
,,new employee.” Mary, once bright and motivated now
had taken on a different attitude. At the end of the
month Mary turned in her resignation telling Barry
she had gotten another job offer at higher pay
somewhere else.
Fayette farmers get drought
relief
USDA's Farm Service Agency State
(FSA) Executive Director Hanson Carter today
announced that Georgia farmers in 21 eligible
counties will soon receive about $870,200 through the
Pasture Recovery Program (PRP) to help re-establish
forage crops on pastures that were severely damaged
by drought in 1999.
- Sports
A new champ for the USTA
Women's Championships of Peachtree City
The Peachtree City Tennis Center
was abuzz about the women's tennis final as defending
champion Alina Jidkova faced Sandra Cacic of
Bradenton, Fla.
Racers keep their winning
traditions alive at Senoia Speedway
Tallahassee's Marc Mitchell
captured his fifth win as he moved around Gabriel
Corbitt with 19 laps remaining in Saturday night's
Alan Vigil Southlake Ford 50 Late Model feature.
Silverbacks and Classics
lose in disappointing doubleheader
The Atlanta Silverbacks and the
Atlanta Classics played their last doubleheader of
the season on Saturday night at Dekalb Memorial
Stadium. It was a disappointment for both teams.
Deer hunting Expo this
weekend
The South Atlanta Deer Hunters
Spectacualr will be held July 21, 22 and 23 at the
Showcase Event Center, located behind Peachtree
Peddlers Flea Market in McDonough.
Sports Calendar
Fishing with Chris Foster
Clear water fishing for bass on
lakes and reservoirs has always been labeled tough
fishing by many anglers.
- Weekend
- Dionne Warwick
comes to Peachtree City
- If you are a patron of the
Psychic Friends Network, you probably already
know what this article is about to tell you;
Dionne Warwick is coming to town.
- Offshoot presents
two participatory musicals for children
- We have all heard the story
about the princess kissing a frog and having the
frog magically turn into a prince.
-
- 'Peter and the
Wolf' comes to local libraries
- Tchaikovsky's “Peter
and the Wolf” is one of the most beloved
pieces of classical music in history.
- Heavy decisions
finally off my mind
- By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
- Oh, what a
weight has been lifted from my mind!
- New Harry Potter is
biggest and best of the series
- “Harry Potter and The
Goblet of Fire,” the fourth installment of
J. K. Rowling's anthology about a young British
wizard, was recently released to a worldwide
frenzy of readers.
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- Chores have become
more bearable in the last 10 years
- I would have been a complete
failure as a middle class woman in the early
1900s.
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- Idiots of the world
united
- I am an idiot.
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- Roles available in
musical version of Snow White
- Auditions For the musical
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”
- Columnist
granddaughter to speak at PTC library
- The granddaughter of famed
Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Celestine
Sibley appear Thursday at the Peachtree City
library's Floy Farr Room.
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- Notable
- The following
Fayette County students made the Clayton College
& State University Dean's List for the
recently completed Spring 2000 semester, having
maintained at least a 3.6 Grade Point Average.
- Movies
Religion
'The Market' in
Fayetteville
By CHUCK
GRIFFITH
Religion Columnist
Bands singing songs that would
make a bathroom graffiti writer blush, swimsuit
competitions, fights on street corners, pajama
parties, provocative dress along with lewd dancing
and other questionable activities. Am I describing
Daytona Beach during Spring Break? Are these the
reasons Atlanta residents don't want to host
Freak-Nik? Would you say these are the things that
happen in “undesirable” areas with people
who lack standards? In reality these are just some of
the activities that have been reported to happen
among our teenagers at “The Market” in
Fayetteville.
Campus Crusade for Christ,
New Life Resources move to Crosstown in PTC
When the construction of the new
Crosstown 74 Business Park is complete, the dust will
barely have time to settle before New Life Resources,
a division of Campus Crusade for Christ, will begin
the process of moving into its new home.
Peachtree City UMC
schedules Bible Camps for 4th, 5th graders
Peachtree City United Methodist
Church has scheduled two Bible Camps for rising
fourth and fifth graders with Bible activities, games
and skits planned for each camp.
Religion Briefs
Kids invited to Summer Fun
Days at F'ville First Methodist
Fayetteville First United
Methodist Church is offering summer activities and
field trips each Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until 1
p.m. for children ages four through fifth grade.
Reservations are due Sunday prior to the scheduled
event.
VBS Schedule
Primetimers schedule
dinner, theater outing
Primetimers at Peachtree City
United Methodist Church are invited to an evening of
dinner and theater on Thursday, July 27. The group
will meet at the church at 5 p.m. and travel to
Newnan for dinner at the Golden Corral.
Bethany United Methodist
Women set events for Aug.
Ladies of the United Methodist
Women at Bethany United Methodist Church have several
events planned for the month of August.
Opinion
Tyrone should rethink hold
on impact fees
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
The Tyrone Town Council should
rethink its decision to use impact fees to play
hardball with the county over tax equity issues.
Hooters grapples with image
deficiency
By
DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
All right, Fayettevillians,
there's good news and there's bad news for those of
you who are concerned about the Hooters issue.
Cancer clusters: It's time
for a survey
By AMY
RILEY
One Citizen's Opinion
More than a few people in
Fayette County have expressed concern about what
seems to them to be a higher than normal rate of
cancer among local residents. In the interest of
opening the topic for public dialogue, I began a
process this past week of gathering information from
our local health department, the state Department of
Human Resources—Division of Public Health, and
the National Cancer Institute.
Hooters flap: Is this fowl
play?
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
I may be naive. I may be dumb. I
may even be a boob, but I just don't understand all
the opposition to having a Hooters restaurant in
Fayetteville.
Letters to
the Editor
The Market's 'beach party'
ads show club's true intent
Having raised two teenagers in
Fayetteville, I appreciate the need for a protected
place where teens can “hang out.” When
first reading about The Market (Fayetteville's youth
club) I was not in favor of its location (there's not
enough parking and it is too near private homes), but
loved the concept.
Hooters opponents should
try different approach, like Jesus
Judging from the comments on the
recent zoning hearing, the majority of residents of
Fayette County are opposed to the locating of a
Hooters in Fayetteville. Not!
'Lord, send us more Hooters
opportunities!'
I am a pastor of a church here
in Fayetteville, and recently I have been awakened to
an attitude of many churches and Christians that
alarms me. This attitude that these people have seems
to be one of creating or preserving some kind of
Christian utopia, where we stand up for God and keep
the sinners out. We petition at homosexual rallies
and abortion clinics and tell lies about our God.
PTC needs lessons about 1st
Amendment rights
I am ecstatic beyond words that
Webb, Stuckey and Lindsey LLC has decided to drop the
lawsuit against you and [letter writer Steve] Brown.
I applaud your decision to stand fast on the
principles that this country was founded on. Freedom
to say what we think is right, and the free flow of
ideas that allow for debate of public issues is the
cornerstone of our country. This right must be fought
for at all costs, because if we lose that fundamental
right, we have lost all.
Please slow down in PTC
residential subdivisions
I live at the corner of
Shirewood Park and Kedron Drive in Peachtree City. On
Tuesday night, July 11, around 10:30 p.m. I heard a
big boom outside my bedroom wall and told my husband
that it sounded like someone hit our house. We went
outside and saw one of the worst car accidents we
have ever seen.
Commuter trains will bring
excessive noise, more congestion to PTC
Throughout our country,
community groups are attempting to fight the
onslaught of railroad noise in their neighborhoods.
They decry the incessant blasting of train horns
(whistles), track vibrations, and the prolonged
idling of noisy and foul smelling diesel trains.
Bost broke Sunshine Law in
1999
While I will forever protect
your right to express your opinions verbally or in
print, I must express concern for at least one of
your pro votes as named in the July 12, 2000, edition
of The Citizen.
Gasoline gouging going on
in PTC?
I just thought I should alert
the residents of the area to know that the local
dealers are gouging them on gas prices.
Once again, what's
Alternative School for?
In response to Meg Harris'
letter of July 12, I offer this:
Next 4th, leave water guns
at home
My family and I would like to
congratulate Peachtree City and the parade
participants for a wonderful parade. Everything was
great with one exception — the Super Soakers!
More hypocrites will be in
church on Sundays than in Hooters on Fridays
The conduct of my fellow
Christians constantly amazes me.
Moral crusaders, why stop
at Hooters?
In their long crusade against
trite villains everywhere, religious extremists have
now turned on the Hooters Restaurant and its plan to
open up shop right here in Fayette County. Holding a
30-minute prayer vigil outside of a recent city
council meeting, churchgoers prayed against the moral
tyrant of attractive women, orange shorts, and hot
wings.
Kick out Southern Baptists
as well
Surely the Southern Baptists are
not concerned about the “degradation” of
women. They use God's word to subjugate women to
second-class citizenry. They will not allow women
pastors, espouse that women should be subservient and
obedient to their husbands, etc. At least Hooters is
a choice by women to work there.
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