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Fayetteville
annexation mired in scandal
Any
controversy brewing over the proposed Deer Pointe annexation and rezoning
request could be moot if a group of Mexican investors gets its way.
8.6%
PTC tax hike would use windfall from reassessments
Submitting a budget
11.8 percent larger than last year's, Peachtree City officials are expecting
to make up the difference with increased property taxes, a city news
release said Monday.
Cable
co.: We'll give better service
AT&T Broadband
is promising to do a better job for Fayette County residents.
High-speed
Internet, digital TV expected in Fayette soon
AT&T Broadband's
construction work replacing its antiquated cable system with new fiber
optics is causing headaches for Fayette customers, company officials
admit, but they promise you're going to like the results.
Look
for the FCHS Band on the Olympics telecast Friday
If you're looking
for the Fayette County High School Band during Friday's 2000 Olympics
opening ceremonies, they'll be in the upper left, back corner of the
forms, according to band director Kenny Beard's recent e-mail.
Rezonings,
'big boxes' face hurdles
PTC
planners say no to Katz rezoning
The Peachtree City
Planning Commission has recommended that the City Council deny a rezoning
request for the Katz property on the northwest end of Peachtree City.
No
shopping center for 74S, county says
Starr's Mill LLC
failed to convince the Fayette County Planning Commission that its plan
for a shopping center, offices, a church and soccer fields across from
Starr's Mill High School is a good one.
Wal-Mart
concept delayed in PTC
Ram Development
company's appeal of the denied concept plan for the proposed Wal-Mart
Superstore has been delayed yet again.
GRTA
gets a grilling at commission meeting
Georgia Regional
Transportation Authority's board will formally "activate jurisdiction"
over Fayette County in its meeting today, and that prospect has local
government officials squirming uncomfortably.
Mattingly
sounds confident in speech to GOP
Mack Mattingly's
message to local Fayette County Republicans was clear the majority of
Georgia voters chose to elect a conservative candidate when they elected
Sen. Paul Coverdell, and he believes they will do so again in November.
Student
jailed for bringing a knife to school
A student at Sandy
Creek High School was arrested last Wednesday for possession of a weapon
on school grounds.
DUI
victims provide sober insight
Local DUI offenders
are meeting the potential consequences of their actions face-to-face
thanks to a new local program.
Fayetteville
officials looking closely at retail vacancy problem
The rise in vacant
retail space in Fayetteville in recent months has caught the attention
of city officials, and it could be a hot topic among members of the
City Council in the near future.
Planning
Commission OKs two new subdivisions
In a meeting where
almost every item drew public comment, Fayette County's Planning Commission
last week voted to recommend approval of two new subdivisions, but denied
requests for commercial and office zoning.
Big
box rules take aim at preventing vacancies
The game plan for
restricting the building of big box stores in Peachtree City has been
dramatically altered.
Voter
registration drives are planned
The Fayette County
Board of Elections is reminding local residents that if you want to
vote in the Nov. 7 General Election, you must be registered by Oct.
10.
Planning
group delays parking rule changes
Fayette County's
Planning Commission will discuss proposed new parking requirements one
more time before deciding whether to recommend them to the County Commission.
Tyrone
again delays action on impact fees
Tyrone leaders
vowed last week not to vote on impact fees for the new county jail until
questions are answered.
Project
will bring water to new plant
Fayette County commissioners
Thursday will consider starting construction on water lines to deliver
raw water to the county's new water treatment plant under construction
on Ga. Highway 92.
Collins
criticizes Democrats on 'death tax' override failure
U.S. Rep. Mac Collins,
who represents Fayette and nine other Georgia counties, this week decried
he failure of Congress to override a presidential veto on repeal of
the so-called death tax.
Fayette
roads, streets set for resurfacing
Seventeen
Fayette County roads and ten city streets in the county are slated for
resurfacing under the Georgia Department of Transportation's Local Assistance
Road Program.
Hecht
appointed to state panel on family violence
Lt. Gov Mark Taylor
has appointed state Sen. Greg Hecht to the Commission on Family Violence.
Police
Blotter
County
boards, authorities listed
More information
about how Fayette County's boards and authorities work will soon be
on the Internet.
USDA
sets give-away of food items
Fayette residents
can get surplus food commodities from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Friday, Sept. 22 at the following locations:
College-bound
invited to PROBE fair
Approximately 45,000
Georgia high school students and their parents will explore the options
of post-secondary education this fall at one of the many PROBE fairs,
including the Atlanta South Fair to be conducted on the campus of Clayton
College & State University in the Athletics and Fitness Center 6
- 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28.
Southern
Party sets meeting
Members of the new
Southern Party are inviting Fayette residents to the September Southern
Party of Spalding County meeting Saturday, Spet. 16, 6 p.m. at the Western
Sizzlin', 1412 North Expressway in Griffin.
Volunteer
counselors needed
The Health Insurance
Counseling, Assistance and Referral for the Elderly, a program of the
Atlanta Regional Commission, is currently seeking volunteer counselors.
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