Wednesday, October 11, 2000

By MONROE ROARK
mroark@TheCitizenNews.com

The Fayetteville City Council will revisit the jail impact fee issue this week in its workshop tonight and Monday's public meeting.

There has been virtually no controversy within the council concerning whether to levy impact fees, but rather the fees themselves and how they are structured.

Mayor Kenneth Steele said this week that the city believes impact fees are the way to go on a project such as the proposed jail complex, but city officials had been waiting for the county to finalize some of the numbers in the proposal, and the council tabled the matter last week so that the latest figures could be digested.

One issue of considerable importance to the city is the inclusion of a third category for retail businesses. A previous proposal had impact fees divided into two categories, which city officials felt left small business owners at a disadvantage. The current fee structure calls for separate fees in the following ranges under 10,000 square feet, 10,000-50,000 square feet, and over 50,000 square feet.

The county and each of its municipalities must pass a resolution to implement the fees.

In other business:

Sam Burch, chairman of the Community Coalition for Fayette Schools, is scheduled to brief the council on the upcoming school bond issue.

The council is scheduled to hear an appeal of a recent Planning and Zoning Commission decision to deny a revised development plan for the Walgreen's drug store set to be built at Ga. Highway 85 North and Ga. Highway 314.

The plan was revised to provide for an above-ground detention pond with modular walls, rather than the underground detention facility originally planned.

A discussion also is planned concerning detention pond fence materials.

The city is expected to submit the following list of streets for resurfacing as part of the 2001 Local Assistance Road Program:

• North Jeff Davis from Ga. Highway 54 to Hwy. 85 (four lanes);
• Mimosa Court from Mimosa to the end;
• Oak Court from Buckeye to the end;
• Elm Court from Buckeye to the end;
• Buckeye Court from Buckeye to the end;
• Deep Forest Avenue from Hwy. 54 to Oak Street;
• Laurien Street from South Lee Street to the end;
• Sandra Street from Laurien Street to the end;
• Brenda Lane from Sharon Drive to the end;
• Claire Avenue from Sharon Drive to the end;
• Industrial Way from South Jeff Davis to the end.

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