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Wal-Mart
squeezes by PTC Council 3-2
"Table it!"
came the shout from an overflow crowd that jammed Peachtree City's council
chambers Thursday night.
PTC
caps number of 'big boxes' allowed
Peachtree City's
"big box" ordinance is now officially on the books.
Feuding
PTC parties talk, declare a truce
Peachtree City Councilman
Dan Tennant has withdrawn his request that the city attorney be dismissed.
Drivers:
New McDonough Road stop signs cause delays
Sometimes the cure
can be worse than the disease.
Panel
ponders future middle school changes
The state-mandated
overhaul of middle schools has triggered Fayette County to appoint a
commission to assess how proposed changes will affect local students.
Starr's
Mill project gets P&Z thumbs down, again
A
plan for commercial and office development across from Starr's Mill
High School, presented in revised form last week, is still not acceptable,
says Fayette's Planning Commission.
Man
killed by train is from PTC, police say
Law
enforcement officials have identified a Peachtree City man as the victim
who was struck and killed by a train in Coweta County early Sunday morning.
Employees
sue school board to quash release of numbers, addresses
Several
local public school employees are going to court in an attempt to prevent
the Fayette County Board of Education from releasing their phone numbers
and addresses to the Georgia Association of Educators.
PTC
plant accused of denying promotions to black employees
The
corporation owning a Peachtree City electronics plant is being sued
in federal court for allegations of racial discrimination in how it
awards promotions to employees.
P&Z
recommends two-acre lots on Old Norton
Developer
Dan Stinchcomb wants to divide 153 acres on Old Norton and Lester roads
into one-acre lots, but the Fayette County Planning Commission suggests
two-acre lots instead.
Consultants
to look for place to stash Fayette's garbage
Fayette
County will spend $41,800 to get an expert's help with the ongoing problems
of how to protect groundwater during the shutdown of an old landfill
and what to do about increasing piles of garbage in the future.
Commission
to discuss traffic light project
Fayette
County commissioners Thursday will revisit a joint project with Fayetteville
designed to ease traffic coming through the city on its state highways.
Impact
fee issues still up in the air
Work
continues on an intergovernmental agreement to get the Fayette County
government and all of the cities on the same page with regard to the
jail impact fee issue.
City
of Fayetteville sued over denial for tire store
The
city of Fayetteville is being sued over a decision from City Council
that, a land owner alleges, caused him to miss out on a chance to sell
his property to a national tire chain.
Pay
plan OK'd for PTC workers
The Peachtree City
Council has approved a pay plan that's slightly more expensive than
original estimates, although the cost difference will be "saved"
when some positions remain vacant during the year.
Hecht
comes through with $350,000 for county gym
Plans
for a recreational gymnasium at McCurry Park in Fayetteville are on
a faster track now that state funds have been made available.
NAACP
to elect officers
The
Fayette NAACP will have local branch elections Saturday, Nov. 11 at
Flat Rock AME church.
Ruby
Tuesday set to open for holidays
Fayetteville
holiday shoppers will have another dining option this season.
Mock
election prepares kids for the future
If
North Fayette Elementary School's fourth and fifth grade students were
old enough to vote Tuesday, they would have been thoroughly prepared
to select a presidential candidate.
Fayetteville
gets grant
Fayetteville
received a $20,000 grant from the state Department of Community Affairs
for its ongoing restoration work on Hollingsworth House.
Council
tables sign request
A
sign variance request for the Original Mattress Factory was tabled Monday
by the Fayetteville City Council as the store's management continues
to work with city staff to find a workable solution.
Youths
deserve respect, says local Optimist Club
Most
young people stay out of trouble and many do a lot of good, and they
deserve more positive reinforcement.
Civitans
aid Sams School
The
Fayette County Civitan Club presented a check for $7,118 to Lana Carr,
executive director of the Joseph Sams School in Fayetteville.
ARC
sets hearing on transportation projects
The
Atlanta Regional Commission will have a public meeting on transportation
projects to be considered for the 2002-2004 Transportation Improvement
Program Dec. 1.
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