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Impact
fees: County, cities at odds
Elected leaders
in Fayette's cities have drawn a line in the sand that county leaders
don't seem willing to cross.
Cities:
Fayette should reduce taxes for all city residents
Tax equity will
be on the minds of Fayette county and city officials as they gather
next week in their FUTURE Committee meeting.
McIntosh
top metro school, 2nd in state
McIntosh High School
has been ranked the number one public secondary school in metro Atlanta
and number two in the state, according to the 2000 Georgia Report Card
for Parents.
F'ville
liquor by the drink rules on council fast track
The Fayetteville
City Council is moving fast with plans for a liquor ordinance, with
a lengthy discussion at last weekend's annual retreat at Callaway Gardens,
just 12 days after the referendum was passed by the voters.
For
a snagged great blue heron, a great rescue
Answering a morning
phone call triggered a chain of events for Marie Schlosser that still
has her marveling at the magnitude of human generosity.
Collins:
Congress' future depends on Florida vote
With
the U.S. Senate evenly divided and the House almost as evenly divided,
the next two years will be difficult, admits Rep. Mac Collins.
Officers
ready to crack down on DUI, child seatbelt violators
The Fayette County
Sheriff's Department, the Fayetteville Police Department and the Peachtree
City Police Department will join the Georgia State Patrol this week
in Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles up Children.
Engineers
hope to strengthen tree law
Saving
trees from developers' bulldozers has proved to be even harder than
expected.
Engineer:
Urban forestry provides a wealth of benefits
Instead
of spending millions of dollars on a new sewer plant, planners in one
burb near Los Angeles decided it would be cheaper to buy every resident
a new water-saving toilet.
Local
churches pool efforts, dedicate Habitat for Humanity house
Because of the vision
of two Peachtree City churches, and contributions of labor and supplies
by hundreds of strangers, Thanksgiving will have a new meaning this
year for a family in Henry County.
State
Patrol predicts 19 traffic deaths during Thanksgiving holidays
The
Georgia State Patrol is predicting that 19 deaths will occur on Georgia's
roads and highways during the 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday period that
begins Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Brown
pushing for quick action on education-zoning proposal
Peachtree
City activist Steve Brown wants local governments to move faster toward
implementing his proposed "Education First in Fayette" policies.
Fayetteville
eyes new polling places
This
month's liquor referendum in Fayetteville brought to light a potential
problem for city residents the inadequate voting facilities for residents.
School
board getting ducks in a row for construction projects
Scheduling
to meet the required deadlines for the $65 million school bond referendum
passed by Fayette County voters in the general election will begin next
week, school finance director Jim Stephens told the Fayette Board of
Education Monday night.
PTC
Council approves newly revised impact fee plan for jail
The
Peachtree City Council has signed off on the newest version of a resolution
to collect the county-wide jail impact fee.
County
tightening erosion control law
The
state is getting tougher on developers that violate soil erosion regulations,
and Fayette County is adjusting its ordinance accordingly.
Students
may get reading, math help
Students
on the verge of failing reading and math may soon have a formalized
program of remedial study funded through House Bill 1187, commonly known
as the A+ Reform Act, according to Stuart Bennett, Fayette County's
assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.
Web
site helps track Georgia's prisoners
A
web site for the Georgia Department of Corrections now gives local residents
a chance to view the incarceration status of any state prisoner.
Police
Blotter
Fayette
County Republicans sponsor Christmas party
The
Fayette County Republican Party's annual Christmas party will be Monday,
Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the County Administrative complex at the corner
of Ga. highways 85 and 54.
Starr's
Mill teacher gets national kudos
Dr.
Bob Covel, a teacher at Starr's Mill High School, has been recognized
by the National Association for Gifted Children for his outstanding
curriculum project for gifted students.
Delta
pilots' union, company to file for mediation
Delta
pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association International,
announced that they will make a joint application with Delta Air Lines
Inc. for federal mediation.
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