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Bost:
Let the voters decide sales tax fate
Fayette County Commission
Chairman Harold Bost said this week he may ask voters to do away with
the local option sales tax in response to the ongoing debate over tax
equity.
Jail
fees a dead issue?
The idea of charging
impact fees to help pay for a new Fayette County jail appears to be
dead, negating six months of wrangling by county and local city leaders.
Fayette
rents jail space from Union City
Fayette County criminals
won't lack for a place to stay while the county is building its new
jail.
Wieland
seeks to lift multifamily moratorium
Since the latest
concept plan for the John Wieland Homes subdivision on the Katz property
contains 110 town homes, the Peachtree City Council will have to decide
whether to lift the multifamily housing moratorium for the project.
PTC
Council eyes multifamily moratorium renewal
The possibility
of renewing Peachtree City's moratorium on multifamily housing projects
for next year survived Thursday night's City Council meeting.
PTC's
Fire Chief Reed succumbs to cancer
Flags are flying
at half-staff in Peachtree City to honor Fire Department Chief Gerald
Reed Jr., who died at Emory University Hospital Saturday morning following
a year-long battle with cancer. He was 51.
Friends,
colleagues remember Chief Reed: 'Deer in the fire station!'
Professional or
volunteer, rookie or retiree, Peachtree City fire and rescue workers
have been gathering in remembrance of Chief Gerald Reed Jr. since his
death Saturday.
The
birds are here . . . and so are the bird counters
When daylight has
dwindled to a precious few hours, when the sky is most likely gray and
heavy with rain or worse, when temperatures have sunk to new lows, more
than 50,000 Americans decide it's time to... go birding?
Starr's
Mill project returns to commission
Starr's Mill LLC
is putting on a full-court press as the firm goes back to the County
Commission Thursday with its plan for Plantation Centre, a commercial
and office development across from Starr's Mill High School.
Smooth
sailing expected for fire station projects
Fayette County commissioners
may be ready to approve a contract for four new fire stations when they
convene tomorrow night.
PTC
man seriously injured in Tuesday afternoon crash
A Peachtree City
man was in critical condition Tuesday afternoon after his truck struck
a cement truck and veered off the road on Ga. Highway 54 East near its
intersection with Sandy Creek Road.
Tower
approval sparks angry confrontation
Residents of Rebekah
Lakes and Surrey Park subdivisions of Ga. Highway 85 south of Fayetteville
will be there in force when the Fayette County Commission considers
BellSouth Mobility's request for a 253-foot communications tower near
their neighborhoods.
Commission
eyes 111 homes on Lester Road
Fayette County commissioners
Thursday will deal with several rezoning requests, including developer
Dan Stinchcomb's plan for one-acre lots on 153.8 acres on Lester and
Old Norton roads.
Gold's
Gym changes Fayetteville plans
Folks who take their
workouts seriously have no doubt watched with curiosity as announcements
and rumors abounded concerning the status of Fayetteville health clubs
in recent months.
Services
set Thurs. for Luther Holt, recreation volunteer, supporter
Peachtree City resident
Luther Holt, who was recently named one of the state's top recreation
volunteers, died Saturday, Dec. 9.
Fayette's
finance guru headed to GRTA
Fayette
County's chief financial officer will soon be working for the state's
new transportation superagency, the Georgia Regional Transportation
Authority.
F'ville
teen hurt when car leaves road, strikes pole
A
Fayetteville teen received minor injuries when her car left the road,
rolled over and struck a utility pole off Redwine Road Sunday morning.
United
Way falling short of 2000 goal in Fayette County
Fayette
County's contributions to United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta are falling
short of goal, and local volunteer chairman Mike Jablonski is challenging
residents not to let that happen.
New
program aims to help faltering students
Will
extra instructional time make a difference for students struggling with
reading and math?
Police
Blotter
ACT
testing registration set Jan. 5
College-bound
high school students can take the ACT Assessment Feb. 10, the next nationwide
test date.
Fayetteville
cancels P&Z meetings for December
The Fayetteville
Planning and Zoning Commission made official Friday what had been suspected
already that both December meetings are cancelled due to a lack of agenda
items.
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