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Dunn:
New water agency leadership favors metro big 5
Metro Atlanta's
new water superagency had its first meeting last week, and Fayette County
Commission Chairman Greg Dunn said the group is already growing into
a huge bureaucracy.
'Dream
plan' for West Village will be presented to PTC council
A plan to manage
congested traffic and expand the cart path system in the growing West
Village area of Peachtree City will be presented to the City Council
at its meeting Thursday night.
Former
finance head slaps commission on budget
Fayette County's
former finance director doesn't think much of the county's new budget.
School
officials studying charter school idea
A charter school
could be just what's needed to serve students who fall through the cracks
in Fayette's school system, says Assistant Superintendent Stuart Bennett.
Surprise
meeting with Bush ends Fayetteville native's stint at Naval Academy
Many people have
a "brush with greatness" story to tell to family and friends.
Landmark
issue to be aired Thursday
Landmark Christian
School will find out Thursday if it can build a new school campus in
Tyrone.
Sheriff's
Department nets over $4 million in two drug busts
More
than 150 kilograms of cocaine and 1,300 pounds of marijuana are off
the streets thanks to two recent stings initiated by the Fayette County
Sheriff's Department.
Commission
lays ground work for long-range planning
Rudimentary
beginnings of what eventually will become a five-year capital improvement
program for Fayette County are included in this year's proposed county
budget.
Higher
legal bills causing concern for PTC Council
Guided
by a request from Peachtree City Councilman Dan Tennant, the city's
rising legal bills will be discussed at Thursday night's council meeting.
County
aims to smooth rough ball fields
A
level playing field for all of Fayette's sports enthusiasts is among
priorities as county commissioners consider a 2002 budget of just over
$1 million for recreation.
Health
workers to get pay hike
Six environmentalists
in Fayette County's Department of Health will get a 4-percent local
supplemental pay raise in Fayette County's proposed fiscal 2002 budget.
Roads
to get more attention in coming year
When
the Starr's Mill school complex opened in 1998, there was an immediate
traffic snarl because road improvements didn't get done in time for
the opening.
Airport
authority prioritizes land acquisition plan
To
prepare for future growth, the Peachtree City Airport Authority is fast-tracking
a project to buy more land adjacent to Falcon Field's business park.
School
board eyes age requirement for substitute teachers
In
the wake of allegations that a substitute teacher allowed students to
view indecent material on the Internet, Fayette County Board of Education
members are considering a policy change to require that future substitutes
be at least 21 years old.
Helping
victims take bite out of crime nets statewide award for DA's office
Prosecuting
criminals isn't the only service offered to crime victims at the local
district attorney's office.
PTC
Council may create new authority to help finance senior housing projects
To
help a developer lower costs for a proposed upscale senior apartment
complex, the Peachtree City Council may vote Thursday to activate a
senior facility authority.
New
records facility opens at LaFayette
Obtaining
school records and transcripts of students who have attended a Fayette
County school is going to get easier with the opening of a new records
center at the LaFayette Educational Center.
Tyrone
group forms to fight school
A
group of Tyrone residents has joined to form the Tyrone Watch Committee
with the purpose of promoting the proper growth of Tyrone through volunteer
participation in the processes of government.
Students
dig into Fayette's past
What better
way to learn about history than interviewing people who have lived some
of it?
Revamped
local Rotary Club meets for breakfast
The Fayette
Daybreak Rotary Club, formerly the Tyrone Rotary Club, now meets at Shadows
restaurant each Monday at 7:15 a.m.
Starting
July 1, penalties enacted for aggressive driving, DUI benchmark lowered
from .10 to .08
Beginning
July 1, several new traffic laws will go into effect on Georgia's roadways.
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