Friday, August 9, 2002
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Friday, August 9, 2002 |
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County approves $1 million in funding for TDK extension By JOHN
THOMPSON
The Coweta County Commission this week fired the latest shot in the war of words over the extension of TDK Boulevard. Commissioner Vernon "Mutt" Hunter, who prefers to call the road the Coweta-Fayette Connector, asked the County Commission to approve $1 million in funding for the road. "It's part of our SPLOST program, and I have no problems with making this a local project," he said. The project would extend TDK Boulevard into Coweta County via a bridge over Line Creek and was originally envisioned as a way to free up traffic on Ga. Highway 54 West by rerouting employees to the city's industrial park. But Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown has expressed concerns that Coweta officials may allow rampant development of the area and create more of a traffic problem than a traffic solution. The city is depending on funding from the Georgia Department of Transportation for the project. The total project is estimated to cost $3.4 million, and Hunter said the county would seek assistance in constructing the bridge from other funding sources Brown has stated in the past that he wants more priority to be given to the widening of Ga. Highway 74 south since large industries located to Peachtree City "based on that unfulfilled promise." Hunter also has disputed concerns about development in the area. "That's not a concern of theirs. It's far easier to build something in Peachtree City than Coweta County," Hunter added. The commission unanimously approved the $1 million in funding for the road.
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