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News
Church
too big for zoning
Old
Landmark Church of God and Christ on Margaret Street in Fairburn is
too big, 23.5 feet too big to be exact. The request for a variance on
the front yard setback was denied during Tuesday night's Board of Zoning
Appeal meeting.
Hartsfield
number one
Hartsfield Atlanta
International Airport is ranked first in 2001 productivity and efficiency
among the 50 leading airports worldwide according to the Air Transport
Research Society (ATRS), officials announced last week. Hartsfield's
No. 1 ranking leads Charlotte, Honolulu, Minneapolis and Houston which
round out the top five most productive airports.
Budget
tweaked by Commission
At last week's meeting,
the Board of Commissioners took steps to keep the 2003 General Fund
budget in balance. The amended budget includes a rollback in the millage
rate without severe cuts in health, human services, libraries, and criminal
justice programs.
Revitalization
planned for Fairburn block
The
100 block of Golightly Street in Fairburn will be getting a whole new
look. The eight lots which were offered on the open market were snatched
up by Chinh Nguyen, a real estate investor who is looking to revitalize
the area.
Public
forum on housing set
Fulton County Vice
Chairman and District 7 Commissioner William "Bill" Edwards
will host a public forum to discuss multi-family housing next Thursday.
Contracts
for senior services approved
Senior services
for Fulton County's 150,000 elderly will be provided in 2003-2004 by
eight agencies approved last week by the Board of Commissioners.
Senior
resolution passed
At its July 16 meeting,
the Fulton County Board of Commissioners overwhelmingly approved a resolution
by District 5 Commissioner Emma I. Darnell that could allow caregiver
employees to name grandchildren or disabled dependents as beneficiaries
under the county's defined benefit retirement plan.
Hug-a-child
show set for Sunday
The First Annual
Hug-a-Child Celebrity Car and Bike Show will be held Sunday from 10
a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers,
Ga. The event is a fundraiser to generate awareness and proceeds for
the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta®.
CCSU
sets Oct. 25 homecoming
Clayton College
& State University is formulating plans for the big 2003 Homecoming
celebration. This year's theme, "Feel It, Hear It, Laker Spirit",
will permeate the campus with weeklong activities that will culminate
Saturday, Oct. 25.
Chick-fil-A
to debut new restaurant design
The new shopping
development at Camp Creek Parkway will be the first location in metro
Atlanta to debut Chick-fil-A's new free-standing design. Opening today,
the new prototype features warmer interior colors, wood accents, and
other changes intended to make the restaurant more efficient and the
dining experience more pleasurable.
Sports
Full
night of action at Senoia Speedway
In the Allan Vigil
Ford Pro Late Model 50-lap feature last Saturday night at Senoia Speedway,
Rusty Clanton recorded the fastest qualifying lap, then rolled a two
on the dice, placing him in the second starting position on the outside
of the front row. That advanced Frankie Farmer into the pole position
for the start of the feature.
Coweta
company acquires golf courses
Lee
Burton, vice president for golf of Patten Seed Company, announces
the sale of the majority interest in Canongate Golf Clubs to Sequoia
Golf LLC, a Sharpsburg corporation.
Community
sports briefs
The
Wendell Coffee Golf Center in Tyrone is hosting the 2003 Summer Break
Junior Golf Camps. Sessions will be held every week from June 2 through
Aug. 14, and all camps run Monday through Thursday.From 8:30 to 11:30
is instruction, followed by lunch, then from 12:30 to 2:30 the juniors
will play 9 holes of golf on the Par 3 course. Cost is $160 per week,
with a $25 discount on a second camp or additional family member.
To sign up, call 770-969-4469 or stop by the Center on Ga. Highway
74 in Tyrone, two miles south of I-85.
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