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War
of words prelude to final tax vote
The bitter and personal
political feud that’s been waged in recent months between Mayor
Steve Brown and Mayor Pro Tem Dan Tennant reached a furious pitch at
last week’s council meeting, displayed in a debate on city spending
that left even veteran observers of city politics shaking their heads.
Neighbors
prepared to file suit to alter plans for Kedron Phase II
More
than 600 Peachtree City residents have signed a petition against plans
for a 265,000-square foot addition to Kedron Village Center and have
hired an attorney who specializes in zoning matters to fight the project,
which they say threatens the quality of life for the whole city.
School
board to discuss transportation issues Monday
Two
months into the school year, with complaints about school bus service
reduced to a trickle, the Fayette County Board of Education may be ready
to consider changes to the district’s transportation policy next
week.
Fayetteville
man walks away unharmed from wreck
His car up on its
side after he wrecked on Peachtree Parkway near McIntosh Trail Wednesday
morning, Jared Smith remembered wondering if anyone was going to stop
and help him.
Turner
tells why he's gambling on takeover
EDITOR’S NOTE:
Tommy Turner, president and co-founder of AIS Computers in Fayetteville
and a member at the Peachtree City Tennis Center, has proposed creating
a Limited Liability Partnership, or LLP, that would take over the operations
of the Tennis Center and Fred Brown Jr. Amphitheater. Among the names
that have expressed interest in the venture, says Turner, are former
Zoo Atlanta Director Terry Maple, auto dealer Mike Fitzpatrick, and
former Peachtree City Mayor Bob Lenox.
Airport
Authority discusses capital improvement plans
The Peachtree City
Airport Authority has big plans for 2004, and the money for the projects
will come from a $350,000 loan and revenue from the hotel/motel tax.
City
gets homeland security grants for emergency rescue equipment
The Peachtree City
Fire Department has been awarded two homeland security grants totalling
over $162,000.
PTC
fire crews selling pumpkins again this year
With Halloween on
the way, the Peachtree City Volunteer Firefighters Association is back
with its annual pumpkin sale fundraiser.
Cops
take students to court – for basketball
Students at McIntosh
and Starr’s Mill high schools will get a chance to square off with
Peachtree City police — on the basketball court.
County
gives nod to improvements on Lower Fayetteville Road
County residents
who travel Lower Fayetteville Road as an alternative to Ga. Highway
34 may soon see some improvements to the road.
Senoia
mayoral candidates square off in forum
In interested crowd
of nearly 50 turned out Tuesday night to watch Senoia Mayor Dianne Cleveland
and challenger Robert Hannah answer questions about their vision for
the city.
Moratorium
set to end in December
Senoia’s long-standing
moratorium on new development will end before the calendar turns to
2004.
EMC
hosts member appreciation day
Last Saturday, Coweta-Fayette
EMC hosted its fifth “On the Midway” member appreciation day.
The country fair atmosphere attracted hundreds of members for the morning
of fun.
Habitat
orientation Set for Sunday
Newnan-Coweta Habitat
for Humanity will hold an orientation/information meeting for potential
new partner families Oct. 12 from 1-3 p.m. at the Central Education
Center, 160 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Newnan.
BikeFest
coming to Coweta this weekend
The Georgia BikeFest
is returning to Coweta County Oct. 10-12 for a weekend of autumn bicycling.
There are long and short ride options each day, and all cyclists and
their families are invited to participate.
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