The Fayette Citizen-News Page
Wednesday, August 5, 1998
FUTURE group to discuss growth, shared services

By KAY S. PEDROTTI
Staff Writer

A retreat Friday for the Fayette Unified Team to Use Resources Effectively (FUTURE) committee marks the first time the group holds a quarterly meeting "at home."

Previous meetings were in Columbus, Hiawassee and Callaway Gardens. Friday's session is set for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wyndham Conference Center in Peachtree City.

The group's "Manifesto" for controlling growth is an item for review and discussion, along with progress made on "service delivery systems" for fire services, transportation, consolidated purchasing, vehicle maintenance and fueling, and others.

Tony Landers, director of community services for the Atlanta Regional Commission, will again be the facilitator. Landers says he has worked with the group since its inception about 18 months ago, before the Georgia legislature approved House Bill 489. The new law requires all county governments and their municipalities to come up with strategies for "providing services to our citizens in the most efficient and economical manner, without regard to jurisdictional boundaries," said Peachtree City Mayor Bob Lenox.

Mayors, city managers and county commission officials are anxious to hear progress on the various fact-finding studies and potential new ways of serving citizens, Lenox said, but "each category of service has to have an individually tailored plan."

Initial findings on a recreation plan for Fayette County will be presented by Tyrone Town Manager Barry Amos. The group also will look at "successful growth strategies" in other states.


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