News

Wanted: lots more money for sewers

Capital improvement funds are nearly gone after two years of replacing aging equipment and updating sewage treatment facilities in Peachtree City, says Larry Turner, manager for the Water and Sewer Authority.

Lakefront owners worry silt is bogging up Peachtree, Kedron

Fayette County's water supply is not now in danger from siltation into the Lake Peachtree and Lake Kedron reservoirs, but extensive dredging could interrupt or seriously impact available water for a period of time, county administrator Billy Beckett said this week.

Coweta joins forces with ARC on air problems

Is Coweta County inching towards joining the Atlanta Regional Commission?

Rep. Westmoreland urges Tyrone Council to oppose transportation bill

After hearing an impassioned discussion by Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, Tyrone's Town Council came out in opposition to Gov. Roy Barnes' new transportation initiative.

PTC Council finalizes plans to build recycling center

The Peachtree City Council plans this year to build a recycling center, develop a city-wide recycling program, acquire some natural areas through the Southern Conservation Trust and develop a stormwater management plan.

Restaurant Row nears debut

Despite a ragged beginning with repeated landscaping negotiations with Peachtree City, Don Pablo's Mexican Restaurant is set to open in "two weeks to a month with a site we think looks very good," says City Planner David Rast.

Older homes to come under PTC code scrutiny

The Peachtree City Planning Commission anticipates a special workshop meeting "to discuss nothing but architectural standards review" prior to the city retreat in March, Jim Williams reported this week.

Last available F-16 display arrives at PTC's Falcon Field

Falcon Field apparently got the last F-16 fighter that will be released for public display, airport manager Jim Savage told the Airport Authority Wednesday.

Hangar overhang gets airport authority OK

Loitering at the Falcon Field Airport is discouraged, but you can't hang out over their property either not without paying.

County joins forces with Atlanta Regional Comm. on air problems

Tuesday afternoon, the Coweta County Commissioners voted to send a staff member to future ARC transportation meetings. The board made the move after receiving a letter from Department of Transportation Commissioner Wayne Shackleford asking the county's presence at the meetings.

School to start Aug. 12

The school bell will ring for Coweta County students next fall on Aug.12.

Senoia hopes to be cart-friendly soon

Senoia residents might soon be zipping through the city on golf carts and bicycles, if the city receives two grants it's applying for.

Restaurants calling county home

From the traffic light at the intersection of Ga. Highway 34 and Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard down Hwy. 34 to the Visitors' Center, restaurants have started calling Coweta home. Cracker Barrel opened late last year and started the stampede towards providing residents more dining alternatives.

In Brief

Police arrest 2 students on weapons charges

Peachtree City police arrested two juveniles, ages 14 and 15, for charges related to weapons and drugs at McIntosh High School on Feb. 2, police reports show.