 School board wants sales tax on
ballot
- The Fayette County Board of
Education voted 5-0 Thursday to ask the voters
Sept. 21 for a $90 million special local option
sales tax and a $50 million bond sale to
construct new schools and upgrade technology and
security measures at existing schools.
Bye, bye baggies, saggies
Editor's note: Because of a
production error by the Editor, the continuation of
this story was left out of Wednesday's Citizen. This
is the story in its entirety.
Trench coats are out. Book bags
are in — but only partly. And tuck in those
blouses and shirts, pull up those baggy pants, put a
belt on, and lose those holey jeans, students.
City budget discussions underway
Peachtree City officials had
their first joint meeting yesterday to begin
hammering out the specifics of what is expected to be
a combined budget of just under $23 million for
fiscal year 2000.
- Apartments on Line
Creek Pkwy. up for discussion
- A major development planned
for the proposed Line Creek Parkway is among the
items slated for discussion at Monday night's
regular Peachtree City Planning Commission
meeting.
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- Hyde property
dispute resolved; few happy
- While admitting that not
everyone would be pleased by the outcome, the
City Council of Peachtree City took what it
believed to be the best step in resolving a
contentious issue that has plagued the city for
several years with a 4-0 vote to rezone the
Hyde/Palmer property abutting Carriage Lane and
Stagecoach Road, just off Ga. Highway 54.
City approves two preferred
providers for trash pickup
There are now two preferred
providers for trash pickup in Peachtree City.
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- Hilton Head firm
working on Walt Banks design plan
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- Representatives of Wood and
Partners Inc. from Hilton Head, SC, met with
Peachtree City officials and landowners last week
to begin working on a design plan for the
northwest corner of Ga. Highway 54 and Walt Banks
Road.
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- Injuries too
frequent, building official says
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- The tragic death of a
construction worker last week is the fourth
accident at Peachtree City building sites in the
past three months, according to a city building
official.
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- Commission on
Children & Youth reorganizing
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- The Peachtree City
Commission on Children and Youth has downsized
while in the process of reorganizing and taking
another look at its mission and overall goals.
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- Silicon South?
Count hopes to land several high-tech firms
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- Is Coweta County going to be
the next Silicon Valley?
- Bryant Bridge
battle heats up
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- A small bridge in the
Sargent community is still giving the Coweta
County commissioners a case of heartburn.
- Newnan gets ready
to start streetscape improvements
- By the time the 2000 holiday
season rolls around, shoppers in Newnan's
historic downtown will notice a drastic change in
the town's look.
City,
county continue annexation dispute
It now appears that the first
case of mediation on an annexation dispute on
Rockaway Road between Senoia and Coweta County will
go the distance.
City
manager could be in Senoia's future
- After years of discussion,
Senoia could have a city manager on board by the
middle of next month.
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