A group of Peachtree City residents is asking the City Council for help with problems golf cart drivers are having crossing Peachtree Parkway between the Peninsula to the Stoneybrook subdivisions.

Anthony DiNota, representing the group, spoke to council last week, asking for a new path and bridge to be built across Lake Kedron to give residents a way to go south and reach the cart path system at the lake’s boat dock area.

DiNota said the area is unique because it cars approach the intersection from downhill in both directions, which naturally adds the element of speed to the area. While speed enforcement is a good idea, it’s not a permanent solution, DiNota said.

DiNota said he got a price quote of $91,000 to build the cart path bridge at 12 feet wide, the city’s current specifications.

“We don’t really know what the answer is,” DiNota said, adding that his group wants to suggest solutions instead of just airing problems.

City Engineer David Borkowski later said it would probably cost about $300,000 to build such a bridge because it would need to be made of steel and not wood as suggested.

Council agreed to have city staff work with the group to study the area, with a report due back to council at its October 4 meeting.

“Your issues are real,” said Mayor Harold Logsdon, noting that he recently drove in the area. “You’re not just standing there crying wolf.”

City Manager Bernie McMullen said the engineering staff is currently busy working on the project for repairing the moisture and mildew problems at the city’s police station, which is the main reason for needing more time than usual to investigate the matter.

“We’ll be happy to talk to the homeowner’s association,” Borkowski said.