Fayetteville Council members March 2 will hear a request from the non-profit Fayette County Council on Domestic Violence, Inc. for a $7,500 donation to assist in the provision of services to local victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Known as Promise Place, the organization provided direct services to 523 individuals representing 619 children in 2005, including 234 from Fayetteville and unincorporated Fayette County. Also during 2005, 78 women attended the Promise Place support group, 112 victims were assisted in obtaining emergency protective orders, 1,658 participated in the Teen Dating Violence Prevention program and 1,001 community residents heard presentations on domestic violence awareness.

Promise Place provides a variety of services including counseling, a 24-hour hotline, case management, community outreach, children’s counseling, date violence education, legal advocacy and assistance, domestic violence response team, emergency food and transportation, individual and group counseling for victims and abusers and a transitional residence.

Promise Place currently receives funding from Peachtree City Council and Fayette County Commission. Fayetteville Police utilize the services of Promise Place on a frequent basis.

Other items on the agenda include a review of the 2005 annual audit and a review of the Comcast annual report.

The council will also hear the second reading of a rezoning request for 280 N. Jeff Davis asking that the property be zoned O-I (Office-Institutional) rather than its current R-30 Residential designation.

The existing single-family house is slated to be used as office property and is compatible with the mix of residential, commercial and offices uses found along the North Jeff Davis corridor, said Planning and Zoning Director Eldridge Gunn.

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