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BoE trade: Sewer line for a cart pathTue, 05/16/2006 - 3:42pm
By: John Thompson
Peachtree City’s latest foray into providing sewer for out of city residents received unanimous approval Monday from the Fayette County Board of Education. The sewer extension earlier had gotten the green light from the Fayette County Commission on a consent agenda item with no public discussion during April. The approval now allows Bob Rolader to connect his 60-home subdivision on Redwine Road to the school system’s station near Starr’s Mill High School. In return, Rolader is giving the school system 20 feet of Panther Path, and providing a 15-foot easement on the road, so the school system can construct a golf cart path. “This is something we’ve always wanted to do because of safety concerns, but we didn’t own the road,” said Facilities Director Mike Satterfield. Eventually, the easement the school system is providing Rolader will be deeded back to the Peachtree Water and Sewer Authority so they can maintain the line, Satterfield added. “I just think it’s a win-win situation for everybody,” he said. As part of the agreement, the school system imposed several conditions on Rolader, including: “That’s a big parking lot,” Rolader said. Eventually, the school system agreed to seal coat two-thirds of the parking lot, while Rolader handles the remaining one-third. The proposal was approved by the Peachtree City Council in February and then sent to the Fayette County Commission. Fayette County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn initially said he was “stunned” in February when he heard the proposal. At the time, Dunn said he expected to have talks with Peachtree City officials soon, but said even if the county vetoes the measure, it may be on the losing end of the dispute. Retired biologist Dennis Chase also attended the County Commission meeting in February and said he has been told by a consultant for the developers that a state law could govern the dispute. “He told me that if you’re within 500 feet of a sewer connection that it’s mandatory that you hook up to the system,” he said. Chase also added that the North Georgia Metropolitan Water District also favors sewer in many respects to maintain the quality of the region’s water. The biologist also told the County Commission that he was worried when Peachtree City expanded the capacity of the sewer system. “I told them that they could not possibly need that much capacity for the city since the city is almost built out,” he said. On April 27, the County Commission approved the extension of the system as a consent agenda item with a letter attached from Rolader. Rolader reiterated that state environmental law mandates that public sewer be utilized if its available within 500 feet. “In fact, the sewer system runs along the entire southern property line,” Rolader wrote. Rolader also said the 59 homes would be placed on 88 acres, with the remaining 230 acres set aside for greenspace. Rolader’s name is well known in Fayetteville, where he regularly appears before the City Council seeking and mostly getting approval for both residential and commercial developments. Until recently, the Peachtree City sewer system, officially owned by the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority, operated under a policy of providing sewer service only within the city limits, except for a few parcels permitted under an agreement dating from 1997. login to post comments
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