Council says no, for now, but college could change things

The Peachtree City Council put off a decision Thursday night on whether to allow a developer to explore the possibility of building townhomes and condominiums on an 89-acre tract off the western side of Ga. Highway 74 at south Kedron Drive.

Now that school is out, Peachtree City’s paths are seeing more use than ever. Peachtree City Public Information Officer Betsy Tyler is reminding golf cart owners of the rules of the path for Peachtree City's signature vehicle.

Carrie Grimes, a student at Kedron Elementary School in Peachtree City, recently won the 2008 National Poster Contest for the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese in the kindergarten-3rd grade category. Winners were chosen from 28 schools in 14 different states and two foreign countries. Photo/Special.

The Peachtree City Fire Department will take part in July 4 festivities again this year with an exposition of its equipment and fire safety activities.

The following arrests were made by the Peachtree City Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital’s Radiology Department has added a new 3D/4D Ultrasound service that gives parents their first snapshot of their baby. The 3D/4D Ultrasound service captures images rapidly then animates them to offer patients a realistic view of their baby.

In an ongoing effort to provide congestion relief to motorists and efficiently maintain and preserve the integrity and safety of the interstate system, the Georgia Department of Transportation is reconstructing and resurfacing 28 miles of Interstate 85 between the Meriwether county line and SR 74/Senoia Road in Fulton County. The project will include an additional lane and the reconstruction of 17 bridges on I-85 from the Meriwether county line to SR 34 in Coweta County. The rest of the project from SR 34 to SR 74 in Fulton County includes rehabilitation and resurfacing. The pavement is in desperate need of repairs because this area has not been completely resurfaced or rehabilitated since it was originally built and opened to traffic in 1973.

Coweta County commissioners June 17 unanimously approved a conditional use request by Billy and Jacquelyn Ponder for the construction of a 7,000 square-foot, 250-seat church with 113 parking spaces on a 4.219-acre tract located at 417 Chestlehurst Road. Director of Planning Robert Tolleson said the property is approximately one-half mile east of the city of Senoia.

It was a landmark day June 14 for Coweta County residents using emergency dispatch services. The occasion was the long-awaited open house for the new Coweta Record Retention and 911 Center located at 195 Walt Sanders Memorial Highway off Ga. Highway 34 in Newnan.

Pathway Communities said it wanted to make an adjustment to street frontage and lot width at the recently approved 694-home Twelve Parks development near Sharpsburg. Coweta commissioners agreed to the variances, voting unanimously June 17 to approve a minimum 60-foot street frontage and an average minimum of lot width of 70 feet.

Two Coweta-Fayette EMC employees, Lanny Hammett and Chris Stephens recently spent several days in the Costa Rican community of Allemania helping wire a one room school house. Due to their dedication and hard work more children will now be able to attend school. Also, the line that is bringing electricity to this area was constructed in 2006 by a group of Georgia linemen, including two from Coweta-Fayette, through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) International Foundation.

Mucklow's Fine Jewelry of Peachtree City recently presented Promise Place, the council on domestic violence, with a check for over $1,800. Much to the delight of local moms, the money was raised by children who lovingly handcrafted a piece of silver jewelry to present to them on Mother's Day.

Several Peachtree City government departments are teaming up to stop the recent proliferation of graffiti. In the past six months this form of vandalism has significantly increased in volume throughout the city and citizens are asked for assistance.

The “Get Out The Vote Committee” of the Rotary Club of Peachtree City cordially invites the public to a “Meet and Greet the Candidates Night” to be held on June 17 from 7 -9 p.m. in the McIntosh Ballroom at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center.

The Peachtree City Council was somewhat receptive toward asking its citizens to approve a proposal to build an ice skating rink and fitness center at the Highway 74 Baseball and Soccer Complex.

The following arrests were made by the Peachtree City Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

A Peachtree City restaurant manager says her business is feeling the backlash from being erroneously associated with a controversial restaurant of the same name in Marietta.

Finishing off the new dock is the only work remaining at Huddleston Pond, and barring any weather delays it should be done by Friday, Peachtree City stormwater engineer Mark Caspar told the City Council June 3.

Meetings on zoning ordinances in any municipality run the likelihood of being sparsely attended. That was the case at the June 9 public hearing of Peachtree City Planning Commission on proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance relating to a portion of the city’s zoning districts. City Planner David Rast characterized a significant percentage of the changes as those where language had been in place for a number of years needed to be cleaned-up.

The Peachtree City Fire Department has released a map showing the 700-800 feet safety zone established for the annual July 4th fireworks show over Lake Peachtree.

Berta Mikulcik, 62, of Peachtree City died Wednesday of injuries received when she flipped over her bicycle while riding down a hill Tuesday morning in the north part of the city, police said.

The Coweta County Board of Education approved a final operational budget of $175.9 million for the 2008-09 school year at their regular board meeting on June 10.

Coweta County Airport Authority is looking for ideas that will spur quality economic growth.

“There has been a great deal of discussion regarding the future of the Newnan-Coweta County Airport,” said Coweta County spokesperson Patricia Palmer. “The Airport Authority welcomes any proposals that would benefit the airport and the community in terms of economic development consistent with the community’s vision for quality growth.”

It’s good-bye Goody’s. The Newnan clothing store at Newnan Pavilion on Ga. Highway 34 is set to close as a part of a corporate restructuring measure with the June 9 filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Though the closing date has not been set, the Newnan store is one of 69 across 20 states that will cease operation.

This week by appointment of Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney, Peter J. Skandalakis, Superior Court Judge Jack Kirby swore in Robert Stokely, Solicitor General of Coweta County as a Special Assistant District Attorney for the Circuit.

A large oak tree on the southeast corner of the historic Coweta Courthouse square will be removed this week. The tree was damaged in a May thunderstorm. The tree, a water oak, lost a very large limb in the storm.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital has named Patricia “Pat” Johnson, RN director of acute care services. As director of acute care services, Johnson is responsible for overseeing 61 acute care beds including orthopedics, medical and surgical units.

The congregation of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City is dealing with joy and sorrow as their senior pastor, the Rev. John Martin Weber, 62, retires from 34 years of service to the community, both through the church and through Peachtree City’s fire and police departments as chaplain.

Wrong address. Wrong delivery. For the homeowner of a Raintree Hill address in Peachtree City, the June 6 package he had not ordered and was not home to refuse led to the arrest of a Tennessee man minutes later after he entered the property and picked up the package containing 39 pounds of marijuana.

With warning from city staff that next year’s budget cycle could face some service cuts, the Peachtree City Council began to dive into two possibilities June 3: both pool-related.