Would bring total repair bill to $1.1M for $1.8M facility

Peachtree City officials are recommending that another $720,000 be spent to replace the faulty exterior walls of its police headquarters, which are believed to be a primary source of moisture entering the building.

A businessman is set to open Peachtree City’s first tattoo parlor, called Area 54 Tattoos, in the Peachtree Crossings East shopping center, which also features a Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s.

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon, R, was recently honored by the Peachtree City Rotary Club for his support and participation in the first-ever Dragon Boat Race, which was held in October as part of the club’s Touch the World festival. This year’s race will be held in September. Logsdon was presented with a plaque by race coordinator Bill MacDonald and Rotary Club President David O’Rear. Photo/Special.

Peachtree City Parks and Recreation Department employees recently presented a donation to Promise Place in memory of longtime PTC employee Jane Miller who recently passed away. The check was presented by recreation employee Joyce Williams, R, to Christine Jordan, vice president of the Promise Place board of directors.

If Walgreens is to locate in the building occupied by Ruby Tuesday’s, it needs to have a conceptual site plan approved by March 3.

The Peachtree City Optimist Club held its annual Youth Appreciation Banquet on Monday, Feb. 11 at Flat Creek Country Club.

City can cover loss with fund balance from 2007

Sales tax revenues for Peachtree City are down about 8 percent from projections, but the city can make up the shortfall so far with an overage of cash on hand left from the end of the 2007 fiscal year, City Finance Director Paul Salvatore told the City Council last week.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission signed off on two conceptual site plans Monday night, but urged the developers to continue tweaking the plans.

Coweta-Fayette Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) recently honored Northgate High School with a 2006-2007 Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award in recognition of exemplary sportsmanship exhibited by the student body, staff and school community at competitive events during the 2006-07 school term.

In celebration of Arbor Day, the Beautification Department of the City of Newnan, the Newnan Tree Commission, and Mayor Keith Brady are visiting each of the City’s five local elementary schools to meet with each schools’ kindergarten classes to emphasize the value of trees. This is the 7th year the program has been in existence.

City gets roads back if final site plan unapproved within 5 years

The Peachtree City Council voted 3-2 tonight to approve a development agreement that includes the city abandoning two roads at the southwest corner of Ga. Highway 54 West and Planterra Way so they can be sold to a shopping center developer.

The vote clears the way for Capital City Development to seek up to three stores of no more than 50,000 square feet each and a total combined size of 175,000 square feet for the entire development. But should CCD seek any store larger than 32,000 square feet or the entire development to be larger than 150,000 square feet, it will have to seek a special use permit under the city's current big box ordinance.

Giving up roads would leave room for big box stores

Though no vote was taken either way, the Peachtree City Council appeared Thursday night to inch its way toward approving the abandonment of two city roads to make physical room for a big box store to be built at the southwest corner of Ga. Highway 54 West and Planterra Way.

Exterior walls to be demolished, replaced; mold found in insulation

Peachtree City officials are recommending that all of the exterior walls at the city’s police station be replaced instead of scrapping the building altogether.

Requirement postponed for houses, but may apply to other projects

For now, Peachtree City homeowners will not have to worry about adding a fire sprinkler system to their home as originally proposed by city staff.

The Peachtree City Council will soon be deciding whether to proceed with building a “gateway” cart path bridge that would span Ga. Highway 54 West near the city limits and Wynnmeade Parkway.

Decision postponed to meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Though no vote was taken either way, the Peachtree City Council appeared tonight to inch its way toward approving the abandonment of two city roads to make physical room for a big box store to be built at the southwest corner of Ga. Highway 54 West and Planterra Way.

Mary Lou Vogt, volunteer coordinator for Newnan-Coweta Habitat for Humanity is painting hammers for tonight’s first Hammie Awards. The awards will honor the group’s outstanding 2007 volunteers. Gold, silver, bronze, copper, sapphire, emerald and pearl painted hammers will be bestowed to volunteers as a symbol of gratitude for all the hard work they have done for Habitat. Photo/Special.

New Georgia Dept. of Transportation Commissioner and Sharpsburg resident Dr. Gena Abraham is nothing if not plain spoken and down to earth. Those qualities served her well Feb. 5 at the annual South Metro Outlook at Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, as her remarks on state transportation challenges and opportunities came through as being both believable and forthright.

EPD: local water providers can sack rules if they deem necessary; lawn watering and car, pressure washing still off limits

Coweta County Administrator Theron Gay and other county staff will begin meeting with county municipalities to determine if the Coweta should maintain its affiliation with Chattahoochee Flint Regional Development Center or change that affiliation to Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).

A Feb. 5 discussion by Coweta County Commissioners on the topic of making the chairman a countywide position led to an agreement to identify and establish a committee to study the move and report back to the commission.

Coweta’s voters Tuesday were in line with the rest of the state when they chose former Governor Mike Huckabee and Senator Barak Obama as the nominees for their respective parties.

Parents can apply for slots at Coweta County School System Pre-Kindergarten classes from March 10 through 21 at their child’s district elementary schools.

For now, Peachtree City homeowners will not have to worry about adding a fire sprinkler system to their home as originally proposed by city staff.

United Way Women’s Legacy is gearing up for the third annual Shoebox Project. Each year, individuals and companies throughout the metro area donate shoeboxes filled with toiletries to be given to homeless women and children in our community on Valentine’s Day. Last year more than 10,000 shoeboxes were collected and distributed to 48 homeless shelters across the 13-county region United Way serves. United Way in Coweta & Fayette Counties collected 325 shoeboxes from Coweta and Fayette last year. These shoeboxes were distributed to local women and children’s shelters, in addition to Coweta County DFACS.

1 suspect accused different bully earlier in year; suspects told police fellow Starr’s Mill student targeted for bullying

Would prevent big box from being built on industrially zoned parcels

The Peachtree City Planning Commission has recommended approval of a new zoning ordinance to disallow all retail use on property zoned general industrial.

After a meeting hiatus in January because of the King holiday, the Senoia City Council gets back to business Monday night.

Ben Casado, a 6th grader from Rising Starr Middle School, didn’t let the rule of “No Hands” slow him down in winning the pancake eating contest at the recent 16th Annual Pancake Saturday sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Peachtree City. Presenting Ben with a $50 Savings Bond for his winning efforts is Flap Jack the Raccoon. All proceeds are returned to the community through charitable donations and support of area service projects. Photo/Special.

Court hearing set for Tuesday; March wreck killed 2 men

A Fayetteville woman accused of causing the deaths of two men in a March auto crash in Peachtree City is scheduled to issue a guilty plea in Fayette County State Court Tuesday afternoon.