Peachtree City begins effort to help navigation, emergency response on cart path system

The concept of “pathfinder” takes on a yellow hue with Peachtree City’s plan to mark the city’s nearly 90 miles of paved golf cart paths with locator numbers every one-tenth of a mile, each marker tagged with GPS coordinates.

Private company to run Clover Reach, Pebblepocket

Peachtree City’s Clover Reach and Pebblepocket pools will be open this summer after all.

In an update to the Peachtree City Council Thursday night, the city’s development authority outlined a variety of tasks undertaken to help industrial and retail businesses in the city.

50-foot buffer now required when path darts between homes

Developers wanting to run cart paths between homes in the future will have to provide some more cushion thanks to a new rule adopted by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.

A Peachtree City man was arrested Wednesday for briefly holding his girlfriend against her will at his home on Meadow Court, police said.

Starting this month and running through the end of April, the Peachtree City Fire Department will be testing fire hydrants throughout town.

It will be a needed upgrade to existing emergency services that will cost little but pay big dividends. Coweta commissioners march 17 voted to spend a requested $6,772 to create an emergency operations center in the newly opened 911 Center on Walt Sanders Memorial Drive.

It might not seem like much now, but it could be a significant move for Coweta County government in years to come. Talk that began more than a year ago and resumed last month over having a countywide commission chairman resulted Tuesday in an agreement to form a committee to study the possibility. Though there was virtually no discussion on the matter, each commissioner agreed to provide a name for the committee at the April 7 meeting. Commissioners Paul Poole and Randolph Collins will also serve on the committee. If approved, the move could not occur until the 2010 census numbers are finalized.

Several possibilities for repairing streets in the Martinwood subdivision were batted around by the Senoia City Council Monday night.

Senoia officials are looking at ways to honor longtime resident Jimmy Hutchinson, whose hardware store was a long-time fixture in the downtown area.

Taking ‘dream job’ with FAA in Washington

Citing an offer he couldn’t refuse, Senoia Councilman Keith Harrison announced he would be resigning so he can take a “dream job” with the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington.

Coweta County commissioners agreed with a traffic study along McIntosh Trail in east Coweta linking Sharpsburg and Senoia that recommended a reduction in the speed limit from 55 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour. The change will not go into effect until it is approved by Georgia Dept. of Transportation (GDOT).

It will be a new type of training venue for law enforcement officers. Coweta County commissioners March 17 voted unanimously to approve the construction of a “tire shoot house” that will give officers the ability to move freely while firing in an enclosed training facility at the law enforcement shooting range.

Georgia Clean Air Campaign came to Coweta County Tuesday, with representatives receiving approval from commissioners to inquire if any county employees are interested in the no-cost program.

Second defendant acquitted of attempted rape, but guilty of criminal trespassing

Two men were convicted today in connection with the rape of a 19-year-old Peachtree City woman at the Harmony Village apartment complex August 30.

Only one of the men, Ulises Chavez, was convicted of rape and burglary. The jury acquitted the other defendant, Isreal Martinez Ruiz, of criminal attempt to commit rape but convicted him of criminal trespassing instead of the initial burglary charge.

Both men also lived at the apartment complex at the time of the incident, police said. Sentencing has been set for next week.

A Peachtree City man accused of violently shaking his 10-week-old son was convicted Wednesday by a Fayette County jury.

George Anthony Bowman Jr. was convicted of two counts of misdemeanor battery (reduced by the jury from felony aggravated battery counts) and one felony count of cruelty to children.

Two Peachtree City pools initially targeted for closure due to budget cuts may remain open this summer after all, but under new management, if a proposal is approved Thursday night by the City Council.

‘Walking’ signs becoming more common

Peachtree City may look at loosening its window signage and banner restrictions in the near future to help businesses struggling during the economy.

The McIntosh High School Student Academic Honors Luncheon was held on Thursday, March 5th, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Peachtree City residents can rejoice, as plastic and glass recycling is available again thanks to Keep Peachtree City Beautiful and a private waste hauler.

Reserve officers would perform all police duties, carry weapon

Peachtree City is seeking volunteers for its new “reserve” police officer program.

Mayor thinks papers should pay for receptacles attached to mailboxes

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon wants the city to consider requiring all newspapers to be delivered in special receptacles instead of being thrown in driveways.

The Peachtree City Police Department is again warning residents to avoid leaving valuables in their vehicles, which can make them a target for thieves.

Hoffmann + Krippner in Peachtree City, a branch of a German company, is offering a $2,500 engineering scholarship to recognize projects in the field of human-machine interface (HMI) applications and input devices.

Peachtree City is looking into requiring city trash haulers to pay a quarterly fee to be allowed to provide service in the city.

More than 60 Senoia area residents March 10 heard some of the details of the intent by Florida-based Charter Schools USA to establish a charter school in the city. Representatives held a public information meeting at the Freeman Sasser Building at Seavy Street Park to explain more about the proposal to create a K-8 school to serve up to 800 children. If approved by Coweta County School Board, the school would be Charter USA’s first in Georgia.

A large plot of ground at Wayside Park on U.S. Highway 29 in downtown Palmetto was transformed this week, as students from the University of Vermont spent their spring break helping students from Hill Country Montessori and Palmetto Elementary School’s Jr. Beta Club, along with Serenbe Organic Farms and a number Palmetto residents, to construct a community garden on property adjacent to the city’s community center.

Registration to secure a spot in next year’s limited-space Pre-K classes is ongoing in Coweta County’s elementary schools through March 20.

Coweta County elementary school teams swept the seven-county West Georgia RESA Academic Bowl Finals, held in Carrollton on February 26.

“Landscape Maintenance Week” proclaimed by Coweta County Commission has attracted the attention of nurseries and landscaping companies around the county. Also next week, fees will be waived March 21 at the C&D landfill when depositing yard debris.