PTC wants ‘manager’ to handle contractors; vote expected on change to take-home vehicle benefit

One of the big-ticket items to be discussed during the annual Peachtree City Council retreat this week is how staff is proposing to reduce the projected $2.2 million budget shortfall for next year.

PTC police to ticket drivers caught in middle of rush hour intersection at hwys. 54/74

Peachtree City police are warning motorists they are targeting drivers who obstruct intersections, particularly at Ga. highways 54 and 74.

HeroBox, a Peachtree City organization that supplies gifts to military personnel overseas, is inviting the public to participate in its monthly box packing.

Peachtree City police are warning motorists they are targeting drivers who obstruct intersections, particularly at Ga. highways 54 and 74.

One of Peachtree City’s corporate heavyweights is changing its name from Global Aero Logistics Inc to Global Aviation Holdings Inc.

The Peachtree City Airport Authority is inviting airport tenants to a special meeting to give feedback on airport service levels and potential improvements for the future.

Peachtree City officials are hoping to make it easier for vendors to serve alcohol at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater this concert season.

Wife recounts moment she escaped from alleged beating at couple’s PTC home

A Peachtree City woman testified today about numerous beatings she received from her husband over a period of about a year and a half.

Pamela Ellicott said she never told anyone about the physical abuse she received from her husband, Michael Ellicott, because she was afraid of what he might do.

“He told me, ‘If you ever tell anyone, if you ever go to the police I will hunt you down and kill you. It might take days, it might take months, but I will hunt you down and kill you.’”

A proposal to rezone a 37-acre industrial site for an 80-home subdivision and event center faces some significant hurdles based on feedback from the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night.

Landscaping, mowing to be handled by contractor

Thursday night the Peachtree City Council voted unanimously to terminate 23 employees, eliminating their landscaping and mowing positions to save an estimated $840,000 next year.

Subdivision would also be near Falcon Field runway, Lake McIntosh

A plan to rezone 37 acres in Peachtree City’s industrial park for an 80-home subdivision and an event center with 12 overnight villas will be reviewed Monday night by the planning commission.

On a 4-1 vote Thursday night the Peachtree City Council approved the exploration of possibly annexing a 48-acre tract off Carriage Lane adjacent to the Peachtree City United Methodist Church.

Suspect caught Wednesday at PTC home

A citizen tip on a surveillance photo helped Peachtree City police identify and locate a local man now accused of attempting to rob the Kedron Kroger grocery store early Monday morning.

Peachtree City will celebrate its 50th anniversary Monday, March 9 at 11 a.m. at the city library as officials rededicate two rooms named after the city’s founding fathers.

PTC cops have got their Kedron Kroger robber, according to Chief H.C. “Skip” Clark II.

“On Feb. 18, 2009, at approximately 5:40 p.m., Peachtree City police officers and the department’s Special Response Team (SRT) converged on 301 Pinemount Drive in Peachtree City to serve an arrest and search warrant at that location. During the incident, David Franklin Alewine, 43, was identified and arrested.” That's off Golfview Drive, near Flat Creek Country Club.

The Peachtree City Council is expected to vote Thursday night on a recommendation to eliminate 23 landscaping and maintenance positions, all of which would later be replaced by services provided by a contractor.

A Peachtree City man accused of beating his wife left bruises “pretty much all over her body” from the neck down, a police detective testified in court yesterday.

Bonnie Buchanan has lived in one of Peachtree City’s oldest neighborhoods since 1985, off Hippocket Road.

In all that time she’s never had a problem with her private septic system, and neither have her neighbors. So she doesn’t understand why city officials are advocating a program to hook up about 80 homes west of Lake Peachtree, including hers, to the city sewer system at an estimated cost of $12,000 per home.

A retired engineer and current member of the Peachtree City Recreation Commission is the latest resident to announce candidacy for a seat on the City Council.

Eric Imker, 53, has declared his bid to run for the Post 1 seat that will be vacated by Don Haddix, who has already announced his plans to run for Mayor. The winner of the Post 1 seat will fill the remaining two years on Haddix’s term in office.

Peachtree City police are looking for a lone robber who hit the Kedron Village Kroger supermarket in the middle of the night Monday.

“The suspect entered the Kedron Village Kroger and demanded money from a cashier,” police said. “After approaching the cashier with his hand in his coat pocket, he claimed to have a concealed .357 caliber pistol. The suspect exited the store through the front doors and walked behind the north end of the shopping center, where he went to the alleyway behind the Blockbuster store.”

A project to prevent flooding at the Tinsley Mill Village condominiums just off Lake Peachtree is endangered.

The project is slated for grant funding, for which the Tinsley Mill homeowner’s association has committed $166,000. But so far the HOA has only been able to collect $40,000.

Developer may foot bill to close other path in Cedarcroft

Peachtree City officials are working with Cedarcroft developer Mike Rossetti to come up with a ballpark figure for installing a path from a tunnel under MacDuff Parkway to the retail area on the east side of the road.

The Peachtree City Tourism Association (PCTA) is the newest participant in The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Dream Pass Program.  The Georgia Dream Pass is a free consumer “membership rewards” affinity program that gives members access to special offers and benefits that are exclusive to cardholders and these benefits are now available at the Peachtree City Visitor’s Center.

A Peachtree City Realtor announced this week that she will seek election to the Post 3 City Council seat currently held by Cyndi Plunkett.

Vanessa Fleisch said she decided to run in part because she disagrees with some of the major decisions from council in recent years.

She cited the recent vote approving a new traffic light on Ga. Highway 54 west as one example where council’s vote didn’t reflect the wishes of residents who spoke out against the light.

Three Peachtree City Council members blasted fellow Councilman Don Haddix last week about accusations he has posted online about them, including many on The Citizen’s website.

A proposal to build 80 homes and an event center on a 37-acre tract zoned for industrial use was scrutinized Monday night by the Peachtree City Planning Commission.

Proposals to “re-affirm” two annexations in Peachtree City’s Wilksmoor Village were discussed by the planning commission Monday night.

Kedron ‘bubble’ draws citizen comments

Discussion of the projected $3.5 million deficit in Peachtree City’s 2009-2010 budget dominated Thursday night’s City Council meeting.

A developer’s proposal to rezone 37 acres in the industrial park to create a subdivision and event center alongside the future Lake McIntosh will be discussed Monday night by the Peachtree City Planning Commission.