Government

Brown, Horgan differ on ‘settlement’ offered to NAACP in district voting case

Fayette County Commission Chairman Steve Brown contended this week that last year three county commissioners approved offering a settlement that would have enacted district voting in time for the November 2012 elections.

Brown contends the settlement, which he did not approve because he opposes district voting, was ultimately rejected by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which has advocated in a federal lawsuit for a district voting format to replace Fayette’s current at-large voting process. Read More»

Fayette BoE ends deficit spending with new budget

Fayette BoE ends deficit spending with new budget

It has been years since the Fayette County Board of Education has lived within its means. But that changed Monday night when the board on a 4-1 vote adopted a budget with $162 million in revenues and $162 million in expenditures.

In terms of revenue, the budget anticipates receiving $83.75 million from state sources and $75.75 million from local ad valorem taxes. Fayette County is projected to lose approximately 1 percent of its total value on the 2013 tax digest. While significant, a single percentage point is far from the 12.39 percent Fayette lost on the digest a year ago. Read More»

F’ville out of financial slump; may give raises

The Fayetteville City Council on June 20 will get a look at the proposed FY 2014 general fund budget totaling $9.7 million. Portions of the revenue side of the budget indicate that Fayetteville has turned the corner on the long-lasting recession that hit the city harder than Fayette County’s other municipalities. Read More»

PTC Council praises no tax hike in new budget

Peachtree City Council members had nothing but good things to say about the staff-proposed $29.58 million budget at its first workshop on the document Monday night.

Staff was widely lauded by council members for the budget, which will not require a property tax increase and does fill a funding gap for cart and road paving projects for the upcoming fiscal year. Read More»

F’ville works with county to smooth annexation issues

The large annexation of properties on Fayetteville’s northwest side is underway. Aspects of the proposed development for the area, specifically the Pinewood Atlanta studios property, will be the topic of a July 11 meeting to forge an intergovernmental agreement between Fayetteville and Fayette County.

Fayetteville Community Development Director Brian Wismer said the site plan for the Pinewood Atlanta development currently under construction was previously approved by Fayette County and subject to a series of conditions. Read More»

F’ville’s amended zoning to accommodate student housing

When it comes to zoning the stage should be set on June 20 to have the Fayetteville City Council amend development standards for the Planned Community District (PCD) zoning category that will accommodate both the new Pinewood Atlanta development on Sandy Creek Road and other properties expected to develop on the northwest side of the city. Read More»

PTC to debate traffic, cut-thru to Planterra Thursday night

Traffic on Ga. Highway 54 West will take center stage again at Thursday night’s meeting of the Peachtree City Council.

At its last meeting, council moved towards the idea of petitioning the Georgia Department of Transportation for a large-scale review of what causes traffic problems on the corridor, particularly for westbound vehicles during afternoon drive time. The matter was postponed, however, as Mayor Don Haddix expressed concerns with the wording of the letter that would be sent to the DOT. Read More»

PTC planners want to save more trees

The Peachtree City Planning Commission wants to enhance the city’s landscaping ordinance by limiting the amount of “tree save credit” that can be used on a given site.

One idea discussed at Monday’s commission meeting would require a number of developers in the future to plant trees in other areas of the city such as right of way and other city-owned property where reforestation is needed, such as parks. Read More»

PTC staff proposal: no tax hike for upcoming budget

Council to sink teeth into details Monday night

The first draft of Peachtree City’s budget, proposed by city staff, will not require a millage rate increase, according to city Finance Director Paul Salvatore.

The proposed $29.58 million budget will be discussed at a workshop meeting Monday night of the City Council that starts at City Hall at 6:30 p.m. A second workshop, if necessary, is slated for Tuesday. Read More»

Fayette Commission honors three students

Fayette Commission honors three students

The Fayette County Commission Thursday honored three local students who will serve on a model regional commission during the upcoming school year. Front row (L-R): County Commission Chairman Steve Brown, Model ARC students Amelia Traylor, Ellie Klarl and Harrison Gibbs, Fayette ARC respresentative Bob Reeves and County Commissioner Charles Oddo. Back row: Tyrone Mayor Eric Dial and County Commissioners Randy Ognio, David Barlow and Allen McCarty. Photo/John Munford.

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