Based on the recommendation of staff, the Fayette County Commission last week awarded a $699,497 bid to McCoy Grading, Inc. for a project that will add auxiliary turn lanes and a traffic signal at the intersection of Harp Road and Hwy. 85.
It is a joint project between Fayette County and the Georgia Department of Transportation, with local funding from Fayette County’s transportation SPLOST program. The county is responsible for site design, utility relocation, land acquisition, grading, drainage, and paving work. GDOT is responsible for design and installation of the traffic signal.
The signalized intersection will have left turn, right turn and thru lanes on each of four approaches; pedestrian crossings; and raised concrete islands. The project’s limits are approximately 1,000 feet along Harp Road and 1,100 feet along Hwy. 85. The limits are a function of required auxiliary lane length, tapers and striping.
The Fayette County Juvenile Court is getting a $99,000 grant from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the 12-month period that began Oct. 1.
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners voted at its Oct. 22 regular meeting to authorize the court to accept the grant, which was being sought by the court to continue its Strengthening Families Program for another year.
The program, introduced to the commissioners in January, is an evidence-based prevention program that serves 18 to 24 youths and their families and is intended for parents and children who range between 12 and 16 years of age. It consists of parenting skills, adolescent life skills, and family skills training.
According to a county staff report, the program “is found to significantly reduce problem behaviors, delinquency, and alcohol and drug abuse in youth while improving social competencies and school performance.”
No matching funds are required to accept the grant.
In other business, the commissioners approved the appointment of Charles McCollum to the county’s Recreation Commission for a term ending Sept. 1, 2019. The board also voted not to object to Tyrone’s annexation of four lots on Old Senoia Road which will be rezoned from C-H (commercial-highway) to M-1 (light industrial).
