Stuart

Hoff is still looking for a place to pick up

commuters in the southern half of Peachtree City.

He

appealed to the City Council last week for

authorization to use a portion of the parking lot

at the Meade adult softball complex as a pickup

and dropoff point for his fledgling commuter bus

service, but that request was rejected.

Hoff

reported at the council meeting that his company,

Phoenix Star Transportation Services, is planning

to use Kedron Shopping Village at the northern

end of the city, as well as two locations in

Fayetteville - First Baptist Church, and in

the Fayette Pavilion shopping complex next to the

Atlanta Bread Company restaurant.

He

told The Citizen Monday that he is already in

operation between Kedron and Hartsfield Atlanta

International Airport, with the other two stops

scheduled to go online Aug. 1. He said he has

received verbal confirmation from the church as a

pickup and drop-off point, but he has not nailed

down approval from the restaurant.

Hoff

started the company to take advantage of the fact

that so many airport employees live in Fayette

County. Surveys were taken by Delta Air Lines and

the city of Peachtree City which indicated some

interest in the possibility of commuting to work

Hoff

said that new buses were to be placed into

service July 6, with a third party actually

operating the vehicles.

Discussions

among council members and city staff at the

meeting revealed a great deal of concern about

the use of the Meade parking lot during times it

would be crowded with people at games. Its

location on Ga. Highway 74 near the Starr's Mill

school complex was also a concern.

Mayor

Bob Lenox said he would make contact with the

Braelinn Village shopping center to see if there

was any way that lot could be used. Hoff said he

would prefer a shopping center to the ball

fields, adding that he felt it would benefit the

stores as well, because the bus service would

bring more people into the area.

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