Perhaps the

most critical topic discussed at Monday's regular meeting

of the Peachtree City Planning Commission was one for

which the applicant did not even show up.

City staff

requested at the beginning of the meeting that the

landscape plan for the new practice fields at McIntosh

High School be tabled, since the plan had not been

submitted.

"We've

been waiting for many weeks now" to get a plan,

according to city planner David Rast. He said he sent a

letter last week to the Fayette County School System

outlining several items that he felt should be addressed

soon, and he has not heard back from anyone.

Development

of the new fields is not progressing like the neighboring

residents and the city staff would like to see it, so the

Planning Commission took some time to discuss the city's

various options and hear from some residents who had come

to make themselves heard on the subject. The commission

ultimately approved a resolution that specifically

expressed concern over the lack of progress.

Two

citizens who live next to the school addressed the

commission, and neither was very happy. Their concerns

were echoed by Rast, who listed several points that have

the city taking a close look at the project.

Rast

reported that the city has improved the cart path, at a

cost of several thousand dollars, and seeded one of the

slopes leading down to the field. No other slopes have

any grass on them, he added.

A guard

rail is to be installed along Walt Banks Road as a safety

measure, since a car that left the road next to the field

due to an accident could tumble downhill and cause

serious injury. So far, Rast said, only an orange mesh

fence has been put up at the top of the slope.

Also

lacking at the site is a silt fence to help with erosion

control. Rast said that in this respect, the city is

fortunate that there has been little rain in recent

weeks, since that could cause an erosion problem in the

field's current condition.

"The

neighbors have been very patient," said Rast.

"The school system has promised a lot."

But since

the city does not feel that those promises have been met

yet, Rast recommended that the field not be used until

the proper steps are taken to complete the needed work.

He added that he did not know exactly what legal

authority the Planning Commission has in this regard,

although the city is mandated by the state to enforce

erosion control regulations.

Commissioner

Wes Saunders agreed that the city needed to get a handle

on the safety and erosion issues as soon as possible.

"It's an accident waiting to happen," he said.

Development

director Jim Williams suggested that the commission

inform members of Board of Education personally that they

are concerned about this problem.

Rast said

he hopes everything can be resolved without the city

having to issue citations, which could result in a judge

ordering the work to be completed.

Saunders

also pointed out that there is no certificate of

occupancy that can be withheld in this case to ensure

timely completion of the work. Rast and Williams agreed,

saying that the schools fall under state jurisdictions in

that area anyway.

The

commission approved a resolution to be sent to the Board

of Education as well as the City Council and Peachtree

City Police Department.

In other

business Monday night, the Planning Commission:

- Approved a rezoning from Limited

Industrial to Limited Use Commercial for a tract on

Clover Reach behind Waffle House and Schlotzsky's Deli,

next to City Circle.

- Tabled a landscape plan for the NAPA

auto parts store on Petrol Point, since grading has not

been completed and construction has not yet begun.

- Approved a landscape plan for the

Photocircuits parking expansion at 320 Dividend Drive.

- Approved a landscape plan for the

new McDonald's restaurant on Crosstown Drive near Ga.

Highway 74.

- Tabled a landscape plan for the

Peachtree City Distribution Center at Hwy. 74 and

Dividend Drive, since the applicant did not show up.

- Approved a buffer replanting plan

for the Tiernan and Patrylo facility on Dividend Drive.

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