Peachtree City is once

again providing $6,000 for the Fayette County Council on

Domestic Violence, matching last year's funding amount.

The organization requested

the amount for office space rental, city manager Jim

Basinger reported at the Feb. 3 City Council meeting.

Basinger added that the Peachtree City Police Department

responded to 39 percent of the 575 domestic violence

calls in Fayette County in 1999.

City staff recommended that

the funds, should the City Council approve the request,

come from contingency. Mayor Bob Lenox pointed out that

the city has been providing funds for the Council on

Domestic Violence since 1994 and it should be added to

the budget in the coming years. Mayor Pro Tempore Annie

McMenamin agreed, saying that the organization is a

valuable contributor to the health and safety of the

city's residents.

The request was approved

unanimously.

In other business, Richard

Cruse submitted an application for a license to serve

beer and wine at the Cruse Coffee Company and Gallery at

100 Peachtree Parkway North. That application was

approved unanimously.