What's in a name? Well,

that depends upon which member of the Peachtree City

Planning Commission you ask.

The collector road slated

to connect a future subdivision and apartment complex

with Ga. Highway 54 on the western end of the city was

officially named "Inverness Parkway" Monday

night at the regular Planning Commission meeting.

But that decision came only

after three motions and a lengthy discussion. On top of

that, Fayette County 911 officials rejected the name

later in the week because it duplicates another road

elsewhere in the county.

Road names are routinely

scrutinized by emergency services personnel, to avoid the

possibility of firefighters or paramedics responding to

the wrong street and making an emergency situation even

worse.

City planner David Rast

said Wednesday that the matter will likely be brought up

again at the March 13 meeting, and staff will have some

possible names in hand already approved by 911 staff.

The road has been

unofficially dubbed "Line Creek Parkway"

throughout the time that discussions of surrounding

projects have taken place, due mainly to its location

near Line Creek. City staff alerted the Planning

Commission this week that as construction of the road

nears completion, a permanent name would need to be

assigned.

A suggestion was made by a

local resident that Inverness Parkway be adopted as the

name. City staff contacted representatives of various

property owners in the area to get their input as well.

As the discussion commenced

Monday, it was brought up more than once that the name

already in use - Line Creek Parkway - would be

sufficient and cause the least confusion.

Eileen Shaw, president of

the Planterra Ridge homeowners association, said that she

had no problem with the Inverness name in essence but

thought it could prove difficult to pronounce or spell

for some people. She suggested that the Scottish theme

already in use in a portion of that area be considered,

along with the future plans for Lake McIntosh to be built

nearby.

With ongoing debate over

annexation of the West Village, Shaw noted that if that

area is ever developed as a single village, then the

parkway name should tie in with the village name.

"Of course, Line Creek

Parkway would also be fine," she said in conclusion.

Mike Rossetti, the builder

responsible for the construction of the parkway as well

as the 200-home Cedarcroft subdivision that will sit at

the road's end, said that the Line Creek name makes the

most sense, especially since it has been in use for a

couple of years already.

Planterra Ridge resident

and Planning Commission alternate Robert Brown said that

the Line Creek name would be fine, unless the city wants

to call it "RAM Development Highway," a

humorous reference to the developers of the future retail

center nearby.

Commissioner Willis Granger

made a motion to make Line Creek Parkway the road's

official name. He cited its location near the creek and

the fact that it designates a specific area of Peachtree

City.

"That's where it

is," he said. "Let's leave it as is."

But his motion, seconded by

Robert Ames, was defeated 3-2. Commissioner Jim Finney

said that the Line Creek name was rather bland, and not

unique enough to reflect positively on Peachtree City.

He made a motion for the

name "Heather Glen Parkway," in keeping with a

Scottish theme. That idea didn't even get a second.

Finally, Finney moved to approve the Inverness name, and

that passed 3-2, with Rich Schumacher and Wes Saunders

voting in favor. Granger and Ames voted no.

The group goes back to the

drawing board in a couple of weeks.