A plan to build

two new adult softball fields in Peachtree City in the future might be

scrapped so the funds can be used for other needs of the Recreation Department.

At the regular

meeting of the Peachtree City Recreation Department, leisure services

director Randy Gaddo said the $175,000 could possibly be spent better

on other projects.

Gaddo said

the city's adult softball program currently serves a number of teams consisting

of out-of-town residents and teams sponsored by out-of-town businesses.

Only 293 out of the current 1,025 participants are from Peachtree City,

while 227 participants live in Fayette County, Gaddo said. The other 505

participants live elsewhere, he added.

If scheduling

ever became a problem, the department could insure Peachtree City residents

were served first by holding registration for them first and allowing

others to join to fill out the league, Gaddo said.

The Recreation

Commission agreed to have department staff prepare a list of other projects

the funds could be used for. That list will be presented to the City Council

at the city's annual retreat in March, Gaddo said.

Gaddo mentioned

that the current maintenance shop at the fields on Ga. Highway 74 south

is tabbed for an expansion in 2003, and the department also plans to build

a new maintenance facility at Riley Field in 2004 to serve the northern

end of town.

"We need

the maintenance support right now," Gaddo added.

Also, the Recreation

Department is looking into building a boat dock at the Rockspray Pond

Recreation Area and building a cart path bridge over the spillway there.

Recreation

Commissioner John Connolly said he is leery of spending funds earmarked

for the Recreation Department on cart paths.

No more youth

softball fields are needed currently, Gaddo said, noting the falling participation

levels over the past few years. More young girls are playing soccer instead

of softball, he added.

The commission

also discussed a request from the City Council to develop a design contest

for a new city flag. Gaddo said the council wanted to include not only

youths but also adults from the community in the project.

Gaddo asked

the commission to develop some ideas for the contest so it can be discussed

at the December meeting. He suggested that a system could be devised to

let citizens pick from several finalists by either voting at the library

or on the Internet.

Recreation

Commissioner Jan Shannon-Zink asked what happened to the previous city

flag. Gaddo said he would try to find that flag so he could bring it to

the next meeting and he would research the flag's history.