A revised plan

for the new elementary school in north Peachtree City off Crabapple Lane

has been approved by the Planning Commission.

The new plan,

approved at the commission's meeting Monday night, addresses buffering

concerns along the western property line that separates the school site

from a residence. By shifting the building and parking area east, it created

more room to the west for landscaping such as an evergreen hedge and pine

trees, said Mike Satterfield, facilities director for the Fayette County

Board of Education.

The school,

which will be located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Crabapple

Lane and Ga. Highway 74, is expected to be ready by the 2003-2004 school

year. Construction is set to begin in June.

Satterfield

said the school will help alleviate overcrowding conditions at Kedron

Elementary. The parking lot was created with extra room to "stack"

vehicles as they wait to drop off and pick up children, he noted.

The building

will look similar to Kedron Elementary School with a few extra classrooms

added on.

School officials

plan to add acceleration and deceleration lanes on Crabapple Lane to facilitate

the extra traffic.

This will be

the third and final elementary school built with funds from the bond issue

that was approved by local voters.

The commission

unanimously approved the plan after adding a requirement that any mechanical

fixtures on the roof be screened if necessary.

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