The Development

Authority of Peachtree City will meet in a workshop Saturday morning to

evaluate its economic development efforts and how they can be enhanced.

The authority,

which was criticized earlier this year by Mayor Steve Brown for not focusing

more on economic development, actually began planning the workshop several

months before Brown took office.

The workshop

will convene at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center beginning at 8:30

a.m.

The authority

plans to cover a number of different topics, including ways to assist

local businesses with expansion plans, focus on foreign investment opportunities

and enhance tourism and entertainment efforts.

The authority

will also discuss the possibility of seeking funds for projects to enhance

the commercial corridor forming on Ga. Highway 54 West. A list of projects

for that area identified by the city in its Liveable Centers Initiative

study include:

A cart path

bridge parallel to the railroad bridge on Hwy. 54, which would be linked

to tunnels under the bridge in a unique cloverleaf design;

A cart path

tunnel under Huddleston Road near the railroad bridge;

A cart path

tunnel under Hwy. 74 to connect the Marketplace and Westpark Walk retail

developments; and

A cart path

tunnel under Hwy. 74 at Paschal Road.

A secondary

road system which would run parallel to Hwy. 54 West to the north and

south. The northern road would begin around MacDuff Parkway and eventually

tail through to hook up with Hwy. 54 at Huddleston Road through what is

currently property occupied by Line Creek Baptist Church. The southern

access road, which would start at Line Creek Parkway, would eventually

connect to Planterra Way. Several roundabout intersections are planned

to calm traffic going through the Planterra Ridge subdivision.

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