Representatives from the Peachtree

City Council and Airport Authority met last week to continue negotiations

on a new hotel-motel tax contract between the two parties.

While an agreement has not

yet been reached, the remaining sticking point has been narrowed down

to the length of the contract. Authority officials want a term of 10 years

on the deal to give them stability and allow them to fund necessary improvements.

But the City Council is looking

for a shorter length on the contract, so as not to encumber future councils

from spending the hotel-motel tax revenues as they see fit.

Some of the city's hotel-motel

tax revenues are passed on to the authority to help fund capital projects

and improvements.

Authority Chairwoman Cathy

Nelmes said the council is very supportive of their plans for Falcon Field,

but the authority needs to consider matters brought up at the negotiations

before making a decision.

Mayor Steve Brown, who is not

directly involved in the negotiations, said he thinks an agreement with

the authority "is doable ... but I don't think we're quite there

yet."

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