This forward-thinking decision

saved many thousands of dollars for the project and negated the need to

pave green space. In return the school system will have access, with no

capital costs, to a first-class facility that will offer unlimited opportunities

to our students.

This exemplifies what we all

should know: with open minds and cooperation we indeed can accomplish

much together. The Fayette County High School Band Boosters graciously

served as ushers and greeters.

Our construction partners were

all well-known, involved business people, again from our own community,

led by the design-build contractor Leslie Contracting with CEO Wayne Leslie

and President Cam Williams.

Engineering services were provided

engineer Jason Walls. Eagle Real Estate is the overall developer of the

Villages Project. Don Cobb of Cobb and Associates was the architect.

Davin Winkle and Brad Parrott

of Oliver and Winkle P.C. provided all the legal work. Ron Simpson of

RCS Productions and longtime producer of our Mainstreet concerts was the

on-site technical consultant. The City Cafe provided concession services,

including a selection of their delicious deserts.

Fayetteville is fortunate to

have so many individuals and companies that give freely, not only of their

time, but also in very tangible ways. Capital building sponsors included

Cooper Lighting, who provided all the site lighting. Andy's Nursery did

the beautiful landscaping work. Brent Scarbrough and Co. did the grading

and site preparation work. Leslie Contracting donated the flagpole. Waste

Management is donating decorative refuse containers and McRae Communications

has provided extensive advertising and public relations aid. Coca Cola

donated refrigeration units for the concessions facility.

Another special group of companies

provided sponsorship of the opening concert. These include Fox 97.1, Kroger,

AT&T Broadband, Holiday Inn Suites and Holiday Inn, and Coca-Cola,

who always seems to be there for metro Atlanta.

As a city we would like to

offer our thanks and gratitude to these selfless and outstanding individuals

and companies. They are a large part of what makes Fayetteville such a

nice place to live. As we see these folks out in the community it would

be nice to offer them a sincere thank-you for their tireless efforts.

We eagerly await the next jewel

in the crown. The historically accurate restoration of the Holiday-Dorsey-Fife

house is about complete. This facility will house a museum featuring the

heritage of our area and historic collections.

Ken Steele

Mayor

Fayetteville

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