The Peachtree City City Council

will consider appointing a new city attorney and city solicitor at its

regular meeting Thursday night.

Council will also hear a rezoning

request for a 124-home single family subdivision off Ga. Highway 74 near

Falcon Field, at the southernmost city limits, on property currently zoned

general industrial.

Councilman Murray Weed, a municipal

attorney who represents the city of Hapeville, will present his recommendations

for the city attorney and solicitor positions to council at the meeting.

The city has accepted proposals from attorneys and firms willing to perform

as either city attorney, solicitor or both. The city also has taken applications

from attorneys interested as serving in both roles as an in-house counsel.

According to city documents,

the "preferred" choice would be to hire Sanders, Haugen, Sears

and Meeker, P.C. as city attorney and Warren A. Sellars, P.C. as city

solicitor. That combination would save an estimated $70,984 compared to

the amount council paid for those services last fiscal year, according

to city figures.

The city paid a total of $303,384

last year for its city attorney and solicitor services, which were provided

to resign several months ago but has continued to serve until a replacement

could be named.

If the rezoning is approved

for the 124-home subdivision, Rockaway Road would be realigned to intersect

with Hwy. 74 at the traffic light used for Holly Grove Road. The developer

also wants to have 6.19 acres along the highway rezoned to commercial

for two outparcels.

Because the land is in the

approach pattern for aircraft landing at Falcon Field, the developer has

agreed to refer to that in language on closing documents for each home

and in the deed covenants for the subdivision.

Council will also consider

a separate commercial rezoning for a 2.35-acre tract on Hwy. 74 north

near Wisdom Road on property that is currently zoned agricultural reserve.

The plans call for two buildings on the parcel, one of which would be

a carpet showroom.

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