The Peachtree

City Council will review financial statements from the 2003 Great Georgia

Air Show at its regular meeting Thursday night.

The show, which

was put on by the Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, had a net

loss of $7,820, mainly due to the inclement weather. Heavy rain and thunderstorms

one day led to the evacuation of Falcon Field and cancellation of the

day's show.

Air show chairman

Jerry Cobb will be at the meeting to answer council's questions about

the figures.

Last year,

council agreed to pay $21,000 for extra police and fire protection at

the show, which police and fire officials said was crucial. But the matter

was of great debate and Mayor Steve Brown wanted to cut that figure to

$10,000, arguing that it would set a precedent for other non-profits to

seek money from the city and the air show could raise its ticket prices

to cover the cost.

Currently,

city policy limits nonprofit groups to receive up to $5,000 every five

years, but council made an exception for the air show at a meeting last

May.

Councilman

Dan Tennant said at that meeting the air show was important because it

was popular with local residents and it attracts many others from metro

Atlanta to Peachtree City.

Councilman

Murray Weed also noted at the time that the air show brings a lot of economic

benefit to Peachtree City and that alone justified the city entering into

a contract with the air show board to provide the additional public safety

personnel needed.

In other business,

the council will also discuss a proposal to rezone four properties in

the city's industrial park area. City staff are recommending the matter

be tabled so the Planning Commission can consider dropping the request

because of the high number of property owners that must be notified by

the city.

Officials had

hoped to rezone the property from general industrial to open space.