Money, as in

where it's going to come from, will be at the forefront of many of the

issues to be hashed out by the Peachtree City Council at its annual retreat,

which begins today at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center.

The event will

wrap up early Saturday afternoon.

Peachtree City

Fire Chief Stony Lohr is asking for 10 new firefighters, which would add

three firefighter/paramedics to each 24-hour shift. The other position

would add an assistant fire marshal to assist with various duties which

include building inspections and analysis of structures containing potentially

hazardous chemicals.

The 10 positions

are "essential," Lohr said in a memo to council. But if only

one position is authorized, it should be for the assistant fire marshal,

he noted.

The Police

Department is looking to add one full-time administrative position which

would allow the department to remain open until 8 p.m. Monday through

Friday; currently the department is open until 6 p.m. those days.

Council will

also face recommendations from staff to use more debt financing to purchase

necessary equipment and a maintenance satellite auto shop. The auto should

would help maintain the city's vehicle and equipment fleet; currently

the vehicles are serviced outdoors even in harsh weather conditions according

to city staff.

Council will

also face a list of $9.1 million in projects that are currently unfunded

or underfunded. Included on that list is $1.69 million for a new fire

station on the western side of town and another $1.65 million for another

fire station on the south end of the city.

Three separate

projects for the cart path system also total over $1.11 million: tunnels

under Hwy. 74 at Paschall Road and under Hwy. 54 to connect the Market

Place and WestPark Walk retail center along with a cart path underpass

on Hwy. 74 south.

Other unfunded

projects include $350,000 for two roundabouts in the Planterra Ridge subdivision,

another $350,000 for the expansion of The Gathering Place;

Council will

also discuss a proposal from councilman Dan Tennant to create a beach

access to Lake Peachtree at Picnic Park. That project's estimated cost

is $250,000 and there might be problems getting permits since the lake

is used for drinking water purposes, according to reports from city staff.

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