Carl DeGiorgio

moved to Peachtree City from New York more than 20 years ago, but holds

onto his distinct Yankee accent and is proud to have served as the town's

chief cable television installer for many years.

But it wasn't

until this spring that his yard, at the corner of Steven's Entry and Hamilton

Road, started washing away. Record rainfall uncovered long-forgotten natural

runoff patterns or carved out new ones all over the city. Heavy rainfall

runoff from the street now pours onto DeGiorgio's property, and his driveway

is collapsing.

It's situations

like DeGiorgio's that the city hopes to fix and prevent through the creation

of a Storm water Management Utility, a new city agency that might get

initial funding in the upcoming FY'04 city budget.

The Peachtree

City Council will consider funding a feasibility study on the storm water

utility at its regular meeting Thursday night.

City Manager

Bernard McMullen is advocating the utility, which would also help shore

up the city's infrastructure. For example, last week work crews finally

were able to complete repairs to the roadbed and approach to the Flat

Creek bridge on Smoke Rise Trace, just north of Lake Kedron. It washed

away in a deluge of flood waters during the June 17 early morning storms.

City staffers

admit the storm water utility concept is just in the earliest stages and

will require more study.

Meantime, the

council will hear another water-related issue Thursday when it considers

a request from the county water system to lower the level in Lake Peachtree

in November in December.

The lake level

is annually lowered for a period of time so homeowners with docks or boats

along the shore can do routine maintenance.

In other business

Thursday, the council will:

·Consider

an agreement with the county for the reconstruction and improvement of

Stallings Road, a gravel lane south of Falcon Field Airport.

· Consider

a change in the alcohol licenses for Hangar 74 bar and grill.

· Hear

an update on the court ruling affecting golf cart drivers.

The council

meets at 7 p.m. Thursday in council chambers at City Hall.