"They just continue their

march towards Peachtree City."

That was Fayette County Commission

chairman Greg Dunn's reaction Thursday night to the latest annexation

request from the city of Fayetteville.

In the end, the county had

no choice and voted not to object to the request from Heritage Community

Church for 5.6 acres on Lester Road to be annexed into Fayetteville.

When the issue was brought

before the board, zoning administrator Kathy Zeitler made the staff's

feelings known.

"We feel there is additional

room on the property to accommodate their septic needs. There is no reason

for annexation, and the county will still provide water and fire protection,"

she said.

But, since the use of the property

remains the same, the county cannot file a land use objection, so its

hands are tied, and it can only watch as the annexation process is completed.

After the board voted not to

object, County Commissioner Peter Pfeifer delivered the last word on the

subject to his counterparts in Fayetteville.

"We are asking you not

to make this annexation," he said.

In other news, the county unanimously

approved rezoning 4.5 acres at the intersections of Ga. Highway 85, Ga.

Highway 279 and Old Road for a QuikTrip convenience store and retail space.

Attorney Doug Warner, who represented

QuikTrip, said the company is a model corporate citizen.

"They spend an average

of $40,000 a year on aesthetics, and don't sell any pornography or

drug paraphernalia," he said.

The convenience store would

be 4,500 sq. ft. and another 8,000 sq. ft. parcel would be developed as

either a sit-down restaurant or additional retail.

"If it's a restaurant,

it would have to be something like a Western Sizzlin' that doesn't

serve alcohol, because that parcel is closer to a church," Warner

said.

Nobody in the audience objected

to the proposal, and Commissioner A.G. VanLandingham made the motion to

approve the request with two conditions: Old Road would be paved to the

property line and all exterior lighting would be contained on the property.

The motion passed 4-0. Commissioner

Linda Wells was absent from the meetin g.