Government

PTC wants input on lake dredging options

With several options for dredging Lake Peachtree on the table, the Peachtree City Council wants to get public input before proceeding with a course of action.

The Fayette County Water System, which uses the city-owned lake as a water source, is contractually obligated to dredge out silt every 10 years, and a recent survey showed about 65,000 cubic yards need to be removed, according to city public works director Mark Caspar. Read More»

Haddix won't pay back $10K

Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix has declined a request from his fellow council members to repay nearly $10,000 in taxpayer money that was spent to cover his legal bills in a libel lawsuit filed against him personally, not in his capacity as mayor.

In response, council members directed City Attorney Ted Meeker to write an appeal to the city’s risk management company, asking it to reverse Read More»

It's a dirty job but ... Some robot’s got to do it

One worker lowers the Solo Unmanned Inspection Robot into a PCWASA manhole on Kedron Drive as another worker prepares to collect data on the condition of the Authority’s sewer system. Photo/Special.

Some things are crawling through the sewer pipes in Peachtree City. Maybe even in your neighborhood.

But don’t be afraid. These robots are here to help, as they are inspecting the quality of the pipes and finding problems that will ultimately need to be addressed by the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority.

The robots, operated by RedZone Robotics of Pittsburgh, Penn., maneuver via a tread instead of wheels, and they have lights and cameras on either end. Read More»

Parker resigns Coweta school board post

Coweta County Board of Education At-large member April Parker resigned her post on the school board earlier this week. Parker cited personal and family reasons as the motivation for her resignation.

School system spokesman Dean Jackson on Wednesday said the school system received the resignation letter on May 13.

“I am writing to let you know that I have made a decision to resign from the Coweta County Board of Education due to personal and family reasons. Thank you for the opportunity to serve along side you the last year and a half,” the letter said. Read More»

Fayette seeks Spalding help to replace McIntosh bridge over Flint River

The McIntosh Road bridge over the Flint River is one of three routes local motorists can take into neighboring Spalding County.

But the bridge has fallen into disrepair and is in need of a major upgrade that will cost Fayette County about $651,000 in addition to $2.2 million in federal funds, the Fayette County Commission learned recently.

Complicating the matter is some confusion over a lack of participation from Spalding County, which had initially been projected to foot its share of the bill estimated at $490,000. Read More»

Fayette decides to live without tax hike, will use cuts, reserves

As Fayette County government prepares to absorb a $2.2 million blow to property tax revenues, there is no projected tax increase to soften the impact on county services.

Instead, Fayette County officials have proposed specific budget cuts or the use of $2.85 million of the county’s unrestricted cash reserves to Read More»

F’ville staff recommend selling city water system to Fayette

The Fayetteville City Council on May 17 will take a look at the possible sale of the city’s water system to Fayette County. The idea for the potential sale came out of the council’s March retreat and is financially-driven. Read More»

West Fayetteville Bypass to be half-pass?

What you are seeing is a stretch of the West Fayetteville Bypass viewed south from Eastin Road. Just over the horizon is the new road’s intersection with Sandy Creek Road. Also underway immediately to the north is another section that will end at Ga. Highway 92. The entire roadway is expected to open in about a year. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Lee Hearn’s shift could ditch lower third of bypass construction in favor of shifting money to build east bypass

The controversial West Fayetteville Bypass may lose its majority vote on the Fayette County Commission in coming weeks, potentially ditching the southern third of the roadway.

In a major shift last week, Commissioner Lee Hearn suggested abandoning the current alignment for the third phase, which would have created a continuous stretch of road from Ga. Highway 54 to Ga. Highway 85 south. Read More»

County attorney: No benefit to Krakeel to retire early

Even if County Administrator Jack Krakeel chose to retire without using the early retirement plan offered by Fayette County, he would still be eligible to draw an unreduced monthly benefit from the county’s defined benefits pension plan, according to Fayette County Attorney Scott Bennett.

Krakeel has been with the county some 28 years, so he would not benefit from the extra credit of 5 years of service being offered to county employees under the early retirement program, Bennett told the Fayette County Commission last week. Read More»

Proposed BoE budget: Goodbye to 82 Fayette teacher, custodian positions

Slots to be eliminated: 63 teachers, 18 custodians, one secretary; adding 1 parapro Read More»

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