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Mayor candidates tangle over issues

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:47 -0500

Candidates dispute recreation cuts, ‘special interest’ allegations during Q&A

In many ways, Wednesday’s mayor and council candidate forum in Peachtree City was all about the mayoral battle between Don Haddix and Cyndi Plunkett.

Both candidates said they needed to “correct” misstatements and mischaracterizations made by the other during the campaign.

Following is an issue-by-issue breakdown of each candidate’s viewpoint during the forum, which was sponsored by the Peachtree City Youth Council.

Council candidates talk budget cuts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:16 -0500

Candidates in the runoff elections for the Post 1 and Post 3 city council races got another chance Thursday to share their views with the public.

Those participating were Post 1 candidates Eric Imker and Beth Pullias and Post 3 candidates Kim Learnard and Bob Walsh.

Work to begin on 54W cart path bridge

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:33 -0500

It won’t start until the Monday after Thanksgiving, but plenty of Peachtree City residents will be thankful it is finally underway.

WASA to save money on sludge removal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:49 -0500

Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) board members Wednesday at a special called meeting voted unanimously to approve a contract with Tennessee-based Environmental Power Strategies, LLC (EPS) to dry and haul sludge from the wastewater treatment plant. The move will be a cost-saving of $3 per ton over the current rate.

PTC man named rec volunteer of the year

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:05 -0500

David Ring, who wears many volunteer hats working with recreation programs in Peachtree City, was recently named Volunteer of the Year for the population category of 30,000 to 80,000 by the Georgia Park and Recreation Association at their annual conference in Jekyll Island.

Red Cross kicks off ‘gift’ campaign for holidays

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:05 -0500

This holiday season, when economic conditions are tough and people really want their gifts to matter, the Atlanta Red Cross is kicking off a new holiday campaign that offers a way to give a gift that has real impact.

Neely Pond proposals denied by commissioners

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:07:21 -0500

Unlike last week’s public hearings, the two Neely Pond development proposals along Ga. Highway 16 just south of Sharpsburg came with no comment or discussion Tuesday night as Coweta County commissioners voted quickly and unanimously to deny both rezoning requests.

Large retail center okayed for Lower F’ville and Hwy. 154

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:06:24 -0500

What began in a Nov. 12 public hearing as a request by Michael and Judy Cunningham to rezone 38.11 acres located along Lower Fayetteville Road and Ga. Highway 154 from Rural Conservation (RC) to C-7 (Commercial Major Shopping Center) and C-8 (Heavy Commercial District) ended Nov. 17 with a 4-0 vote to approve a lesser C-6 zoning that maintained all but a few of the original plan components.

Belisle: We’re still waiting for library

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:04:26 -0500

Mayor asks council to withdraw from deal with Coweta

Upset with a lack of communication from Coweta County library system officials, Senoia Mayor Robert Belisle asked his fellow council members Monday to withdraw from the library system and the city’s $21,000 funding commitment.

Senoia weathers economy well budget-wise

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:03:14 -0500

But water, sewer shortfall mean rate increases likely

Senoia’s 2010-2011 budget was unveiled at Monday night’s City Council meeting.

Senoia won’t foot Christmas light bill for merchants

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:53 -0500

When downtown Senoia merchants gussie up their stores with Christmas lights this year, they will be doing so on their own dime.

Coweta firefighters to get new air-paks

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:11 -0500

Coweta firefighters can breathe a little easier with the unanimous decision Nov. 17 by county commissioners to approve the purchase of new breathing devices and other equipment. The new air-paks will replace the older, questionable equipment currently in use.

Girls transitional home approved

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:59 -0500

Girls involved in the juvenile court system are about to have a residential alternative that will meet temporary or long-term needs. The Coweta County Commission on Nov. 17 approved a conditional use permit for a non-profit transitional facility on Macedonia Road that can house up to 16 girls.

Haylie in the flower

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:14:24 -0500

Haylie Williams peers from behind a stargazer lily in her photograph that won first place, youth division, among 70,000 entries in the 2009 National Wildlife Foundation contest. The J.C. Booth eighth-grader used a Fuji FinePix camera to shoot the photo of the family garden flower while in a car with her parents, Julie and David Williams, on their way to an event that featured home-grown blooms. Her winning entry is online at www.nwf.org. Photo/Haylie Williams.

Hospital struggles with food scores

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:58:12 -0500

One of county’s largest food service operations, Piedmont Fayette stuck in low 80s on health inspections, including a 78 in February 2009