The Peachtree City Planning Commission on Monday night deferred discussion on a proposed mixed-use project adjacent to Lake McIntosh. The 37-acre tract is next to Planterra Golf Course and backs up to Lake McIntosh. The planned development is named Calistoa Hill, and it’s currently zoned General Industrial, but developer Jason Pace believes the site offers…
It started last October, but on March 5, the Peachtree City Council provided more information on redevelopment efforts in the city in a presentation on redevelopment. City Manager Jon Rorie said one of the items citizens were concerned about during the comprehensive plan public input was a lack of a central gathering space. He said…
The Peachtree City Council Thursday night dramatically cut back on a request for proposal for solid waste removal. Instead of a lengthy proposal featuring everything from yard waste removal to mulch removing from the mulch center on Rockaway Road, the city will now just send out a proposal that calls for weekly garbage pick-up and…
For just over three hours Tuesday night, residents heard about how Peachtree City is planning for its future. Part of the plan is dealing with the traffic that will ultimately wind up in Peachtree City. With Coweta County expected to add 98,000 residents in the next few years, one of the focuses Tuesday was how…
Peachtree City’s proposed redevelopment got a sneak peak at last week’s Planning Commission with the unveiling of a proposal that would dramatically alter the look of the city’s oldest shopping area. For months, City Manager Jon Rorie said one of the items citizens were concerned about during the comprehensive plan public input was a lack…
On Thursday, the Peachtree City Rotary Club celebrated the city’s birthday with a special star. The Rotarians received a special video message from the city’s founder, Joel Cowan. Cowan was out of town, but through the power of video talked about the founding of the city. He said the city had to come up with…
Is Peachtree City ready for “Serenbe meets Pinewood Forest”? That’s how developer Jason Pace describes a proposed development that Pace Lynch and Crescent Communities will soon pitch to the Peachtree City Council. On Feb. 21, the developers sent a request to the city to drop the moratorium on multi-family use, so the developers could build…
It seems you can’t go more than a week without another survey or poll touting the city’s virtues. This week, online site HomeSnacks.net ranked Peachtree City the third safest city in the state. According to the site, HomeSnacks combines recent data from the Census, FBI, OpenStreetMaps, and dozens of other sources into bite-sized studies to help you…
For nearly eight years, residents have enjoyed having a community garden just off Kelly Drive in Peachtree City to plant and harvest and commune with other gardeners. But a proposal to move the garden to near the Glenloch Recreation area drew outrage from a few residents on Facebook this weekend. Peachtree City Manager Jon Rorie…
by John Dufresne Special to Fayette Newspapers A former employee claims the Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority has been deceptive and misleading in their attempt to compel her to talk with them, and says they have threatened to withhold her scheduled severance payment if she does not comply with their demand. The acting…
