Peachtree City

COS youth head for Berry College leadership camp

Youth from Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church just before departing for a week at AFFIRM. Left to Right, Maddie Hersom, Theresa Jones, Maya Wilkins, Connor White, Duncan White, Robert White, and Marissa Owen. Photo/Special.

Seven high-school youth from Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church are spending this week at Berry College in Rome at AFFIRM, a leadership camp which draws participants from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

They will choose among nine “units,” which have unique emphases and requirements. COS’s director of high school and family ministry, Jeremy Hall, is helping lead the unit called “Journeys” for 36 youth who have just completed eighth or ninth grade. For six hours every day Hall will lead large and small group activities. Read More»

All Saints plans music camp

All Saints Anglican Church in Peachtree City will conduct its sixth annual free Children’s Music Camp from July 8 through 12. The program is for children ages 5 through 11 and is scheduled from 9 a.m. until noon each day at the church, 225 S. Peachtree Parkway.

Parents and friends will be invited to the “grand finale” and graduation presentation at noon on July 12 when the children will demonstrate what they have learned. Read More»

PTC Council and traffic on Hwy. 54W.: Trail of red herrings

Roadblocks erected by Mayor Haddix and Mr. Dienhart in the Peachtree City Council threaten to perpetuate and expand the traffic jam on Ga. Highway 54 West.

The commercial development at Line Creek Drive south of Hwy. 54 continues to languish but remains the focus of political diatribe.

The roadblocks are caused, in my humble opinion, by the mayor’s misunderstandings regarding traffic, traffic control, and traffic studies, and by Mr. Dienhart’s contentions that promises have been made, and are being broken. Read More»

Dienhart: Change way developers do traffic studies

Most of the political conversation around town these days is centered on the traffic situation near the intersection of Ga. highways 74 and 54. The situation is bad and about to get worse.

I am sponsoring a vote to stop the connection road of the large new shopping center into the Planterra Ridge subdivision and stop another proposed stop light on the agenda for our next council meeting.

We need to focus on protecting our neighborhoods. Read More»

Socialized medicine works in many places, just not in U.K.

I wish to comment on the article by Cal Thomas in today’s Citizen. Firstly, I agree that Obamacare will likely be a disaster, also that the British NHS has drastically deteriorated. But ‘twas not always thus!

I am 83 and am familiar with the NHS since its inception. For many years it was a wonderful service, absolutely first-class: hospitals, doctors and medicines free (all the GP’s even made house calls), all paid for by everyone’s contributions up to, I believe, 60 or 65 years of age. Read More»

:-) PTC charity to collect 4th tarps :-)

[Editor’s note: The letter writer labels this as “humorous.”]

Peachtree City has one the best Fourth of July parades in Georgia. This year’s parade was a great celebration with over 200 civic, school, religious, governmental, political, and commercial organizations participating.

The biggest challenge facing spectators is finding standing room along the parade route. Although Peachtree City Hall “discouraged” the placement of tarps and blankets this year, over 3,000 tarps and blankets lined the parade route by dusk Thursday night along the entire parade route. Read More»

Former Chiefs’ lacrosse coach named tops in SELC

Mike Muetzel, right, accepts the award from SELC Commissioner Doug Horn. Photo/Special.

Mike Muetzel, head coach for Auburn men’s lacrosse team and former McIntosh lacrosse coach, was recently honored by being named the Southeastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) Division 1 Lacrosse Coach of the Year.  The ceremony was held at the SELC Conference Championship Tournament.  Mike is in just his second year at Auburn working to rebuild the strong lacrosse legacy at the university.  The prestigious award is determined by the voting of coaches in the league. 
In his first season the Tigers finished with a record of 4-6, and improving to 9-4 in his second year at the helm.  Read More»

Chase Bank to raze, replace Kedron KFC

The former Kentucky Fried Chicken building in the Kedron Village shopping center may soon cluck its way into oblivion.

Chase Bank has submitted a proposal to demolish the empty former KFC at the corner of Peachtree Parkway and Georgian Park in favor of a 3,421 square-foot bank with 30 parking spaces.

Chase also wants to remove a significant amount of landscaping that would be replaced and maintained, a company representative told the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night. Read More»

PTC planners want to save more trees

The Peachtree City Planning Commission wants to enhance the city’s landscaping ordinance by limiting the amount of “tree save credit” that can be used on a given site.

One idea discussed at Monday’s commission meeting would require a number of developers in the future to plant trees in other areas of the city such as right of way and other city-owned property where reforestation is needed, such as parks. Read More»

PTC staff proposal: no tax hike for upcoming budget

Council to sink teeth into details Monday night

The first draft of Peachtree City’s budget, proposed by city staff, will not require a millage rate increase, according to city Finance Director Paul Salvatore.

The proposed $29.58 million budget will be discussed at a workshop meeting Monday night of the City Council that starts at City Hall at 6:30 p.m. A second workshop, if necessary, is slated for Tuesday. Read More»