Lt. Chris Campbell
Pictured: Peachtree City Volunteer Firefighters Association President Natalie Johnson, Peachtree City Explorer Post Advisor Sergeant Andy Lee, Scholarship Winner Adrianna Biasini, and Malia Isaac, mother of Josh Isaac for whom the scholarship is named.
The Peachtree City Fire Department and the Peachtree City Volunteer Firefighters’ Association proudly announce that Adrianna Biasini has been selected as the first Josh Isaac Memorial Explorer Scholarship recipient. This $1,000.00 scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior who is active in the Department’s Explorer Scout program. The scholarship is named in the memory of former Peachtree City Firefighter Josh Isaac, who started his firefighter training as an Explorer. Firefighter Isaac died while serving his country in the United States Marine Corps.
Path Alerts - Rockspray Pond, Crosstown
Betsy Tyler
Annual July 4th Fireworks Safety Zone and Regulations
Fire Marshal
Keep Peachtree City Beautiful earns National Certification
Al Yougel Pictured: Al Yougel, KPTCB; Lynn Cobb, Keep Georgia Beautiful and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs; Frank Killoran, KPTCB; Don Haddix, City Council; Von Woods, KPTCB; Cecile Carson, Keep America Beautiful, Inc., Ray Besch and Connie Haynes, KPTCB; Tom Corbett, Peachtree City Public Works Director; and Bernie McMullen, City Manager.
Fire Department Graduates 12 Recruits
Joe O'Conor
Helping “Hands” Volunteer to Keep Peachtree City Beautiful
Al Yougel Pictured (L-R): Maggie Agostino, Debbie Fogg, Elena Dukes, Teddy Bernier, and Amber Tino help keep Peachtree City paths clean.
Seeking PTC Founders for July 3 Reception
Betsy Tyler
Peachtree City Celebrates Arbor Day
Betsy Tyler
Peachtree City Hosts Annual Student Government Day
Pam Dufresne
Developmental Services Closing from Noon – 1:00 p.m. beginning June 1
Betsy Tyler
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08/04/2009 11:18:05 AM
Scholarship winner Adrianna Biasini has been a member of the Explorer Post for 4 years. Adrianna has displayed excellent leadership and mentoring skills while serving as the Post’s Captain and previously as a Lieutenant. She is a recent graduate of East Coweta High School, where she graduated with honors including recognition seals for French and Advanced Placement. She was awarded the 2008 Explorer of the Year and is currently serving as an Explorer Post Advisor-in-Training while participating in the Peachtree City Firefighter rookie class to achieve National Firefighter I certification. Adrianna will be attending Georgia State University this fall as she pursues her dream of being an Emergency Room Physician
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info@peachtree-city.org
06/25/2009 9:42:12 AM
The path at the Rockspray Pond spillway will be closed intermittently the week of June 29 and July 6 for repairs to the outflow and installation of a new temporary spillway. Location map attached.
The Path on Crosstown Road accessing Wendys is now open. Please remember that carts CANNOT cross Crosstown or Highway 74.
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06/25/2009 9:27:21 AM
There will again be a 700-800 feet safety zone established for the annual July 4th fireworks show over Lake Peachtree.
All safe areas will be marked by red or yellow security tape, placed in the area by July 2nd. Even though much of Picnic Park will be affected, the All Children’s Playground will remain open for play until 8 pm. At that time, everyone must leave the safety zone.
The required safety zone also includes specific areas on the water. The Peachtree City Fire Department, Fayette County Marshals office, and DNR will have boats and personnel on the water to monitor the area. Boaters must be able to control their craft to keep from drifting into the danger zone, which will be marked by flotation buoys.
Any violation of the rules will result in a delay of the fireworks show. Also any violators to the safety rules and safety zones on land and water will be subject to police arrest.
The Fire Department also reminds residents that no consumer fireworks are allowed to be used, sold or possessed on any city-owned or controlled property.
770-632-3195
kptcb@peachtree-city.org
06/05/2009 11:33:58 AM
Keep Peachtree City Beautiful, Inc. (KPTCB), was officially recognized as a certified Keep America Beautiful affiliate on Thursday, June 4, during a ceremony at City Hall. KPTCB joins the ranks of nearly 600 affiliates nationwide that are dedicated to combining education with hands-on stewardship to make their local communities cleaner, greener, safer and more livable. KPTCB is the only Keep America Beautiful affiliate in Fayette County.
Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon and the City Council had asked Peachtree City resident Al Yougel to coordinate the establishment of an organization independent of the City and to obtain it’s Keep America Beautiful affiliation. Subsequently, a 10-member committee was formed, monies were raised for the affiliation application fee, the organization was incorporated, and non-profit 501(c)(3) status was granted by the IRS.
The June 4 ceremony marked the completion of the required pre-certification process, including planning, goal setting, attitude and litter surveys, and other community measurements. Attending were members of the pre-certification committee, the KPTCB Board of Directors, elected City officials and interested citizens.
For more information about Keep Peachtree Beautiful, contact:
Al Yougel
Executive Director
Keep Peachtree City Beautiful
209 McIntosh Trail
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Tel: 770-632-3195
e-mail: kptcb@peachtree-city.org
770-631-3347
joconor@peachtree-city.org
06/02/2009 3:11:53 PM
The Peachtree City Fire Department celebrated the successful completion of National Professional Qualification firefighter testing for twelve of their Recruit Firefighters on Thursday night by hosting a Graduation Ceremony.
The ceremony was conducted at the Fire Training Center at Leach Fire Station on Paschal Road. The guest speaker was Coweta County Fire Chief Johnny Teeters, who spoke on lessons learned from his forty years of experience in the Fire Service. The twelve recruits who are now recognized as firefighters are Amy Barnes, Bethany Ivey, Dylan Easley, Michael Gibbs, Leonard Montgomery, James O’Connell, Harold O’Neal, John Orr, Dustin Railey, Timothy Roberts, Damien Sorrells and William Swanson.
The course was conducted by certified Fire Instructors from Peachtree City Fire Department’s A shift over the last five months and included classroom, skills, and fire training in preparation for the national certification testing. The firefighters will now serve the Peachtree City community as volunteer firefighters.
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kptcb@peachtree-city.org
06/02/2009 11:22:25 AM
A local group of volunteers is helping to Keep Peachtree City Beautiful (KPTCB) by picking up litter along the city’s paths. The Fayette office of Hands For Hire (HFH), Inc., a training service for adults with developmental disabilities, contacted Al Yougel of KPTCB for possible projects for local clients.
Yougel said, “I recommended cleanup on some of Peachtree City’s more heavily used paths and provided grabbers and garbage bags – now this wonderful group of volunteers spends two hours each Wednesday helping to clean up litter in our community.”
About Hands For Hire, Inc.
Hands For Hire is an independent Medicaid provider of Prevocational and Community Access training services for adults with developmental disabilities. With two locations (DeKalb and Fayette) and over 140 clients, Hands For Hire stands out as one of the premier service providers in the state of Georgia. For more information please email info@handsforhire.cc or visit www.handsforhire.cc .
About Keep Peachtree City Beautiful
KPTCB is a non-profit, community-focused initiative dedicated to controlling litter, reducing waste and supporting beautification efforts throughout Peachtree City. For more information about the Keep PTC Beautiful program, contact Al Yougel at kptcb@peachtree-city.org or 770-632-3195.
770-487-7657
info@peachtree-city.org
05/19/2009 8:27:10 AM
In conjunction with the 50th Anniversary Family Sock Hop at the Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater on July 3, Peachtree City will be holding a recognition dinner to honor Peachtree City’s “Founders.” A committee has compiled a list of invitees, but continues to seek any Peachtree City resident who moved here in 1979 or earlier and helped to make the small community of that time what Peachtree City is today. Please email founders@peachtree-city.org before June 8, 2009, to enquire about tickets to the event.
All residents are also invited to submit photos or poems highlighting what makes Peachtree City special to them. A slide show of selected submissions will be presented at the Sock Hop on July 3. Visit www.peachtree-city.org and choose the 50th Anniversary Memories link on the main page to upload submissions for the presentation.
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04/24/2009 4:49:09 PM
Friday, April 24, was National Arbor Day, and Peachtree City celebrated by planting a Willow Oak near the Peachtree City Library. Beryl Budd, a community forester with the Georgia Forestry Commission, was on had to assist in planting the tree, which was donated by City staff to replace a large old oak tree that had to be taken down two years ago when it began to threaten the parking area at the Library.
John David Anderson and Spencer Green, who stopped by to observe the ceremony with their moms, helped plant the tree at the 10:30 a.m. ceremony.
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04/24/2009 4:37:56 PM
On April 23, City Hall in Peachtree City hosted 22 students from McIntosh High School for the annual Student Government Day. Five students served as the Mayor and City Council, and the other seventeen were paired with members of City Staff to learn about the operations of the municipal government during the morning hours.
At 1:30 in the afternoon, the students held a mock City Council meeting, considering two items that have been in the news recently. The first was the proposed rezoning of 37 acres on the western border of Peachtree City from GI General Industrial to LUR Limited Use Residential for the Callula Hills project (currently scheduled to come before the real Mayor and City Council on May 7). The second item was the proposed change in hours for alcohol establishments on Saturday nights, which Council heard but did not approve at the April 16 meeting.
While the real and mock staff and elected officials had a lot of fun during the meeting, the students asked a lot of pertinent questions and discussed some of the controversial elements of both issues.
The student Mayor and Council unanimously approved the rezoning request and approved the amended hours for alcohol establishments by a 3-2 vote.
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04/24/2009 9:22:10 AM
Following a reduction in staffing in Peachtree City’s Developmental Services Division, the offices will be closing from noon until 1:00 p.m. beginning Monday, June 1.
The division includes the Planning and Zoning Department, Engineering, Stormwater, Building Department, Code Enforcement, and the Permits Office. This closure will also affect applicants coming to City Hall for Occupational Tax Certificates, which require zoning approval from the Planning Department.
Developmental Services offices are located on the lower level of City Hall, 153 Willowbend Road. Offices will be open from 8:00 a.m. until noon, and from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00.
Interim Developmental Services Director David Rast said, “Although we realize closing for the noon hour may cause a slight inconvenience for residents and builders who need to obtain permits, this decision will allow all the division staff to devote the maximum amount of time to their daily duties without having to cover lunch breaks.”
The division is operating at reduced staffing levels following a reduction-in-workforce approved at the April 2 City Council Meeting. This reduction was attributed to the City’s current and projected financial status and the limited number of residential , commercial and industrial applications being received due to the downturn in the economy. Although several builders at the City Council meeting expressed concern about reduced levels of service from the Building Department, Rast indicated it was their intent to provide the same level of services, albeit with a reduced workforce.
The City sent letters to all applicants with open permits explaining these changes and identifying which staff person would be assuming the duties of those whose positions were eliminated. Rast said they would also be posting notices to advise frequent visitors to the department of the adjusted operating hours.