f ^ ^
m
Si
B
uI" n
NEWS
FAYETTE
COUNTY
4*THE TRUTH SINCE 1886 4*
INSIDE:
Chiefs’ Run Ends as State
Baseball Runner Up, Bl
VOL 151, NO. 21
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023
$1.00
INSIDE: FAS Spotlights Older Americans Month, A2
INSIDE: K9 Midas Assists in Two Drug Cases; One Leads to Arrest , A3
Fayetteville Stormwater Utility
Fee Increase Effective June 1
Luke Haney
Editor
lhaney@upsonbeacon.com
On May 18, Fayetteville
City Council unanimously
approved an increase in the
stormwater utility fee from
$4-37 P er equivalent res
idential unit to $6.75 per
ERU, effective June l, with
an additional five percent
increase each year for the
next five years, bringing the
rate to $8.20 per ERU in
2027.
The amendment to
stormwater service
charges/fees was presented
by Finance and Admin
istrative Services Assistant
Director Carleetha Tal-
madge, who attributed the
increase to rising costs asso
ciated with state and federal
regulations, as well as rising
costs associated with the
maintenance of the city’s
aging stormwater infras
tructure.
Following approval of
the rate increase, Com
munity and Economic De
velopment Coordinator
David Rast presented a re
zoning request from Tiger
Trail Development, LLC, to
amend the zoning con-
See Fayetteville, A6
A National Day of Play
PTC Recognizes Kids to Parks Day
Leah Banks
Investigative Reporter
leah@fayette-news.net
2023 marks the 13th an
niversary of Kids to Parks
Day, and in Peachtree City,
the day was celebrated at
Drake Feld on May 20.
Families were encour
aged to spend the afternoon
at Drake Field playing
games, enjoying the out
doors, and embarking on
educational experiences,
such as a snake education
talk with local expert Jayme
Clune.
The day was first organ
ized by the National Park
Trust and is meant to em
phasize a day of outdoor ex
ploration at local, state, and
national parks and public
lands across the country.
The purpose of this day
on a national scale is to
allow for children to develop
a memorable outdoor ex
perience while also learning
about park stewardship,
outdoor recreation, STEM,
and the history the United
States and its national na
ture preserves.
Kids to Parks Day is al
ways hosted on the third
Saturday of May and repre
sentatives at the National
Park Trust encourage chil
dren and families to get out
side and create their own
adventure at local programs
and park events.
Courtesy of FVPD
Fayetteville Residents Complete
Citizens Police Academy
Fayetteville Police Department recently held a graduation for its most re
cent class of the Fayetteville Citizens Police Academy on May 11. The class
consisted of 10 sessions of instruction that included vehicle pullovers, crime
scene investigation, Kg demonstrations, patrol, criminal investigations, pol
icy, use of force, shoot/don’t shoot scenarios, gang aivareness, dispatch, fire
presentation, and more.
Mark Baker Derrick Jackson
Runoff for House
Seat Set June 13
Leah Banks
Investigative Reporter
leah@fayette-news.net
At the conclusion of the
May 16 special called election
for the vacant seat of Georgia
House District 68 represen
tative, the stage was set for
the June 13 runoff between
Democrats Mark Baker and
Derrick Jackson.
In Fayette County, Baker
received 199 votes while
Jackson secured 497 votes,
but Fulton County ballots
raised Baker to 645 and
Jackson to 627 total.
The winning candidate
must receive at least 50 per
cent of the total votes cast in
elections other than runoffs,
according to Fayette County
Elections Director Brian Hill.
Advanced in-person vot
ing begins on Saturday, June
3, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vot
ing will continue from Mon
day, June 5, through Friday,
June 9, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at
Fayette County Elections Of
fice, Peachtree City Library,
and Tyrone Recreation
Center.
Hill commented that the
elections office will accept
applications for absentee by
mail ballots by June 2 at
11:59 p.m. Applications can
be submitted online (scan
and email to elections-
group@fayettecountyga.gov)
, sent by mail, or submitted
in person at the Fayette
County Registration Office,
located at 140 Stonewall Ave
nue West, Suite 208, Fay
etteville, Ga. 30214.
Requests must be on a
state-approved form, accord
ing to Hill.
The Fayette County
Board of Elections will meet
on June 16, instead of its reg
ularly scheduled June 27
time slot.
2023 Memorial Day
Ceremony to Honor
Ronald W. Stubbs
The City of Fayetteville,
along with Fayette County’s
American Legion and Vet
erans of Foreign Wars posts,
will host the 2023 Memorial
Day ceremony on Monday,
May 29, at 10 a.m. at Patriot
Park on Redwine Road in
Fayetteville.
Late VFW Post 3650
Commander Ronald W.
Stubbs will be remembered
this year, and his family will
unveil a monument in his
honor.
Other highlights will in
clude guest speakers U.S.
Army General Rock Dona
hue (ret.) and Vietnam com
bat veteran Gary
Rossomme, flyovers by the
Army Aviation Heritage
Museum’s “Sky Soldiers”
and the Falcon RV Squad
ron, performances by so
loists Lisa Delk and Bill
Killmeier, and more, ac
cording to city officials.
The 2023 Memorial Day
ceremony is supported by
City of Fayetteville fire, po
lice, and public works de
partments, the Fayette
County Sheriff s Office, Ma
rine Corps League Detach
ment 1325, Fayette County
High School JROTC, Sandy
Creek High School JROTC,
Army Aviation Heritage
Foundation, Falcon RV
Squadron, and Boy Scouts
of America Troop 309G
Fayetteville.
Commander Stubbs led
VFW Post 3650 for 15 years
and helped move the post
from Riverdale to its current
location in Fayetteville. He
was also a member of Amer
ican Legion Post 105. Born
and raised in Fayette
County, he served in the
Vietnam War and continued
his service with the Georgia
See Memorial Day, A6
Special Called Commission Meeting Set May 25 for Budget
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners will hold a special budget presentation meeting on Thursday, May 25, at 4 p.m. to formally present the
Fiscal Year 2024 proposed budget. The meeting will be held in the public meeting room at 140 Stonewall Avenue West in Fayetteville. For more infor
mation, call 770-305-5103 or visit www.fayettecountyga.gov.
INSIDE:
FAYETTE VIEWS
SPORTS
A4 LEGALS B3
Bl FAYETTE SCHOOL NEWS B2
CONTACT US: support@fayette-news.net - (770) 461-6317 - fayette-news.net
We Look Forward To
Seeing You Soon!
Open for Lunch and Dinner • Seven Days A Week
180 Hwy 314, Fayette, GA • 770.703.7514 • fridasbarandgrill.com
ran
Frida’s
f * M
