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Vol. 151, No. 31 Wednesday, August 2, 2023 $1.
BOC Adds 'Drug Abuse Treatment Facility'
as Special Use, Debates Zoning Conditions
Luke Haney
Editor
lhaney@upsonbeacon.com
Commissioners con
tinue working toward allow
ing a drug abuse treatment
facility into Fayette County
with the approval of three
related ordinances and held
the first of two public hear
ings for an application for a
treatment facility to be op
erated at 1008 Highway 54
West during the July 27
meeting.
Attorney Adam Kaye,
who last spoke to commis
sioners regarding the topic
during the June 22 commis
sion meeting, submitted a
zoning request for the detox
facility in March, at which
time the county did not have
such special use within the
zoning ordinance.
The first ordinance
amendment discussed on
July 27 was to provide
procedures for special use of
property, which County At
torney Dennis Davenport
says will provide regulation
of special uses at the local
level, as well as incorporat
ing language existing in
state law providing ad
ditional regulations.
The ordinance was
unanimously approved.
Commissioners then de
bated an ordinance amend
ment to add “drug abuse
treatment facility” as a spe
cial use of property, which
included conditions for such
a facility, like a minimum
three-acre lot size, a 50-foot
vegetated buffer, eight-foot
privacy fence along bound-
See Commissioners, A5
PTC PD
PD Searches for Armed
Robbery Suspect
Leah Banks
Investigative Reporter
leah@fayette-news.net
On Monday, July 24,
Peachtree City Police De
partment officers took to so
cial media asking for
assistance as they search for
the suspect of an armed rob
bery.
According to a Facebook
post by the department, at
approximately 2:01 a.m., an
armed robbery occurred at
the Circle K convenience
store located at 1001 Cross
town Drive.
“A thin-built, light
skinned male, approx
imately five-foot-eight, wea
ring all black with a black
face covering, pointed an
AR-15-style rifle at the clerk
and demanded money from
the cash registers,” a repre
sentative from the depart
ment said.
PD personnel said the
suspect fled with approx
imately $100 in stolen cash
and was last seen heading
toward Wendy’s parking lot
around 2:02 a.m.
Anyone with information
that could be beneficial to
the investigation is urged to
email Sgt. Brad Milstein at
bmilstein@peachtree-
city.org.
County officials gather around Carter Keller and Commission Chairman Lee Hearn cutting the red ribbon, marking completion of
a stormwater infrastructure improvement project on Inman Road. Luke Haney/Fayette News
Completion of SPL0ST Project Reopens Inman Road
Luke Haney
Editor
lhaney@upsonbeacon.com
Just in time for the start
of a new school year, Fay
ette County Commissioners
held a ribbon cutting cere
mony on July 27 for the reo
pening of the Gay Creek
bridge, marking completion
of the 2017 special purpose
local option sales tax Cate
gory II, Tier II stormwater
infrastructure project on
Inman Road.
Inman Road reopened
to the public on July 28.
Carter Keller, son of
Fayette County Director of
Environment and Manage
ment Bryan Keller, assisted
See Inman Road, A5
Town of Tyrone
Proposes Increase
In Property Taxes
The Tyrone Mayor and
Town Council announced
last week that property tax
collections will increase 9.41
percent compared to last
year, due to a need for a mil-
lage rate increase above the
state-defined rollback mil-
lage rate calculated after the
tax digest is prepared by the
Fayette County Tax Asses
sor’s Office.
During budget prepara
tion, town officials com
mitted to maintaining its
maintenance and opera
tions millage at a rate of
2.889 mills. As was the case
last year, the assessed value
of the new construction and
existing real and personal
properties within the town
limits have increased, and a
rollback millage was cal
culated at 2.626 mills.
Georgia Law requires
that a government roll back
the millage rate to a number
of mills that will produce
the same number of dollars
in property tax revenue
from the prior year.
Tyrone’s net M&O mil
lage rate has been the same
for 16 years, despite vast
fluctuations in economic
factors, according to offi
cials. The proposed increase
in property tax revenue,
year over year, amounts to
$160,566 or 9.41 percent.
The total number of dollars
anticipated to be collected
in property tax for 2023 is
$1,866,456.
Before the town council
can set a final millage rate at
a council meeting on Aug.
See Tyrone, A7
Courtesy of Fayette Chamber
Chamber Hosts 2nd Annual
Cornhole Tournament
Fayette County Chamber of Commerce hosted
its second annual cornhole tournament on July 27
at City Center Park in Fayetteville, where the team
of Royal Links Golf Tours (above) took home first-
place honors. See the full story, A8.
PTC to Host Aug. 7
Ceremony Recognizing
Purple Heart Day
The valor and sacrifice
of veterans awarded Pur
ple Heart medals will be
celebrated with a procla
mation declaring Aug. 7,
2023, as Purple Heart
Day in Peachtree City.
The proclamation
honors Purple Heart re
cipients in and around
the Peachtree City area,
including PTC City Coun
cil Member Mike King.
The unwavering ded
ication to preserving the
values of freedom and de
mocracy deserves the ut
most appreciation from
the community, according
to event organizers, who
say all Purple Heart re
cipients and Gold Star
Family members are en
couraged to attend.
National Purple Heart
Day, observed annually
on Aug. 7, signifies a day
to recognize and re
member those who were
wounded or gave their
lives in defense of the na
tion. To mark this solemn
occasion, Peachtree City
and local veteran organi
zations will conduct a
flag-raising ceremony at 9
a.m. at the flag court in
front of PTC Library, lo
cated at 201 Willowbend
Road in Peachtree City.
“The flag-raising cere
mony will serve as a poig
nant tribute to all Purple
Heart recipients, remind
ing our community of
their selfless acts and the
sacrifices they have
made,” Mayor Kim Lear-
nard said.
Following the flag-
raising ceremony, a com
plimentary breakfast
reception will be held in
the Floy Farr Community
Room, located in PTC
City Hall.
Peachtree City re
ceived its designation as a
Purple Heart City in
2022.
Attendees at the 2022 Peachtree City Purple Heart recognition ceremony.
Courtesy of PTC
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