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Vol. 151, No. 35 Wednesday, August 30, 2023 $1.
Danish Company Expansion
to Create 200 New lobs in PTC
Commission Denies
Rezoning Request on
Green Meadow Lane
SP Meditec recently
broke ground on a 120,000-
square-foot, state-of-the-art
manufacturing facility that
is expected to create 200
new jobs in Peachtree City.
The plant, which will be
located off Georgia State
Route 74, is scheduled to
begin operations in August
2024.
Several factors played
into SP Meditec’s selection
of Peachtree City for their
company’s U.S. expansion.
Peter Fejfer, managing di
rector for the Denmark-
based business, cited the
south metro Atlanta com
munity’s proximity to the
world’s busiest airport,
skilled workforce, and
strategic location as reasons
behind the decision.
“We aim to tap into
Peachtree City’s talented
pool of professionals and
contribute to the local econ
omy,” Fejfer stated.
SP Meditec develops,
manufactures, and assem
bles plastic solutions for the
See SP Meditec, A6
SP Meditec officials break ground on a new 120,000-square-
foot manufacturing facility in PTC. Courtesy of PTC
Crabapple Lane Closure
Discussion Continues
Luke Haney
Editor
lhaney@upsonbeacon.com
A public hearing for a
request to rezone 19.58
acres to construct a single
family residence on Green
Meadow Lane brought mul
tiple public participants in
opposition of the devel
opment, which was ulti
mately denied during the
Aug. 24 Fayette County
Commission meeting.
The request from prop
erty owners Joshua and
Corrie Brewer to rezone the
property from planned unit
development to agricultural
residential was met with op
position from multiple
neighbors, most living
nearby, who say that a barn,
See Commission, A6
Courtesy of Fayetteville
Spray Pad Open During September Weekends
Fayetteville Public Services De
partment has announced it will keep
the popular spray pad at City Center
Park open Saturdays and Sundays
throughout September. The two-
year-old feature closed after Labor
Day in 2021 and 2022.
The idea to extend the spray pad
season came from the city man
ager’s office after many Fayetteville
residents and guests said they would
like to enjoy the amenity a bit longer
while weather is expected to remain
warm, according to city officials.
The remaining opening days for
the 2023 spray pad season include
Aug. 29-Sept. 4, Sept. 9-10, Sept.
16-17, Sept. 23-24, and Sept. 30-
Oct. 1.
The spray pad will be closed for
the season after Oct. 1, and it is ex
pected to be reopened in May 2024.
Additional City Center Park
amenities, including the play
grounds, great lawn, dog park, walk
ing paths, and picnic pavilions,
remain open year-round.
Qualifiers Announced
for Nov. 7 Election
Incumbents Face Opposition
in Brooks & Fayetteville
Luke Haney
Editor
lhaney@upsonbeacon.com
The qualifying period for
the Nov. 7 general/special
election, which includes
races for elected officials
representing each city/town
in Fayette County, ended on
Friday, Aug. 25. Qualified
candidates for each munici
pality include:
In the Town of Brooks,
incumbent Todd Speer, rep
resenting Post 5, will run
against challengers David
Harris and Donald Britt. In
cumbents Ted H. Britt (Post
3) and Brian Davis (Post 4)
will run unopposed.
For the City of Fay
etteville, incumbent coun
cilman Joe Clark (Post 2)
will face Cathy Vaught. In
cumbents councilman Dar
ryl Langford (Post 1) and
Mayor Ed Johnson will run
unopposed.
In Peachtree City, Eric
See Election, A6
PTC Thanks, Recognizes
Purple Heart Recipients
August is National
Purple Heart Month and
Peachtree City officials
say they are proud to
have been designated a
“Purple Heart Com
munity” last year.
Peachtree City re
cently recognized the
folloiving Purple Heart
recipients as represen
tatives of all veterans in
the community that
ivere killed or ivounded
in action.
From left are PTC
Councilman and U.S.
Air Force veteran Frank
Destadio with Purple
Heart recipients Bob Ar-
gumosa, U.S. Army vet
eran, and Leigh Blood,
U.S. Army veteran, at
the PTC city limits sign
on Georgia Highivay 54.
“We thank them all
for their sacrifice,” or
ganizers added.
Courtesy of Dave Niebes
Congratulations
PEACHTREE CITY
AMERICAN LL
2018 Southeast Champions
World 'Series
Little League
Construction Plans
Confirmed for
Tyrone Post Office
In response to citizens
“increasingly asking us for
updates on the status of the
post office,” Tyrone offi
cials provided an update
last week on progress made
since the building caught
fire earlier this year.
Officials report that the
owner of the post office
building has hired a con
tractor who has submitted
required plans to the fire
department. The review is
complete and, once re
leased back to the contrac
tor, he can submit permit
applications to town offi
cials, who say they will ex
pedite the permitting
process “to the extent pos
sible once we receive the
application from the con
tractor.”
Once through the per
mitting process, construc
tion is estimated at six to
eight weeks. Following
completion, the United
States Postal Service will
begin the internal process
to ensure that the building
meets use criteria, and
town officials say they “do
not know how long this
process will take.”
Tyrone officials say they
will provide updates as sub
stantive information be
comes available. Until then,
they ask all questions on
the issue be directed to
USPS at 1-800-ASK-USPS.
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