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NEWS
Vol. 151, No. 51
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
County, City
Offices Closed
for Holidays
Commission Denies Refund
Request for Property Tax
Paid Twice 'in Error'
Options Presented for Crabapple
Lane Path Closure Debacle
Wreaths Across America Continues
to Remember, Honor’ and Teach
Governmental offices
for Fayette County and
local municipalities with
be closed for the holiday
season. Below are sched
ules for each entity:
Fayette County
government offices will
be closed Monday, Dec.
25 through Monday, Jan.
1, 2024. Regular office
hours will resume on
Jan. 2, 2024.
Town of Brooks of
fices will be closed Mon
day and Tuesday, Dec.
25-26 and Monday, Jan.
1, 2024. Brooks Library
will be closed Dec. 23-26
and Saturday, Dec. 30.
City of Fayetteville
offices will be closed
Dec. 25-26 and Monday,
Jan. 1, 2024.
Peachtree City of
fices will be closed Dec.
25-26 and Jan. 1. The
PTC library will close at
6 p.m. Dec. 18-23 and
Dec. 27-30 and will be
closed Dec. 24-26 and
Jan. 1.
Town of Tyrone of
fices will be closed Dec.
25-26 and Jan. 1.
Brigitte Greer
Staff Writer
bgreer@fayette-news.net
Nearly too members of
the community, veterans,
and their families gathered
at Historic Fayetteville City
Cemetery on Dec. 16 for the
annual Wreaths Across
America (WAA) ceremony
to honor fallen veterans.
In a ceremony led by
Peachtree City-Falcon Field
Composite Squadron of the
Civil Air Patrol, WAA con
tinued its mission to re
member those who have
fallen, honor those who
serve or have served, and
teach future generations the
value of the freedoms in this
country, thanks to those
who have sacrificed.
Keynote Speaker State
Rep. Joshua Bonner ad
dressed the crowd, breaking
down each pillar of WAA’s
mission to honor, serve, and
teach.
“We are gathered here
See WAA, A5
Luke Haney
Editor
lhaney@upsonbeacon.com
During the Dec. 14 meet
ing of the Fayette County
Commission, a lengthy de
bate regarding a request for
a personal property tax re
fund by LDP Ventures for
taxes paid twice in error for
the same personal property
resulted in a 3-2 vote to
deny the refund based on
precedent.
Originally discussed and
tabled during the last com
mission meeting, LDP Ven
tures, doing business as
Chick-fil-A Midtown, re
quested a tax refund for tax
payments totaling
$12,720.54 for three restau
rants in Peachtree City
($4,240.18 per restaurant)
that were paid to Fayette
County by both LDP Ven
tures and Chick-fil-A Corpo
rate.
Following payment of
the taxes based on personal
property tax returns sub
mitted in spring 2022,
County Attorney Dennis
Davenport told commis
sioners a representative of
LDP Ventures informed
county staff of the mistake
of paying taxes twice, noting
that he incorrectly com
pleted the forms because
the employee who generally
completed tax forms was no
longer with the company.
Davenport stated that he
recommended denial of
reimbursement, as tax re
fund requests are typically
approved if an error was
made by the county tax as
sessor’s office.
“The tax assessor’s office
made no error whatsoever,
we accepted sworn state
ments from both corporate
and LDP Ventures with re
spect to the personal prop
erty, and we billed
accordingly,” commented
Davenport. “We had two
different people sign the
same document for the
same equipment. We didn’t
know that at the time, nor
See Commission, A5
Brigitte Greer/Fayette News
Peachtree City-Falcon Field Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol Color Guard presented
ceremonial wreaths in honor of those who served in each branch of the military during the
Wreaths Across America Day ceremony at Historical Fayetteville City Cemetery on Dec. 16.
Fayette's Robinson Recipient of Governor's
Award for Arts and Humanities
Courtesy of PTC
From left are Suzanne Brown, Peachtree City Mayor Kim Learnard, and Laura Plauche Johnson.
Peachtree City Makes History
Women to Hold Majority of Council Seats in 2024
Gov. Brian Kemp and
First Lady Marty Kemp an
nounced on Dec. 12 that
Fayette resident Morris
Robinson is one of 10 re
cipients of the 12th annual
Governor’s Award for the
Arts and Humanities.
The award is intended
to honor individuals and
organizations that have
made significant contrib
utions to Georgia in these
fields. The awards are pre
sented in partnership with
Georgia Council for the
Arts and Georgia Human
ities.
Robinson is a graduate
of The Citadel and received
his musical training from
the Boston University
Opera Institute and as a
member of the prestigious
Metropolitan Opera Linde-
mann Young Artist pro
gram. Robinson
codeveloped “The 96-Hour
Opera Project,” a project of
The Atlanta Opera to sup
port the careers of black,
indigenous, people of color
(BIPOC) emerging creative
artists, both composers and
librettists, through compe
tition and performance op
portunities.
“On behalf of the State
of Georgia, congratulations
to the recipients of this
year’s Governor’s Award
for the Arts and Human
ities,” said Gov. Kemp.
“These talented Georgians
and organizations have
made meaningful contrib
utions to Georgia’s econ
omy, culture, and overall
quality of life. We’re thank
ful for all they’ve done to
make our state more vi
brant.”
First Lady Kemp added,
"We are honored to cele
brate these gifted recipients
alongside our partners with
the Georgia Council for the
Arts and the Georgia Hu
manities. These 10 recip
ients represent the
diversity of arts and culture
we are fortunate to enjoy in
communities across the
state. From music and
dance, architects and
champions of historic pres
ervation, to festivals that
bring together all kinds of
Georgians, we are grateful
for the work of these tal
ented individuals and or
ganizations.”
In addition to Robin
son, recipients include Al-
tama Museum, Tooms
County; Atlanta Dogwood
Festival, Fulton County;
Ballethnic Dance Com
pany, Fulton County; Ha
rold Rittenberry, Clarke
County; Historic Rural
Churches of Georgia, state
wide; Jonathan SE Perkins,
Muscogee County; Dr.
Karan Berryman Pittman,
Randolph County; Mark
Scogin and Merrill Elam,
Fulton County; and Otis
Redding Foundation, Bibb
County.
Each recipient will re
ceive handmade sculptures
created by Mark A. Nelson.
For the first time,
women will hold a majority
of the City Council of Peach
tree City representative
seats. This historic achieve
ment reflects the growing
role of women in leadership
positions, according to PTC
officials.
“This milestone marks a
new era of leadership, high
lighting the diverse perspec
tives that drive our com
munity's growth and well
being,” commented Mayor
Kim Learnard, Peachtree
City’s second female mayor.
Learnard follows the
footsteps of Vanessa
Fleisch, who made history
as the city’s first female
mayor in 2014. Fleisch’s
election marked a signifi
cant turning point for
Peachtree City and is said to
have paved the way for
more women to step up and
seek leadership roles.
Since 1974, less than a
dozen women have served
on the PTC City Council.
Following the recent elec
tion of Suzanne Brown and
Laura Plauche Johnson,
See PTC, A5
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