Wednesday, February 6, 2013
It's time for Peachtree Corners city leaders and its citizens to look ahead 20 years into the future and create a plan to get there.
We all make plans for our future, and the City of Peachtree Corners must also prepare. As part of a state requirement, the city is tasked with creating a Comprehensive Plan which is a written plan for its future and where the city wants to be in the next 20 years. At the Peachtree Corners City Council meeting Tuesday those in attendance heard an overview of what is included, its purpose and the importance of community input in developing the plan. "It's a road map to the future," said Michelle Alexander, who is with Pond & Co. an engineering firm located in Peachtree Corners that has been selected to help with the process. The exercise of looking two decades ahead will require not only the work of the 15-member advisory committee already …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The City of Peachtree Corners City Council's agenda also includes considering a Special Use Permit for property on Amwiler Road. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m., Feb. 5.
A Peachtree Corners City Council meeting will be held at City Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5. The meeting agenda includes: In new business City Council will: Consider rezoning a 4.32 acre of property from C-2 and RM-13 to C-2 to allow for restaurants, office and retail buildings to be built on land located on the 5100 block of Peachtree Parkway and the 3700 block of Medlock Bridge Raod. Consider a request for a Special use Permit on a 2.59 acre of land zoned M-1 to allow a truck fleet maintenance facility. The property is located at 2805 amwiler Road. In other business: Pond and Co. will provide an overview of the 2033 Comprehensive Plan project. Also on the agenda is an opportunity for public comment. The public is welcome to speak during…
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Agenda include setting building permit fees and other items. A time for public comment is included on the agenda.
The Peachtree Corners City Council will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Among the items on the agenda: Community Development Director, Diana Wheeler will update the City Council on community development planning issues City Manager, Julian Jackson will provide an update on the City's Commercial Sanitation Fees. In new business the City Council will: All meetings are open to the public, and time has been set aside on the agenda for anyone wishing to make a public comment. A copy of the agenda is included in PDF format and may be printed out. Do you plan on attending Tuesday night's meeting?
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The private school's request for a special use permit was approved by a vote of 4-3. The Peachtree Corners City Council also weighed in on a number of other agenda items.
Updated: 12:15 p.m. Dec. 20. At Tuesday's Peachtree Corners City Council meeting city leaders several requests for Special Use Permits and one request for a change in conditions. City Council approved Wesleyan School's request to expand its athletic fields and tennis courts onto property currently zoned for residential use. The school's request was passed by a vote of 4-3. Council members Weare Gratwick, Jay Lowe and Lorri Christopher voted against, said Community Development Director Diana Wheeler in an email. "they support Wesleyan but didn't like some of the conditions recommended along with the approval," she said. City Council votes were unanimous on the remaining ordinance requests. Council also approved two Buford Highway business …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Presentations from Wesleyan School and two Buford Highway businesses were on the agenda at the first City Council meeting in the new City Hall. And the mayor announced City Hall now has a phone number.
There was an air of excitement as everyone filed it to take their seats at Tuesday night's City Council meeting - this was the first to be held in the new City Hall. The council had been meeting at the YMCA since May. In August a building was selected but the space needed painting, carpeting, furniture and some renovations before it was ready. "Welcome to those of you who are coming here tonight to attend your first City Council meeting," said Mayor Mike Mason who also added his thanks to City Manager, Julian Jackson and Diana Wheeler, the Community Development Director "for all their hard work in getting it ready." Some 30 people attended the meeting. Peachtree Corners resident Amreeta Regmi was impressed with what she saw. "It's great, I…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Agenda items include public hearings for special requests for changes in property conditions for Wesleyan School and two businesses.
After eight months of meeting at various venues, the Peachtree Corners City Council will hold its first meeting in its new headquarters in Technology Park. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at City Hall located 147 Technology Parkway. Fowler YMCA had been the site of the majority of the meetings, Christ the King Lutheran Church hosted the first City Council meeting on April 17, and several of the meetings were held at the Atlanta Hilton when the Y wasn't available. “We are very excited to be holding our first Council meeting at City Hall. It is another milestone, simple as it is, that shows our progress toward being fully operational," said Mayor Mike Mason. "One important note, I do want to publicly thank the YMCA for the …
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Don't know where City Hall is? Look for the small blue signs to help you find your way.
It's been five months since Peachtree Corners incorporated on July 1, 2012 and city leaders and staff have been working steadily at getting City Hall ready to open. That day is just about here. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, the first City Council meeting will be held in the new City Hall building at 7:30 p.m, though it will be next week before City Hall is open and functioning for Peachtree Corners residents. "We're real close to being ready to open," said City Manager Julian Jackson. "By Monday [Dec. 10] we should be fully operational." City Hall is located at 147 Technology Parkway, and if you're not sure where that is exactly, just look for the small blue signs marked "City Hall" with directional arrows. There are a total of 10 posted around town…
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
On the Peachtree Corners council agenda: approving property maintenance codes, community development updates and other matters.
Peachtree Corners City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Fowler YMCA for a special called meeting. On the agenda: Update from Diana Wheeler, Community Development Director on planning issues and an update on the RFP for community development services. In old business: The mayor and council will consider adopting a Property Maintenance Code for the city (second read). In new business the mayor and council will: Consider an ordinance adopting the 2013 council meeting calendar (first read). Consider an ordinance authorizing the agreement with Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) to participate in the GMA's employees benefit system (first read). Consider an ordinance adopting solid waste services in the City of Peachtree …
Friday, November 9, 2012
A long-time local resident was hired for the city clerk position which rounds out the three full-time employees for the new city.
Peachtree Corners Mayor and City Council recently announced that it has hired a City Clerk. The recent hire now completes the three key employees who will handle the day to day operations of the city. Kym Chereck, a 16-year resident of Chattahoochee Station in Peachtree Corners, was selected to fill the City Clerk position. Chereck has for the past 11 years worked as the Recording Secretary for the City of Alpharetta. She officially begins her new job as City Clerk for Peachtree Corners on Monday, Dec. 3. "We are very pleased to announce that we have offered Kym the position of City Clerk," said Mayor Mike Mason. "She brings a wealth of experience and it's an added bonus to hire someone who has lived in the community for so long." The …
The date of this Special Called Meeting had added significance; it was exactly a year ago that voters approved the referendum to form the new city of Peachtree Corners.
Thursday's City Council meeting was an anniversary of sorts for Gwinnett's newest city - it was just one year ago (Nov. 8, 2011) that the majority of Peachtree Corners residents voted in favor of the referendum to incorporate as a city. Mayor Mike Mason took a moment to remind everyone of the significance of the date. "Do you remember where we were one year ago today?" Mayor Mike Mason said in his opening remarks. "It was the day the referendum passed. Mason took a moment to thank the City Council "for all of their hard work." Then it was back to work as the mayor and council waded through a number of agenda items that included approving an Energy Excise Tax Intergovernmental Agreement with the county and adopting a personnel policies and …
Harry Dorfman
10:28 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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