City Manager’s Bi-Weekly Report March 5, 2018
Fayetteville water tower and historic Train Depot (right)
Get connected with your city The City of Fayetteville, Georgia is a great place to call home, and residents who participate and stay informed will enjoy living here even more. We invite you to visit our new website, where you will find expanded access to news, events and other important features. You can even pay bills online. If you haven’t done so already, please sign up for city e-mail notifications, and you’ll be among the first to know when monthly newsletters and these Bi-Weekly Reports are available for viewing. More than 1,400 of you are already signed up, and when we sent out the March newsletter, more than 700 opened the e-mail. That’s better than twice the average for similar government e-mails. Nearly 8,300 of you follow us on Facebook. We’d love to see that number double, so invite your friends to follow us, too.
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City Manager
Ray Gibson
Mayor
Ed Johnson Mayor Pro-Tem Council Member
Our first Bi-Weekly Report Thanks for opening our first-ever City Manager’s Bi-Weekly Report! The aim of this report is to give City of Fayetteville elected officials, employees and especially our citizens up-to-date information on what’s happening here at City Hall and citywide through our different departments. You may have noticed we are also now publishing our City Newsletter on a monthly basis. The Newsletters and the Bi-Weekly Reports can be found on the City Manager’s page of our website at fayetteville-ga.gov. From the homepage, you may also type “newsletter” or “bi-weekly” into the Search box. Be sure to sign up for City e-mail notifications by clicking the link on the bottom of the homepage, and you will
Our Vision
Paul Oddo Council Members
be notified when Bi-Weekly Reports, Newsletters and other important information is available. As you read through this Bi-Weekly Report, please note that these are the latest figures and statistics available at the time of publication. Due to varying reporting requirements, some numbers are not available as quickly after a reporting period ends. For example, monthly building permit numbers from our Community Development Department are available weekly, but certain monthly crime stats and emergency call data are not available for about two weeks or so after the end of a month. So in this edition, you will find January crime and emergency call information, but we plan to have the February numbers published in the March 19 Bi-Weekly Report.
Fayetteville shall be a city of innovation and opportunity that fosters a vibrant and welcoming community for all.
Our Mission
Harlan Shirley
To provide efficient and effective municipal services to the community through a culture of transparent leadership, excellence and teamwork.
Our Values
Kathaleen Brewer
Rich Hoffman
The City employees, the City Council and all of our City-related boards will always function in a way that reflects well on the City and is in alignment with our vision and mission. The Core Values we will use to make decisions and guide our behavior are to: Be responsive; Act as one team; Act with integrity; be fully accountable. Police or Fire Emergency 911 Police Non-Emergency 770-461-4441 Fire Non-Emergency 770-461-4548
Scott Stacy
Water & Sewer 770-460-4237 Water & Sewer After-Hours 770-997-5189
Code Enforcement 770-719-4150 City Court 770-719-4277
Public Works 770-460-4230
Building Permits 770-719-4062
Main Street Fayetteville 770-719-4173
Burn Permits 770-719-4051
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Job Line 770-719-4182 City Hall 770-461-6029 City Manager 770-719-4144 Public Information Officer 770-719-4147
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Downtown Development Fayetteville’s Downtown Redevelopment Plan, which was unveiled in January, continues to generate excitement amongst residents who have said for years they want to see a more vibrant, pedestrian-friendly downtown area. The City expects to close in early April on a nearly 10-acre tract of land, currently serving as the Fayette County Board of Education headquarters, that will serve as the location of a new Fayetteville City Hall, other offices and plenty of green space and recreational enhancements. To see the full plan, search for “downtown redevelopment” on fayetteville-ga.gov. CLICK IMAGE TO LEARN MORE The Fayetteville Downtown Redevelopment Plan map
Public Services
When Fayette County voters approved the 2017 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, $8 million was purposed for upgrading the City of Fayetteville Wastewater Treatment Plant. We are now in the design phase of the engineering process with consultant Goodwyn Mills Cawood, Page 3
looking at more efficient and effective treatment options that will not only upgrade the plant but will also allow the city to better maintain the current five million gallons-a-day capacity. Construction is due to be completed by the end of 2019.
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Community Development Several large residential construction projects continue to unfold in the City of Fayetteville, including the Pinewood Forest mixed-use community on the west side, the Heartis Senior Living facility along the Hwy. 54 West corridor, and Hearthside Living, another senior citizen community being built closer to the Historic Downtown District next to Hampton Inn. Six new building permits were issued in Pinewood Forest in February, and its new “Village Square” Preliminary Plat (shown at right) was approved unanimously during the Feb. 27 Fayetteville Planning & Zoning Commission meeting. Heartis Senior Living construction continues, and the faclity is expected to open this
Concept drawing of Pinewood Forest’s Village Square
spring. The Hearthside Living assisted living facility has recently received development plans approval and
is now under construction. There were a total of 22 building permits issued by the City of Fayetteville in Feburary 2018.
Welcome new employees
All of Fayetteville’s new employees thus far in 2018 have been in the Fire Department. Here Captain Sean Venza (right) is pictured with 11 of the 12 new firefighters: Corey Banks, Luke Bowden, Alex Chisum, Rastus Gates, Perry Glanton, Ryan Hyde, Brad Partridge, Evin Rhodes, Alex Sawyer, David Shriver, Bradley Simpson. Not pictured is Firefighter Matt Noel. City of Fayetteville, Georgia Monthly Newsletter - March 2018
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Police Department Crime Activity for February 2018
Accident Summary for January 2018
Part 1 Offenses Aggravated Assault: 1 Burglary: 0 Homicide: 0 Larceny: 25 Motor Vehicle Theft: 2 Rape: 0 Robbery: 1
DUI: 11 Family & Children: 1 Family Violence: 0 Forgery: 0 Forgery/Counterfeit: 3 Fraud: 9 Identity Theft: 0 Juvenile Offense: 0 Other Assaults: 8 Possession of Stolen Part 2 Offenses Property: 3 Arson: 0 Probation Violation: 6 Alcohol Violation: 1 Sex Offense: 0 City Bench Warrant: 20 Traffic Offense: 18 Contempt of Court: 0 Vagrancy: 0 Disorderly Conduct: 3 Vandalism: 4 Drug Violation: 17 Weapons Offense: 2 Drunkenness: 0
Injury: 11 Fatality: 0 Roadway: 78 Private Property: 44 Total: 122
Mondays: 13 Tuesdays: 27 Wednesdays: 17 Thursdays: 12 Fridays: 24 Saturdays: 15 Sundays: 14
Fire Department Activity for February 2018 Incidents
Fire Prevention
Fire alarm activations: 5 Assist residents: 85 Building fires: 1 Gas leaks: 1 Dispatched and cancelled: 56 EMS calls: 77 Motor vehicle accidents: 14 Good intent/no incident found: 20 Investigate smoke odor: 1 Power lines down: 1 Unauthorized burning: 1 Station walk-ins: 3
Code compliance inspections: 52 Code compliance re-inspections: 29 Fire safety events: 3 Fire safety events participants: 89 Pre-construction meetings: 1
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Mar. 31 EasterPalooza - Old Fayette County Courthouse, 3-5 p.m. Apr. 7 Suds on the Square - Old Fayette County Courthouse, 12-5 p.m. Visit SudsOnTheSquare.com Apr. 21 2018 Concert Series begins with “Champagne Jam” at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater featuring Atlanta Rhythm Section and Mother’s Finest Apr. 22-28 Georgia Cities Week in Fayetteville
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