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April 2, 2018
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Mayor Ed Johnson (right) is a regular guest on The Bear 92.5 FM’s “Bob & Rob Show”. Here they are pictured with Office Manager Harriet Boylan.
The Bear marks a year on the air from the Courthouse Square They’re Bob & Rob, they’re on The Bear, and you can see them on the Square. The Old Courthouse Square, that is, in Historic Downtown Fayetteville. When 2017 began, The Bear 92.5 FM was still broadcasting from studios located along Hwy. 16 on the west side of Downtown Senoia. They moved from there to the Square just a little over a year ago, and now “The Southside’s Best Country” is served up every day from 105 Stonewall Avenue in Fayetteville, nestled snugly between Town Square Jewelers and “Hey Jo!” Boutique. 105 Stonewall has been many things over
the years, including a tire store, an antiques & collectibles store, an art gallery, a Juvenile Court facility and more. Fayetteville City Historian John Lynch, who grew up in a home along what is now North Jeff Davis Drive, says 105 Stonewall is where he and many other Fayetteville residents first saw a television set back in the 1950s, placed on display in that street-facing window. More than half a century later, The Bear 92.5 FM calls 105 Stonewall “home”, and now when locals look through that window, they see radio programs being broadcast to listeners all over the southern Atlanta (Continued on Page 11)
City Manager
Ray Gibson
Mayor
Ed Johnson Mayor Pro-Tem Council Member
Paul Oddo Council Members
Harlan Shirley
Kathaleen Brewer
Georgia Cities Week returns to Fayetteville April 21-28 An eight-day Georgia Cities Week celebration returns to Fayetteville April 21-28, starting with Living History Day at the Holliday-DorseyFife Museum, concluding with the Church Street Park Festival, and including lots of fun and helpful activities in between. Georgia Cities Week is an invention of the Georgia Municipal Association, and its purpose is to highlight the ways municipalities improve City of Fayetteville employees planning Georgia Cities Week quality of life for residents and activities for April 21-28. for the wider community. Here in Fayetteville, the first Sunday, April 22, will be Prayer Day, which stop is Living History Day at the Hollidayis an open opportunity for people of faith to Dorsey-Fife Museum on Saturday, April 21, pray for their local governments. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reenactors in 1800s dress Winners of our recent Fayetteville will guide guests around the property, and Photography Contest will be celebrated on docents will offer free tours of the museum Monday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to noon in the throughout the day. Outside, children City Hall lobby. A reception will be held to will play traditional 1850s games while give the public the opportunity to meet the artisans will demonstrate blacksmithing, photographers and see their framed winning wheelwrighting and more. As well, a Fayette entries, which will decorate the lobby for the Rocks Kindness Project booth will offer next year. history-themed painting opportunities.
Our Vision
Fayetteville shall be a city of innovation and opportunity that fosters a vibrant and welcoming community for all.
Our Mission
To provide efficient and effective municipal services to the community through a culture of transparent leadership, excellence and teamwork. Rich Hoffman
Scott Stacy
Our Values
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.
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Tuesday, April 24, is Public Safety Day, also taking place in the freshly-redecorated Fayetteville City Hall lobby. The Fayetteville Fire Department and the Fayetteville Police Department will have displays set up, including giveaways for children. Also throughout the day, the city will issue multi-media public service announcements. The popular Shred & Recycle Day is Wednesday, April 25, 9 a.m. to noon in the Fayetteville City Hall parking lot. Bring your paper documents to be shredded for free, and bring your old electronics (no televisions) to be recycled. Personnel will be on hand to assist. The American Red Cross will host a blood donation drive at Fayetteville City Hall on Thursday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Main Street Fayetteville’s first Lunch on the Lawn for 2018 will take place on Friday, April 27, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the Old Courthouse Lawn. Sponsored by Heritage Bank Fayetteville, this highly social event features live music by Papa Nate Bennett, boxed lunches for sale by Firehouse Subs, and desserts Page 3
provided on a donation basis by the MOMS Club of Fayetteville. Some tables and chairs will be provided, but feel free to bring your own blankets, chairs and picnics. The final day of Georgia Cities Week in Fayetteville is Saturday, April 28, when we will end the celebration with three events on the same day. The first event is Community Clean-Up Day, which is a call to city residents to get together and clean up streets, curbs and sidewalks in their neighborhoods and subdivisions from 8 a.m. to noon. The second event is the return of the fun Historic Downtown Fayetteville Scavenger Hunt from noon to 3 p.m., which will start and finish on the back porch of the Holliday-DorseyFife Museum. The final event is the second-annual Church Street Park Festival, 3-6 p.m., co-hosted by Main Street Fayetteville and the MOMS Club of Fayetteville. Visit fayetteville-ga.gov/gcw for up-to-date details on all of these Georgia Cities Week activities. Call Deputy City Clerk Valerie Glass at 770-719-4144 with any questions. Bi-Weekly Report - April 2, 2018
Hundreds turned out Saturday, March 31, for the annual EasterPalooza festival hosted by Fayetteville First United Methodist Church and Main Street Fayetteville. (Photo by Michael Clifton/KombatKamera.com)
It’s in the code: Yards must be mowed
Lawns all over the city are looking lovely and green again, and with this year’s unusual weather patterns, some lawns are growing faster than expected. City of Fayetteville Code Enforcement would like to remind residents that grass (including weeds) must be shorter than 12 inches. Call 770-719-4150 with any code enforcement questions.
City amends development agreement to allow tree houses, tiny houses Things are looking up, literally, over at Pinewood Forest with the recent approval by Fayetteville City Council for the mixed-use development to include tree houses, canopy homes and tiny houses to its repertoire of housing options. Council members on Mar. 15 unanimously approved an amendment to Pinewood Forest’s development agreement allowing for canopy homes and treehouses to be built for residential, amenity or business use. These structures will be designed to minimize the impact on surrounding natural Bi-Weekly Report - April 2, 2018
features, including trees. City of Fayetteville staff will work with Pinewood Forest developers to ensure these structures meet City standards. So-called “tiny houses”, which have become popular in the United States and abroad in recent years, will also be allowed on a limited basis in Pinewood Forest. The updated development agreement grants up to 50 tiny houses on the whole development, with minimum sizes set at 370 square feet. Page 4
Amphitheater upgrades nearing completion; Lee Ann Womack announced for August 4
Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater is nearly ready for the April 21 opening of the Summer Concert Series.
It is a secret no longer: Grammy Award-winning country music star Lee Ann Womack will be the headliner at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater in Historic Downtown Fayetteville on Saturday night, August 4, to conclude the five-date 2018 Summer Concert Series. The series begins Saturday, April 21, with the nearly sold out “Champagne Jam 2018” featuring Atlanta Rhythm Section and Mother’s Finest. Boz Scaggs with perform on June 8 followed by Foghat on June 30 and Robert Cray Band on July 14. “We’ve had Lee Ann Womack booked for a while, but we had to keep that detail under wraps until now,” said Fayetteville Downtown Development Director Brian Wismer, who manages the amphitheater. “Our early concert posters had ‘TBA’ printed by that date.” Those concert posters also boast a new “Tribute Series” at the amphitheater, including Tusk (Fleetwood Mac tribute) on June 2, The Midnight Riders (Allman Bros. tribute) on September 1, and Head Games (Foreigner tribute) on September 22. If that weren’t enough, Hotel California (Eagles tribute) will return to Southern Ground on May 26th, courtesy of The Bear 92.5FM. Grammy Award nominee Trace Adkins will also take the amphitheater stage for a special performance on Saturday, July 5. New for 2018, the staff have been feverishly working to launch the Upper Deck table seating area and lounge in time for the first concert in April. The Upper Deck will feature 15 new tables that offer exclusive food/beverage service, along with a separate lounge area with incredible views to the stage. Ticket sales for the Upper Deck are handled Page 5
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via box office only, so please call 770-719-4173 or 4174 for details. Visit SouthernGroundAmp.com for more information on these and other events. Bi-Weekly Report - April 2, 2018
Road resurfacing projects under way
Lafayette Avenue (left) and Nancy Lane were both resurfaced recently. More city roadways are scheduled for resurfacing in the coming weeks. The entire span of Hwy. 54 through Fayette County will also be repaved starting this month.
Second Pinewood roundabout under construction
Lane closures and detours are in place to accommodate the new Pinewood roundabout being built at the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Sandy Creek Road, located beside Pinewood Forest and Pinewood Atlanta Studios on Fayetteville’s west side. According to the construction contractor, lane closures include Veterans Parkway southbound and Sandy Creek Road westbound. Also, Veterans Parkway northbound traffic will be prohibited from turning left onto Sandy Creek Road, and Sandy Creek eastbound traffic will be prohibited from turning left onto Veterans Parkway. These lane closures and detours will continue throughout the roundabout construction process, which is expected to last a few weeks.
MONTHLY DIVISION STATISTICS 8/17
9/17
10/17
11/17
12/17
1/18
2/18
2/17
New Service Agreements
220
150
182
159
126
146
168
130
Terminated Agreements
193
141
176
150
123
140
169
125
Utility Bills Issued
7959
7967
8089
8240
8231
8233
8212
8229
Business Licenses Issued
30
23
33
25
20
38
42
30
Business Licenses Applied
26
24
25
20
17
32
35
44
325
253
286
318
318
260
455
391
WATER & SEWER
OCCUPATIONAL TAX
MUNICIPAL COURT Court Cases
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FISCAL YEAR 2018 MID YEAR BUDGET REVIEW 7/1/17 TO 1/31/18
MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW: 7/1/17 - 1/31/18 GENERAL FUND REVENUES TAXES LICENSES & PERMITS INTERGOVERNMENTAL CHARGES FOR SERVICES FINES & FORFEITURES INVESTMENT NCOME CONTRIBUTIONS & DONATIONS MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES OTHER FINANCING SOURCES TOTAL REVENUES
FY 2018 AMENDED $ 10,963,602 $ 851,000 $ 136,372 $ 176,593 $ 1,050,000 $ 20,000 $ 8,505 $ 58,968 $ 549,961 $ 13,815,001
2018 AMENDED YTD $ 5,481,801 $ 425,500 $ 68,186 $ 88,297 $ 525,000 $ 10,000 $ 4,253 $ 29,484 $ 274,981 $ 6,907,501
2018 ACTUAL YTD $ 6,342,844 $ 253,343 $ $ 68,265 $ 370,452 $ 23,528 $ 8,341 $ 40,742 $ 2,624 $ 7,110,139
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
EXPENSES GENERAL GOVERNMENT JUDICIAL PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC WORS PARKS & RECREATION HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OTHER FINANCING USES TOTAL EXPENSES
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
2,061,113 682,405 8,113,451 1,071,049 80,000 1,017,222 109,641 680,120 13,815,001
$ 1,030,557 $ 341,203 $ 4,056,726 $ 535,525 $ 40,000 $ 508,611 $ 54,821 $ 340,060 $ 6,907,501
$ 1,103,791 $ 255,311 $ 4,172,288 $ 549,640 $ 4,945 $ 417,919 $ 27,851 $ 331,112 $ 6,862,857
$ 894,256 $ 284,867 $ 3,768,113 $ 468,582 $ $ 331,873 $ 49,765 $ 10,000 $ 5,807,456
NET
$
-
$
$
$ 1,121,389
-
247,282
2017 ACTUAL YTD 5,930,872 180,307 236,157 102,713 433,079 10,207 1,613 33,897 6,928,845
2017 SPLOST COLLECTIONS SPLOST Collections $2,500,000
$1,919,660 $1,601,172
$2,000,000
$1,225,226
$1,500,000 $1,000,000
$903,363 $617,475
$307,804
$1,306,957
$500,000 $-
$203,837 August
$407,675
September
$611,512
October Budget
$815,349
November
$1,019,187
December
January
Acutal
This chart shows actual Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax collections are higher than forecasted.
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Building Permits
March 16-29, 2018
Code Enforcement
March 16-29, 2018
Initial Inspections: 11 1st Reinspections: 12
Inoperable Vehicle/Junk Grass Cutting
Disposal of Garbage
3 1 1
Complaint Investigation
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1
1 3
Occupational Tax
2nd Reinspections: 1
Parking on Grass
Verbal Warnings: 1 Written Warnings: 4
Working without permit
Violation Notices: 6 Stop Work Orders: 1 Page 8
Planning & Zoning: Ongoing Projects Current as of Monday, April 2, 2018 (no changes since the March 6 report)
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Video features Fayetteville Public Safety side-by-sides Fayetteville’s police and fire departments got together recently at The Ridge Nature Area to demonstrate the emergency rescue capabilities of their new side-by-side vehicles. Click the image to see the video. You may also view the video at fayetteville-ga.gov.
Police Department earns accreditation The Fayetteville Police Department was recently notified of it successful attainment of state certification from the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. According to Accreditation Manager Anne Burdett, the police department withdrew from the state accrediation program in March 2017 just weeks after Chief Scott Gray joined the department. This move was recommended so the
Incidents Fire alarm activations: 7 Carbon monoxide incidents: 1 Assist residents: 12 Building fires: 0 Cooking fires: 1 Gas leaks: 1 Water leaks: 1 Arching/Electrical: 0 Dispatched and cancelled: 19 EMS calls: 69 Motor vehicle accidents: 8 Motor vehicle accident/pedestrian: 2 Good intent/no incident found: 2 Investigate smoke odor: 2 Power lines down: 1 Unauthorized burning: 0 Station walk-ins: 1 Bi-Weekly Report - April 2, 2018
department could establish updated policies and procedures. The department began a new accreditation process in June, and it concluded on March 6 with a final on-site review. The department was notified of its accreditation on March 28. An accreditation ceremony will be announced soon.
Fire Department Activity for March 15-28, 2018
Fire Prevention Code compliance inspections: 35 Code compliance re-inspections: 20 Fire safety events: 3 Fire safety events participants: 117 Pre-construction meetings: 1 Smoke detector service calls: 2 Smoke detectors installed: 4 Page 10
The Bear 92.5 FM has been broadcasting from Fayetteville for just over a year now. (Continued from Page 1)
suburbs. If you look in that window between 5:30-10 a.m. Mondays through Fridays, you ‘ll likely see Bob Shannon and Robbie Ashley, or “Bob & Rob” as they’re known. “Since we’ve been here, there’s been a huge change in audience response and visibility,” Bob says. “People can actually see us on the air. “Sometimes that’s a good thing and sometimes it’s not,” Bob jokes, “because we do come to work in our pajamas.” On the air during The Bob & Rob Show, Rob is usually the upsetter of the apple cart, but Bob gets his jabs in, too. You’d think this pair have been friends for decades, but in reality they’ve only worked at the same station together for a few years, and they’ve only been doing The Bob & Rob Show since July. “Nine months,” Bob ponders. “We could have had a baby by now.” “No, we couldn’t have, Bob,” Rob retorts to even more outrageous laughter by Bob. Bob says he has been doing mornings for most of his radio career, which spans 52 years. Rob, on the other hand, only has about seven years on the clock. Prior to teaming up with Bob, he was working the seven-to-midnight shift. Before radio, Rob was an operations manager for a wire and cable distributor in Norcross. Bob’s radio career began on Armed Forces Radio while he was stationed in Vietnam in the 1960s. When Bob returned Stateside, he said he signed up with a broadcasting school in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio to learn the basics. Rob also went to broadcasting school here in the Atlanta area after being laid off from his job in Norcross. Page 11
“I went to school to learn all of that other stuff,” Rob says. “I’m still trying to learn how to talk.” Nowadays, Bob gets up each weekday morning at 3:30, arrives at the office by 4:30 to start show prep, and switches on the mics at 5:30. Rob says he gets up by 4:30 if he hasn’t stayed awake all night, and he gets to the office by 5. Bob & Rob talk about a little bit of everything during their five-and-a-half-hour show, and every now and again they host City of Fayetteville staff and even the mayor during their “Hometown Happenings” segments, usually during the eight o’clock or nine o’clock hours. “We usually have some idea of what we’re going to talk about,” Rob says. “Sometimes, we’ll have a plan of what we’re going to talk about, and then when the mics open up, I’ll blow it all up.” “Sometimes Robbie sidelines me and gets me derailed,” Bob says. Bob and Rob say they have the best view anywhere around. From their broadcast booth, they can see Georgia’s oldest standing courthouse and the beautifully restored buildings on the west side of the Old Courthouse Square. Sometimes they see things that make them nervous, too, though, like wrong-way traffic on the one-way lanes of Stonewall Avenue and its twin Lanier Avenue. “That’s why I’m on this side of the desk, and Robbie is by the window,” Bob starts again. “That was done by me by design, because if anyone turns that corner, and they’re going a little bit too fast, Robbie is going to be the one who gets hit.” Robbie is ready for that one. “I’m younger and more agile,” Rob quips. “But that wouldn’t be the first time Bob has thrown me under the bus.” “No, it wouldn’t be,” Bob admits, laughing. Bi-Weekly Report - April 2, 2018
UPCOMING EVENTS: April 7 Suds on the Square - Old Fayette County Courthouse, 12-5 SudsOnTheSquare.com April 21 Living History Day at the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife Museum, 10-5 Featuring children’s games from the 1850s; blacksmith, wheelwright, and other artisans; free museum admission. hdfhouse.com April 21 2018 Concert Series begins with “Champagne Jam” at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater featuring Atlanta Rhythm Section and Mother’s Finest SouthernGroundAmp.com April 21-28 Georgia Cities Week in Fayetteville (see page 3) fayetteville-ga.gov/gcw April 28 Church Street Park Festival, 3-6
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