City of Fayetteville Newsletter - February 2018

February 2018

Monthly City Newsletter

Fayetteville City Hall

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Your Fayetteville City Council Pictured left to right are council members Kathaleen Brewer, Scott Stacy, Harlan Shirley and Rich Hoffman along with Mayor Pro-Tem Paul Oddo and Mayor Ed Johnson. See pictures of Stacy, Hoffman and Oddo being sworn-in on Page 4.

Welcome to the new city newsletter!

2018 is going to be an exciting year for the City of Fayetteville, and this new and improved monthly newsletter will help you stay current and get involved.

This newsletter will be published at the beginning of every month on the city’s website, fayetteville-ga.gov, You can receive a link to it by e-mail when you sign up to the e-mail notification list. Visit the sign-up

page at fayetteville-ga.gov (link at top of home page) or send a request to PIO Danny Harrison: dharrison@fayetteville-ga.gov.

Also coming up is City Manager Ray Gibson’s Bi-Weekly Report, and those will also be published on the city’s website.

Subscribers to the city’s e-mail notification list will also be alerted when Bi-Weekly Reports are published.

Fayetteville unveils new Downtown Development Plan

Downtown Development Director Brian Wismer on the morning of Jan. 24 unveiled Fayetteville’s new Downtown Revelopment Plan during a joint meeting of the City Council, Downtown Development Authority, Planning & Zoning Commission and the Main Street Fayetteville Board of Directors.

In 2016, the city engaged with hundreds of residents to provide input about what they would like to see in a redeveloped Downtown Fayetteville. Later that year, the city published a Downtown Fayetteville Conceptual Master Plan and began internal discussions about how to bring forth the community’s vision to reality.

This second phase in the process is still conceptual, but it reflects a more focused look at strategic parcels in the downtown area, including a one-acre tract between Lanier Avenue and

Stonewall Avenue recently purchased by the city and a contiguous 10-acre tract the city has agreed to purchase from the Fayette County Board of Education. Initial plans include building a new City Hall on this land as well as enhanced green spaces, playground and recreation amenities, additional downtown parking and more.

This Downtown Development Plan is closely linked to the city’s economic development efforts.

City leaders expect that, once a downtown redevelopment effort moves forward, private investment will be attracted to the downtown district, and other amenities such as dining, shopping and entertainment venues will be added to the downtown mix. Download the entire plan at fayetteville-ga.gov.

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“Pod C” of the new Downtown Redevelopment Plan highlights in particular what would happen on the former Fayette County Board of Education property recently put under contract by the City of Fayetteville.

One of the multi-function features pictured is the Stormwater Detention facility, which would not only be beautiful but also practical.

A local stormwater system would be designed to consolidate detention to this one area of the Page 3

10-acre tract so the others can be more fully used to provide the green spaces, recrational facilities, parking and office buildings, including the new City Hall, reflected in the plan.

Much planning and public input is still needed, and the city will be reaching out for citizen engagement in the weeks and months to come.

Be sure to visit fayetteville-ga.gov for updates and sign up for e-mail notifications if you haven’t done so already.

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Council members take oath City welcomes newlyelected Councilman Rich Hoffman Two returning city council members and one new-elected were officially sworn in by Superior Court Judge Fletcher Sams during the Jan. 4 Fayetteville City Council meeting.

Councilman Paul Oddo, who was elected in 2005, is now beginning his fourth four-year term. Councilman Scott Stacy was elected in 2013 and is now beginning his second term. Councilman Rich Hoffman is beginning his first term, having sucessfully campaigned to fill the open seat left by former Councilman Jim Williams.

Williams was elected in 2013 and served one full term.

Council members Harlan Shirley and Kathaleen Brewer, as well as Mayor Ed Johnson, began their current terms in 2016. Their seats are up for election again in the fall of 2019.

Also during that Jan. 4 city council meeting, Oddo was unanimously elected by his fellow council members to serve as Mayor Pro-Tem, which means among other duties he would preside over official meetings in the absence of Mayor Johnson.

Top: Nohemi Oddo holds the Bible for her husband Councilman Paul Oddo while he takes the oath of office administered by Superior Court Judge Fletcher Sams. Middle: Councilman Scott Stacy takes the oath while his wife Gloria and mother Barbara Stacy stand with him. Bottom: Newly-elected City Councilman Rich Hoffman is joined by his wife Sarah Murphy as he takes the oath. (Photos

by Mark Turner / Turner PhotoDesign)

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New recruit training under way at Station #91

The Fayetteville Fire Department hired 12 firefighters in January after receiving a $1.5 million Department of Homeland Security “Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response” (SAFER) Grant.

Seven of the recruits have previous fire department experience and will complete the fast track training by Feb. 21.

The remaining recruits will begin fire school on Feb. 22 and will graduate in May. The additional firefighter/ EMTs will help the fire department cover a growing city.

“The west side of Fayetteville is currently being covered by Station #93 operating out of a temporary location on the Piedmont Fayette Hospital campus,” said Fire Chief Alan Jones. “The site for the new station to be built is located on the Pinewood Atlanta Studios campus.”

Jones said the new station is expected to be operational by the end of 2018.

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Top: Fayetteville Fire Captain Sean Venza leads a class for 11 new-hires in the Station #91 training room. Above: Fayetteville’s newest firefighters get vehicle extrication training using donated vehicles at a nearby scrap yard. (Photos/City of Fayetteville)

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Fayetteville Police planning to bust some beards and BBQ

Make your plans now to join the Fayetteville Police Department on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at J. Sam’s Barbershop in Fayetteville for beard razing and barbecue grazing.

Normally, Fayetteville police officers are not allowed to grow a full beard, but that policy is waived every November for participants who participate in “No-Shave November” and contribute $25 toward a cancer-related charity.

This time around, Police Chief Scott Gray allowed participants to keep their beards through February when they continue to contribute $25 a month to the charity.

That four-month bearded window is coming to a close now, and Fayetteville barbers Sam Burch and Tyler Powell of J. Sam’s

Wednesday, Feb. 28 4-7 p.m.

J. Sam’s Barbershop

Pictured at J. Sam’s Barbershop are (left to right) officers Eddie Hernandez and Eric Tilley, barbers Sam Burch and Tyler Powell, and Officer Tyler Simpson.

(Photo/City of Fayetteville)

Corner of Bennett Street and Stonewall Avenue

Barbershop are sharpening their clippers.

A Feb. 28 event, to which the public is welcomed from 4-7 p.m., will feature the trimming of those beards while spectators enjoy the barbecue stylings of Brad Brezina of The Harbin Agency.

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According to Officer Eddie Hernandez, one of the No-Shave November participants, more than $2,000 has been raised through 21 bearded officers. The money will be donated to the Piedmont Fayette Hospital Cancer Wellness Center.

Burch says barbecue will be offered on a donation basis to add to that financial contribution.

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Mayor Johnson delivers 2018 State of the City Address

Mayor Ed Johnson delivered his second-annual State of the City Address during the Feb. 1 Fayetteville City Council meeting, and the video is available for viewing now on the city’s Facebook page: @fayettevillega.gov.

When you reach the city’s Facebook page, click the “Videos” link on the left side of the page. A link is also available on the city’s website: fayetteville-ga.gov.

Mayor Johnson in his speech thanked residents for their input in the recently published Comprehensive Plan. “Their input and their vision for the future is the foundation on which we build for a better Fayetteville community,” he said.

Many of Mayor Johnson’s key points were a preview of the soon-to-be-published City of Fayetteville Strategic Plan, which he noted is a document spelling out how the city government will work toward the vision set forth by citizens. The four key strategic points in that plan are: Invest in Transportation; Develop the Economic Opportunity; Protect and Grow Infrastructure; and Improve Neighborhoods.

All the while, Mayor Johnson promised to keep citizens informed of the process and included in the process. “We promise to be fully accountable to you, the citizens of this great city,” he said.

One initiative Mayor Johnson highlighted in his speech has to do with keeping Fayetteville clean.

“Recently, we have noticed an increase in litter throughout the city,” Mayor Johnson said. “We need business owners and conscientious citizens to help us by ensuring trash is deposited in proper receptacles and not thrown on our streets.”

Mayor Johnson closed by committing city leadership

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to being good stewards of resources entrusted to them.

“Working together, we will see Fayetteville become a more vibrant and successful community where all citizens will be proud to be called citizens of Fayetteville.

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Join us for the first-ever

Run the Ridge 5K Trail Run Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018

sctlandtrust.org/run-the-ridge-5k

The Ridge Nature Area is beautiful and is located in the City of Fayetteville. The race course is mostly flat and gentle, following the outside perimeter of the park bounded by the confluence of Gingercake Creek and Whitewater Creek. Expect a few hills but gentle, non-technical trails.

FREE COFFEE!

FEB 17 8:30 a.m.

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Trees for Bees Tree Give Away

The Fayette County Extension Office, the Southern Conservation Trust, and the City of Fayetteville will be giving away free trees that benefit our pollinators.

Come Enjoy Free Tree Seedling Tree Planting Demonstrations Ask the Master Gardener Extension Volunteers Fayette County Extension Program Information Southern Conservation Trust Program Information

Saturday, February 17, 2018 The Ridge Nature Area 390 Birch Road, Fayetteville, GA 30215

10:00am

Available Trees Dogwood Redbud Tulip Poplar Catalpa Red Maple *One per family

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UPCOMING EVENTS: Feb. 17 Run The Ridge 5K - The Ridge Nature Area, 6:30 a.m.

Trees for Bees - The Ridge Nature Area, 10 a.m.

Coffee with a Cop - Starbucks (Hwy. 85 S.), 8:30-10 a.m.

Feb. 28 Beards & BBQ fundraiser - J. Sam’s Barbershop, 4-7 p.m.

Mar. 31 Easter Palooza - Old Fayette County Courthouse, 3-5 p.m.

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Please direct questions about this newsletter to PIO Danny Harrison: 770-719-4147 danny@fayetteville-ga.gov

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