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In 1972, the citizens of Peachtre City, Georgia decided that they needed a newsletter to bring up to date news to the citizens of this great city. In 2023, citizens decided that this newsletter would again be a benefit to the community. Thank you for visiting our site.

History of "happen"...

"Every growing community deserves to be informed and Peachtree City is no exception. For this reason, “HAPPEN” was born and this is the first issue. It is our intention that each issue bring you up-to-date on new construction, families moving in, civic affairs, clubs, news about the industrial park and generally efforts to make Peachtree City a live-work-play community unique among other Georgia towns. In addition, we want to hear from you -- and your comments and questions addressed to the Editor will be answered. In each issue, we hope to print as many letters as space permits.

1972 will be a banner year in the history of Peachtree City and it is our wish that “HAPPEN” take its place as one of the principle ingredients in a viable, well planned and informed community."

Volume 1, Issue 1 of "happen" from April, 1972

Volume 1. Issue 1.  February 1972

BY HOWARD MORGAN
Mayor, Peachtree City

Your new Peachtree City Council is now organized following our induction into office on January 10, 1972. Sworn in with me were councilmen Wayne Griffin, Alwjm Hogg, Myron Leach, and Otis Viall. Councilman Griffin was elected Mayor Pro-tem. 1971 officers and employees of Peachtree City were reappointed and the following standing committees were appointed: Committee on Police Protection: Hogg, Chairman; Griffin, Leach. Committee on Fire Protection: Leach, Chairman; Griffin, Hogg.

Committee on Recreation: Viall, Chairman; Hogg. Committee on Street Maintenance and Repair: Viall, Chairman; Leach. Committee on City Hall Services: Griffin, Chairman; Viall. Luther Glass was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Development Authority. An expenditure budget of $48,000 for the year 1972 was approved. City Council is anxious, as are many of our citizens, to see the master-plan for Peachtree City which should be unveiled sometime this month. We are confident that it will give us the information and guidelines necessary to blueprint the needs of a growing community. You can find out what happened at Peachtree City Council meetings by reading a copy of the minutes which will be posted in the window of the office of the City Clerk in the Fayette State Bank Building. Each month a copy of the minutes of regular and called meetings will be posted on the day following the meeting. The minutes of regular meetings will remain posted for the balance of the month; the minutes of called meetings will be posted for a two week period.

Additionally, an agenda for each council meeting will be posted during the week prior to the council meeting. Regular meetings of City Council are held on the second Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Information Center at the Fayette State Bank Building. The public is invited to attend and observe the proceedings. Fayette County Civil Defense Director, Russell Edmonson, announced that a course of Rescue Class Training sessions will be initiated at a meeting at the PeachtreeCity Fire Station on February 8,1972. At that time the scope and content of the course will be described by trained instructors.

All persons desiring to participate, as well as those who want to know more about the facilities and equipment available for rescue and disaster work in Peachtree City and Fayette County, are urged to attend. I am happy to be a contributor to “HAPPEN” and it is certainly a welcome addition to our growing city.

Fayette County schools got an “A” on their report card recently when the Georgia Department of Education reported on things locally. 

Fayette County has clean schools-that’s the judgment of the investigation of the Custodial 3nd Maintenance Program of the Fayette County School System. 

And guess who was sitting up among those at the head of the class?

Weil, Peachtree City Elementary School scored a 98 on the “test” and this mark was matched only by the new Hood Avenue Elementary School in Fayetteville.

Each of the schools in the county, you’ll also want to note, improved on their scores of last year. Last year PC school also rated at the top.

Better next year?

Peachtree City got a beforehand look at Georgia’s reorganization struggle even before the General Assembly got into things. The Rotary Club had State Treasurer Bill Burson for a program one week and followed that up about two weeks later with Tom Linder Jr. Burson put the rap on some of the proposals and Linder gave all of the reasons why?

At least Gov. Jimmy Carter could say his program was getting equal time. 

Trailer court approval is still up in the air and more on this should be forthcoming by our next issue. 

Did you know that when the recent city election was held, and Mayor Morgan was elected, Peachtree City had one of the best turnouts, percentage-wise, in the state and possibly the nation. Of the 351 persons who are registered to vote in Peachtree City for this city election, 298 votes were cast and three ab¬ sentees also voted in the county. That’s pretty good for a young city. Now some of you mathematicians figure the per¬ centage up with your slide rules. And one of the candidates is reported to have contacted every registered voter on the Peachtree City list. How about that?