Votes at a glance: key Peachtree City Council actions, May 26, 2026
May 22, 2026 | Peachtree City, Fayette County, Georgia
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The Peachtree City Council approved a number of routine and project-related items during its meeting. Key approvals and outcomes:
- HVAC purchase for the Peachtree City Library: Council approved the purchase of four new HVAC units in the amount of $504,542 to be awarded to Shumate; staff noted an applicable $150,000 grant that will be used and the units have an 18-week lead time.
- Mead Recreation Complex driveway cost-share: Council approved an agreement with Fayette Rockaway 30 LLC for a new driveway entrance. Project cost was stated at $652,580.50 and the developer’s reimbursement to the city is $238,169.50 (about 36.5%). Construction is already underway with an expected completion in two to three weeks.
- Handbill ordinance (Ordinance 1255): Council adopted an updated handbill ordinance intended to reduce litter from handbill distribution and to conform to recent case law and comparable jurisdictions.
- City operating policies (Ordinance 1256): Council approved an ordinance consolidating several administrative policies into a single city operating policy code, with a staff-proposed edit replacing a specific director reference with "city manager or designee" for an ADA grievance committee appointment.
- PlayWorld playground at Mead: Council approved the Mead playground purchase and installation by PlayWorld for $266,678.40, describing ADA-adaptive surfacing and equipment.
- Entertainment district: The Avenue (CP Venture 5, APC LLC) at 239 City Circle received approval as the first applicant under the newly adopted entertainment-district ordinance; the pilot will be reassessed at 12 months.
- Consent agenda: Council approved consent items a–f which included establishing a youth city council; the council also accepted a $5,000 donation from Ryan Holmes for Memorial Day and a back-to-school event.
- Executive session: Council voted to enter executive session to discuss real estate matters at the end of the meeting.
Most of these items passed by unanimous voice votes ("Aye") unless otherwise noted in individual items.
- HVAC purchase for the Peachtree City Library: Council approved the purchase of four new HVAC units in the amount of $504,542 to be awarded to Shumate; staff noted an applicable $150,000 grant that will be used and the units have an 18-week lead time.
- Mead Recreation Complex driveway cost-share: Council approved an agreement with Fayette Rockaway 30 LLC for a new driveway entrance. Project cost was stated at $652,580.50 and the developer’s reimbursement to the city is $238,169.50 (about 36.5%). Construction is already underway with an expected completion in two to three weeks.
- Handbill ordinance (Ordinance 1255): Council adopted an updated handbill ordinance intended to reduce litter from handbill distribution and to conform to recent case law and comparable jurisdictions.
- City operating policies (Ordinance 1256): Council approved an ordinance consolidating several administrative policies into a single city operating policy code, with a staff-proposed edit replacing a specific director reference with "city manager or designee" for an ADA grievance committee appointment.
- PlayWorld playground at Mead: Council approved the Mead playground purchase and installation by PlayWorld for $266,678.40, describing ADA-adaptive surfacing and equipment.
- Entertainment district: The Avenue (CP Venture 5, APC LLC) at 239 City Circle received approval as the first applicant under the newly adopted entertainment-district ordinance; the pilot will be reassessed at 12 months.
- Consent agenda: Council approved consent items a–f which included establishing a youth city council; the council also accepted a $5,000 donation from Ryan Holmes for Memorial Day and a back-to-school event.
- Executive session: Council voted to enter executive session to discuss real estate matters at the end of the meeting.
Most of these items passed by unanimous voice votes ("Aye") unless otherwise noted in individual items.
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