Fayette County switching shelter from septic to sewer

Fayette County has approved funding to connect its municipal animal shelter to Peachtree City’s sewer system. The shelter, which was built in 1983, has a septic system whose two drain fields are repeatedly failing.

The Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 on Sept. 14 to spend $130,000 to install a sewer line that will solve the problem and potentially free up space for a possible shelter expansion if the county decides to also excavate the drain fields. The commission is asking the Peachtree City Water & Sewerage Authority to waive its connection fees as a goodwill cost-saving measure.