Golf cart owners who live outside the Peachtree City limits may soon pay even more for the privilege of using the city’s paths.
City Manager Jon Rorie announced at Thursday’s City Council meeting that a proposed fee change would raise the annual user fee for non-residents from the current $100 to $150 per cart, in addition to the $15 annual registration fee. Rorie said the increase is meant to offset the cost of maintaining the paths, although only about 1,000 carts are currently registered outside the city. The non-resident fee was last raised from $60 to $100 in 2016. No fees are charged for pedestrian, bike or other non-cart use of the paths.
Residents of unincorporated Fayette County pay a $12 five-year fee to use golf carts outside Peachtree City; the county has reciprocal registration only with Fayetteville and Tyrone. The fee change will be part of the budget vote at the Aug. 1 council meeting, and would take effect with the 2020 registration renewals.
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