SOUTH

Fayette County

Part of Kenwood Road closed until August

A stormwater repair project in north Fayette County has closed part of Kenwood Road to through traffic until August.

The affected area is between Longview Road and New Hope Road, north of Fayetteville. The project will include the demolition and removal of two failing 96-inch corrugated metal pipes, which will be replaced by two reinforced concrete box culverts about 8 feet square.

Two other stormwater repair projects will also be completed in the same area during this time, one on Creekwood Court and another on Mercedes Trail. Both streets will have at least one lane open at all times for residents to access their homes. The 3.4-mile detour around the closed portion of Kenwood Road will be along New Hope Road, Brogdon Road and Longview Road.

All three repairs are being funded by revenue from Fayette’s special purpose local option sales tax.

JILL HOWARD CHURCH FOR THE AJC

Henry County

Board appoints reps to advisory council

The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted at its May 19 regular meeting to approve a resolution reappointing deputy county manager Brad Johnson and Henry County Fire Department Chief Luther Phillips to the Region 4/West Georgia Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council for terms that expire June 30, 2022.

The county has four seats on the council with each seat having a required two-year term. The terms are staggered so that two seats are up every year. The purpose of the council is “to coordinate, facilitate the improvement of, and maintain a quality emergency medical services system in the counties that make up Region 4,” according to a county staff report.

MONROE ROARK FOR THE AJC

Stockbridge

City council approves expenditures

The Stockbridge City Council voted at its May 26 workshop meeting to approve three SPLOST-funded expenditures.

One was a change order allocating an additional $31,332 for the amphitheater construction project. Road improvements along East Atlanta Road and Lee Street have necessitated the relocation of transformer poles by Georgia Power, a task that will cost an estimated $265,016.33. That motion was approved with the conditions that there is no adverse effect to the surrounding neighborhood and that advance notice is given to residents.

Also approved was a request for proposals regarding facility security equipment, systems and services with related supplies in the potential amount of $318,332.37. This involves work to be performed for amphitheater security, according to a city staff report.

MONROE ROARK FOR THE AJC

UPCOMING

Online: Summer Reading Program by the Fulton County Library System. Continuing through Aug. 1. Register: FultonCounty.beanstack.org

Online Cluster Group: Southern Order of Storytellers of Peachtree City. 4-5:30 p.m. June 14. Join with Google Meet at meet.google.com/pfr-qodb-hva. Join by phone+1 901-602-4842 (PIN: 320780419). Visit https://support.google.com/meet/?hl=en#topic=7290350 for more information on how Google Hangouts work. facebook.com/SouthernOrderOfStorytellers, SouthernOrderOfStorytellers.org/calendar