Business View Civil Municipal - Sept 2023

42 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 9 A county on the verge of further economic expansion, Fayette County can count on deep historical roots to help it grow FAYET TE COUNT Y, GA CAL GEM WITH ERN OUTLOOK nly half an hour out of Atlanta and brimming with natural splendor, Fayette County, Georgia is a great place to drive through and an even better place to call home. Poised for economic expansion, the county never loses sight of its historical roots and local southern charm. We recently spoke with Anita Godbee, Phil Mallon, and Vanessa Tigert, respectively Fayette County’s directors of parks and recreation, public works, and its water system. They told us more about their beautiful and charming 202-year-old community, home to some 120,000 residents and named for the famed American Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de La Fayette. O