Business View Civil Municipal - Sept 2023

47 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 9 FAYET TE COUNT Y, GA five acres at the opposite southern end. “It’s a lot of almost estate-type settings,” says Mallon. “People feel very passionately about that. They like to maintain that rural character, and it’s one of our design priorities as we are looking at new projects and upgrades to our roads. That’s often hard to do: to expand a road to meet capacity but still try to preserve that rural character. I think it’s very important to the community.” Tigert cites the reservoir areas that have become such popular attractions in the community. “One of the great things about Fayette County is our water resources,” she says. “We have several lakes and several small watersheds that have lent themselves to building reservoirs. Today the water system manages four reservoirs. Three are in Peachtree City.” Another, the largest, Lake Horton, is in an unincorporated part of the county. “They are enjoyed by everybody,” says Tigert. “We have walking trails, parks, and children’s parks. They are used regularly. We have all sorts of picnic areas and pavilions, so people can hold their family reunions there. Anita helps us with that. She can attest to how much they are used. Lake Horton has some of the best small- mouthed bass fishing and bream fishing.”