LaFayette Councilman Ben Bradford discusses city business at a recent City Council meeting.Citizens and others passing through LaFayette may soon start to notice “pride” signs. An acronym for Protect, Revitalize, Invest, Develop and Enjoy, Councilman Ben Bradford said he’d like the city to display signs emblazoned with “PRIDE” when doing a project or cleaning up the area.
And, based on a neighborhood revitalization update Bradford gave at a recent City Council meeting, there’s a lot of that happening around town.
A list of 104 property maintenance issues shows 67 of those cases have been closed since the start of the year, according to City Clerk Brenda Snyder.
“Councilman Bradford stated he was proud that the majority of property owners were completing the work themselves and doing their part to help beautify the city. He thanked the citizens for their efforts,” said City Manager David Hamilton. “We have to continue to take a hard look at our codes and zoning ordinances to help improve the look and feel of our city.”
That extends to the city itself.
Bradford said workers recently removed dirt and silt from the boat ramp area at the city-owned Queen City Lake. Workers sloped the terrain away from the ramp area to fix the problem.
“We plan to extend the boat ramp farther up into the parking area, and we have submitted plans for approval to build a dock into the lake next to the boat ramp to increase usability of one of the city’s great natural resources,” said Hamilton.
In other business:
- * City Clerk Snyder said the city had a tax sale on Oct. 4 and two properties out of 18 sold.
- * City Manager Hamilton said both Talley Construction and Northwest Georgia Paving Inc. submit bids for the paving of Chattanooga Street. Councilman Wayne Swanson made the motion to accept Talley’s low bid of $289,487.56. Councilman Bradford seconded the motion, which carried 4-0.