Georgia CommonsSR498: SR498 North Fayette Community Association; recognize
Last action March 31, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Georgia Senate resolution formally recognizes and commends the North Fayette Community Association for more than two decades of neighborhood advocacy in Fayette County.
In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recounts the history of the North Fayette Community Association (NFCA), a nonprofit founded by homeowners in August 2001 and chartered in October 2001 to address local concerns in the North Fayette area of Fayette County. The resolution recites the group's accomplishments, including blocking a proposed service station at Highways 279 and 314 and correcting a tax and zip code issue that had residents paying taxes to both Clayton and Fulton counties before securing reassignment to the Fayetteville postal system. The Senate resolves to commend the NFCA and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the organization.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes and commends the North Fayette Community Association for its community advocacy work.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the association.
- Creates no new law, funding, penalty, or regulatory change; it is a symbolic statement by the Senate.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names the North Fayette Community Association and its leadership, and references residents of North Fayette subdivisions in Fayette County; it has no legal effect on any other individuals, businesses, or agencies.
Why it matters
The resolution carries no legal or regulatory effect and changes no Georgia law. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives the North Fayette Community Association formal, on-the-record recognition from the state Senate for its two-decade history of local advocacy.
Key provisions
- Whereas clauses recount the NFCA's founding in August 2001 and its October 2001 nonprofit charter.
- Whereas clauses describe past advocacy, including opposing a service station development and resolving a cross-county tax and zip code dispute in 2009.
- The resolving clause commends the NFCA for its advocacy and wishes it continued success.
- A further resolution clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the NFCA.
From the bill
“the North Fayette Community Association (NFCA) was fou nded in August3 2001 by local homeowners to address shared issues, interests, a nd concerns”
“the members of this body27 recognize and commend the North Fayette Community Association f or its unwavering28 dedication to community advocacy”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
- Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
Topics
- community organizations
- Fayette County
- legislative recognition
- local advocacy