--- title: SR 498. North Fayette Community Association; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr498 cite_as: SR 498, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr498 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr498.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr498/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71855 date: 2025-03-31 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr497.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr499.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr498.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 498 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-31 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Kenya Wicks - Gail Davenport text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR498/2025 upstream_id: 2016620 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - community organizations - Fayette County - legislative recognition - local advocacy --- # SR 498. North Fayette Community Association; recognize ## Text 25 LC 112 3554 Senate Resolution 498 By: Senators Wicks of the 34th and Davenport of the 17th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the North Fayette Community Associat ion; and for other1 purposes.2 WHEREAS, the North Fayette Community Association (NFCA) was fou nded in August3 2001 by local homeowners to address shared issues, interests, a nd concerns affecting the4 North Fayette community and was officially chartered as a non-p rofit, non-partisan5 organization in October 2001; and6 WHEREAS, the NFCA was born out of a collective sense of under-r epresentation at the7 county level and limited access to support, services, resources , and amenities, inspiring8 residents to organize for change; and9 WHEREAS, the NFCA has since successfully defended the community from inappropriate10 developments such as the construction of a service station at t he intersection of Highways11 279 and 314, which would have posed serious challenges to the community; and12 WHEREAS, in 2009, then-NFCA President Johnnie E. Jones Jr. led a major effort to correct13 unfair taxation practices that resulted in residents paying taxes to both Clayton and Fulton14 S. R. 498 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3554 counties on large purchases, ultimately securing a zip code reassignment to the Fayetteville15 Postal System and increasing tax revenue for Fayette County; and16 WHEREAS, the boundaries of North Fayette span from north of Geo rgia Highway 54 to17 Highway 138, east of Highway 74, and west of Highway 85, forming a vital region that has18 grown from 31,256 residents in 2000 to more than three times that number today; and19 WHEREAS, North Fayette is home to many active and vibrant subdi visions, including20 Country Lake, Briarfield, Greer Woods, Westbridge I and II, Northridge, Princeton Chase,21 Providence, Hampstead Heath, Dix-Lee-On, Newton Plantation, and homes along Highways22 279 and 314; and23 WHEREAS, under the leadership of President Bobby Ferrell, the NFCA remains steadfast24 in its mission to ensure safe neighborhoods, support schools, p revent crime, preserve25 property values, and promote a high quality of life within North Fayette.26 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body27 recognize and commend the North Fayette Community Association f or its unwavering28 dedication to community advocacy as well as extend best wishes for continued success in all29 future endeavors.30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed31 to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the North Fayette32 Community Association.33 S. R. 498 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate resolution formally recognizes and commends the North Fayette Community Association for more than two decades of neighborhood advocacy in Fayette County. ### Plain-language summary 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 it 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. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-31) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-03-31) - Sponsors: Kenya Wicks, Gail Davenport - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71855 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr498.md?full=1