Peachtree City police have put McIntosh High School students on notice: stop parking golf carts on private lots and cart paths near the school, or face fines and towing.
The warning, posted to the Peachtree City Police Department's Facebook page on Thursday, March 13, targets the area around Walt Banks Road — where McIntosh High School sits alongside a shopping center and a church. According to police, the surrounding cart paths have been grinding to a halt as students abandon their carts on the side, blocking through traffic.
Some of the surrounding cart paths are getting gridlocked and shut down because they're just parking on the side, turning their keys off, and leaving it there, no matter how much it's blocking.— Lt. Christopher Hyatt, Peachtree City Police Department
The core problem, according to Lt. Hyatt, is simple supply and demand: there are more students who want to ride their carts to school than there is space to park them.
There are more people who want to use their vehicles than parking to accommodate them.— Lt. Christopher Hyatt, Peachtree City Police Department
Peachtree City is built around its golf cart network. The city has at least 20,000 carts and a system of paths designed specifically for their use — a defining feature of the community that McIntosh High School sits squarely within.
The Facebook post made clear that the lots in question are private property, and that violators are subject to fines and towing. The towing company listed on private property signage, Parker Wrecker, was unavailable to comment, according to Atlanta News First, which visited the area on Friday and found little visible congestion — possibly, Lt. Hyatt suggested, because the warning had already started to change behavior.
Help us help you. We don't want to be out here ticketing golf carts. It's not what we signed up for. That's not what we pride ourselves on.— Lt. Christopher Hyatt, Peachtree City Police Department
For now, the message from police is straightforward: students should park at the school itself, or choose a different way to get there. Whether the warning holds — or whether enforcement follows — will become clear as the school week continues.
Why it matters — Students who ride golf carts to McIntosh High School now risk fines and towing if they park on private lots or cart paths near the school rather than on school property.
⚠ Not yet confirmed
- The reduction in visible cart congestion on Friday was due to the police warning.
- specific school address 201 Walt Banks Road
- enrollment figure of 1,762 students cited from Wikipedia
Reported by wikipedia.org, atlantanewsfirst.com, thecitizen.com, wsbtv.com
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