FORT VALLEY, Ga. (WGXA) — Peach County residents and commissioners visited the Middle Georgia Regional Commission to gather opinions on how to move the area they call home forward. Those in attendance were given interactive maps to indicate where they would like Peach County to maximize its land use, including everything from transportation to professional development. When it came to the open discussion, many of the residents in attendance echoed that they want more jobs and economic opportunity to keep the county flourishing. "Agritourism, agribusiness, anything that looks like we can put something in conjunction with what we have here currently between Central Georgia Tech, Fort Valley State, and attracting jobs here with infrastructure," said Peach County resident Greg Street. "It's going to have an impact on the community here in the near future to come." Residents want that to coincide with another wish: more long-term housing instead of apartments. "The city may have issues here and there, but other than that, this place is prime real estate investment for people who want to come in and just build a family," said Street. "We had that once back in the 80s and 90s, but somehow, someway, a middle class fell off, and we're trying to get back that way again." Chairman of the Peach County Board of Commissioners Roy Lewis said they are taking note of what their residents say they want for the county. "Always try to listen for the different perspectives everybody has and then…
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