Despite lasting just over an hour, Tuesday's meeting of the

Coweta County Board of Commissioners was not without controversy.

The commission denied a reguest by Group EMF to place a

wireless communications tower on Ga. Highway 34. Several residents in the area

had complained about the tower at last Thursday's public hearing and said

it didn't belong in their neighborhood.

In other action, the county:

· Approved an application for a 1998 beer and wine license by Sheila

Carter, owner of the Borderline Bar & Grill was approved. The bar is located

on west Ga. Highway 16 in Newnan and was formerly known as

Riverside Restaurant & Lounge.

· Approved rezoning appli-cations by Edwin L. Wyrick, Centre Pointe

Group and Thomas B. Summer.

· Placed Winston Skinner on the Region 4 EMS Council. The seat

was vacated by Ron Gauze. The representative to the Department

of Family and Children Services Board, Venetta Lay, was reappointed, as

were Mel Harvey and Lindsey Barron to the Coweta County Residential

Care Facilities Authority.

· Signed an agreement between Newnan Water, Sewerage and

Light Commission and the board. The agreement covers the purchase of

the existing sewer interceptor line located off Sullivan Road.

Newnan Utilities will pay $225,000 in cash and the remaining $225,000

will be credited by Coweta County to Newnan Utilities. The county will

continue to collect its existing monthly sewer treatment fees from

existing customers and any new customers until this additional $225,000 has

been collected and applied toward the sales price.

· Announced that Goodwyn Road, in the Raymond Community, will be

closed for through traffic for as much as a year. The county is replacing the bridge

on the road and the portion closed will be from Poplar Road to East Highway

16 at Raymond. It will remain open for local traffic only.The date for its

closing is Aug. 27.

· Accepted several roads into the county's maintenance program.

Roads accepted include:

Leesburg Plantation, Phase B, which includes Bloomfield Way and

Jackson's Valley.

The roadways in O'Dell Farms, Phase B, which include O'Dell

Ridge, Dad's Walk and Ol' Blue's Point.

· Signed off on a change order for relocation of a water main on Hwy.

34 was approved. The order was approved in the amount of $44,038.68 to

install additional items and additional quantities in replacing a water main between

the old Hwy. 34 water main crossing and Walt Sanders Road. The total project

is expected to cost $1.47million.

· Awarded a contract to McLain, Steele & Associates for $2,000, plus $75

per hour for ground verification. The contract is for a site topographic survey

at the new fairgrounds site on Pine Road. The area covers approximately

66.8 acres.

· Signed a contract for gas service at the new recreation complex on Ga.

Highway 16 East. A contract between the Atlanta Gas Light Company and

the board was executed in the amount of $6,160.00.

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