Senoia commuters looking to get off to a good start this week were stopped dead in their tracks

as the power went out to most of the city early

Monday morning.

Public Works Director Leonard Thompson said a dump truck working on the new bridge

on Rockaway Road slammed into a power pole and cut the power to most of the city.

Residents trying to buy gasoline for their

morning commutes were unable to, because the electric

pumps were shut down. Since it was a relatively cool

day, residents didn't suffer too much from the heat

and power was restored to much of the city by noon.

The area closest to the collision, including

the Martinwood subdivision, did not get their

power back until nearly 2 p.m., Thompson said.

After the accident site was cleared up, workers went back to completing the Rockaway Road

bridge project. Thompson is hopeful the bridge should

be completed in the next few weeks.

the fate of the city's water system. During the floods

of 1994, Senoia's primary water source, Lake Hutchinson, was washed away. For the last

four years, the city has been purchasing water

from Coweta County while it evaluated if the

city's water plant could be salvaged.

During Monday night's city council meeting, council approved a water study for $3,500 to

determine what course the city should take in

delivering water to its customers.

Turnipseed Engineering in Fayetteville, who did the original work for the plant many years ago,

will do the study. Mayor Joan Trammell said she's hopeful the study can be completed before Sept.

1 so the city's water committee can make a final recommendation to the city.

Earlier estimates for getting the plant running again start at nearly $250,000, and Trammell

wants a final figure before any decisions are made.

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