Aug. 23

could prove to be an eventful day for the Coweta County

Board of Commissioners.

During

Tuesday afternoon's meeting, two additional meetings were

announced for Aug. 23 by county officials.

First, at

5:30, the commission will stage another meeting with

municipal officials about House Bill 489. The bill

requires cities and counties to work together to try and

eliminate any duplication of services.

County

administrator Theron Gay said officials on both sides of

the table have been working hard to try and hammer out an

agreement and believes one might be reached Aug. 23.

Then, at 7

p.m., the county is going to host a community workshop by

the city of Atlanta on proposals to clean up the

Chattahoochee River. Atlanta officials are meeting with

counties that have the river flowing through them in

order to determine any damage that Atlanta officials may

have caused to the river.

Commission

Chairman Lawrence Nelms said the county stands to receive

some funds for damages and urged all the commissioners to

be present at the meeting.

Both

meetings are set for the commission chambers at the

Coweta County Administrative Complex on Broad Street in

Newnan.

In other

news from Tuesday's meeting, the commission:

� Received a briefing on the ongoing

mediation with the city of Senoia over an annexation

dispute. Gay told the commissioners that county and city

officials were still trying to settle on a mediator for

the second round of mediation.

The dispute

started in April after the county received an annexation

notice from the city of Senoia.

County

planner Robert Tolleson told the commission the city

wants to annex approximately 55 acres on Rockaway Road,

near the Twin Lakes subdivision.

Currently,

the property is zoned Rural Reserve in the county, which

requires a minimum five-acre lot size. But Tolleson

explained that the owner of the property could apply for

an R-200 zoning, which allows a minimum lot size of 1.6

acres in the county.

If the

property was annexed into the city, the property would be

in Senoia's R-1 zoning category, which requires only a

one-acre lot size.

Since the

annexation would significantly increase the density of

homes allowed on the property, Tolleson asked the

commission to file an objection and asked for mediation

in the case.

"Sewer

is a big concern and I'm sure it's cheaper to pay city of

Senoia taxes than do 1.6 acres," said commission

Chairman Nelms.

If the

parties disagree again on the mediator's recommendations,

the matter will ultimately be decided in a local court.

� Decided to lower the speed limit on

Sullivan Road and Lora Smith Road from 45 to 35.

Commissioner Charlie Jones said he had received numerous

complaints about speeding on the roads and said a

lowering of the limit should cut down on complaints.

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