Coweta

County has a new manager for its industrial parks.

Newnan

architect Lewis "Buddy" Harrison was introduced

to the Coweta County commissioners Tuesday as the man who

would help market the Shenandoan and Creekside parks to

industrial prospects.

The county

recently purchased the remaining 900 acres in the

industrial park, just off Interstate 85, for $13 million

and conducted a large search for a manager.

Harrison

thanked the commissioners for their support and said he

plans to take over the job full-time in January.

"Coweta

needs to take the lead in industrial development in the

south Atlanta area. High tech and high quality industries

are we want and what we need to keep the quality of life

that we enjoy," Harrison said.

Harrison

attended Georgia Tech and worked for seven years with

Denney Associates in Atlanta as a designer and project

architect.

Since 1981,

Harrison has been self-employed with his architectural

firm of Harrison Architects in Newnan.

The new

manager is very familiar with Coweta County and worked on

a number of projects in the county including the senior

center, the animal shelter, the Pine Road fairgrounds

complex and the Ga. Highway 16 recreational complex.

Coweta

County Commission chairman Lawrence Nelms was thrilled

that Harrison accepted the county's offer.

"Mr.

Harrison has worked closely with the county on a number

of projects and his leadership abilities on those

projects has been impressive to everyone working with

him," Nelms said.

"I

want to make Coweta County the place where quality

industry wants to locate," Harrison said.

Harrison

will start his new job in a few weeks on a part-time

basis, before he moves into the job full-time in January.