the look of downtown Senoia will have changed

dramatically.

The Senoia

City Council voted unanimously Monday night to spend

$6,571 to remove utility poles off Main Street from its

intersection with Pylant Street south to the railroad

tracks.

The removal

of the poles has been a pet project of Mayor Joan

Trammell's since she took office nearly two years ago and

was spearheaded by Downtown Development Authority

chairman Frank Hollberg.

Hollberg

worked with officials from BellSouth and Georgia Power to

secure the relatively low cost for the removal. It will

cost slightly more than $1,000 to remove the poles and

approximately $5,500 to move the transformers to the

backs of businesses on Main Street and reconnect the

utilities.

Business

owners along Main Street, such as Tom Harber, Hollberg

and Jimmy Hutchinson, have pledged nearly $1,800 toward

the project, and Trammell praised the efforts of the

townspeople working together on the project.

"When

you apply for grants, it's helpful to show that citizens

are willing to participate," she said.

Hollberg

said he feels comfortable that the rest of the utility

poles will be removed by the end of 2000.

Trammell

wants the poles removed and period lighting fixtures

installed to enhance the city's historic features.

With work

set to begin on the city's sewer system, Trammell is

hopeful that the town's downtown will be revitalized.