middle of this year, the city of Senoia should be fully

staffed to handle the growth that is slowly heading its

way.

That's the

word from Mayor Joan Trammell as she moves into her

second term of office.

Last week,

the city announced the hiring of a part-time city

planner. Bill Johnston, who also serves as a city planner

for Tyrone, College Park and Hapeville.

Johnston

will be paid $60 per hour, and Trammell expects the new

planner to spend 10 to 12 hours a month on doing the city

business.

After

talking to the Planning Commission about hiring a

part-time planner, Trammell knew the time was right.

"The

Planning Commission said they had put their thoughts into

rewriting the zoning ordinances and would be eager to get

a fresh perspective on things," she said.

Trammell

had heard Johnston's name bandied about by other local

governments and was quite impressed with his background.

"He's

dealing with places like Tyrone that are growing quickly

and also with areas like College Park and Hapeville that

are redoing some of their areas,' she said.

Trammell

believes Johnston will help the city immensely, by

bringing his perspective to the table.

The mayor

also expects to hire a city administrator by the middle

of the year. The city has been talking about hiring a

city manager for years, but Trammell is serious about

getting a person hired this year who can help the city

write grants and administer the city's business on a

daily basis.

"We've

got the sewer project underway and there's a lot of

projects coming our way that an administrator can help us

sort out," she said.