The battle

over Coweta's mega-site is heating up.

Last week,

the Coweta County Development Authority took the

opportunity to remove 21st Century Coweta from the

official contact list for state officials working on the

project.

The project

is believed to be a German auto manufacturer that would

employ nearly 3,000 workers at a site near Exit 41 off

Interstate 85 near Moreland.

This week,

the commissioners took the step of strengthening public

information officer Tom Corker's position.

Commission

Chairman Vernon "Mutt" Hunter said he was tired

of reading and hearing inaccuracies in the media and

asked the board to allow Corker to send out news releases

and contact local media when he found inaccuracies.

The move is

apparently related to a local media source inferring the

commission was behind getting 21st Century off the

mega-site project.

"There's

still a place for truth out there," Hunter said.

The other

commissioners agreed and enthusiastically supported

Hunter's recommendation.

"I

don't mind defending myself when I've been quoted

correctly," said Commissioner Robert Wood.

Hunter said

Corker would not defend any commissioner, but rather make

sure that the accurate information was received by the

public.

In another

mega-site move, Development Authority Chairman Mike

Barber said his committee has been meeting on the project

and should ready to release more information to the media

soon.