After

nearly eight years of waiting, 400 families in south

Fulton County are just one step away from calling Coweta

County home.

Tuesday,

the Coweta County Grand Jury in Newnan approved the south

Fulton residents' request for annexation into the county.

Across the

street at the county building, the Coweta commissioners

discussed the possibility of an annexation.

The county

has 30 days to make a decision on the annexation, but one

commissioner doesn't think it can be done in that short

period of time.

"Nobody's

looked at the mechanics of this. I want questions

answered about schools, fire protection and taxes,"

said Chairman Vernon "Mutt" Hunter.

Hunter also

added that he wanted a document from the possible new

residents stating that they didn't expect Coweta County

to run water lines to them.

The

commissioners agreed with Hunter, and one commissioner

made his feelings known on the issue.

"Nobody

has shown me anything that makes me want to support this.

I will never vote for it," said Commissioner Robert

Wood.

The area

proposed for annexation is 1,700 acres near the community

of Goodes in south Fulton County. The land is rolling

hills and meadows and the commissioners want to see it

kept that way if it joins Coweta County.

The

commissioners suggested that a 10-year moratorium be

placed on any development in the area and asked county

attorney Mitch Powell to look into the feasibility of

imposing a moratorium.

"I

want it to stay rural," said Commissioner Jim

McGuffey.

The

commissioners asked staff to start working on the

specifics and report back to them.