The four

different "plans" for the possible annexation

of the West Village area are starting to gum up the work

of the task force that Mayor Bob Lenox appointed to study

the issue.

Traffic

consultants were scheduled to brief the task force Monday

about how each plan might affect the flow of vehicles in

the area. But the two most recent versions of the

annexation plan required more work, causing the

consulting firm of Dames and Moore to miss the deadline.

The traffic

studies will be presented at a future meeting, but not

before the task force holds an all-day planning meeting

to develop its "ideal design" for the West

Village development.

The

development consulting firm of Wood and Partners from

Hilton Head, S.C. is scheduled to meet with the task

force on Monday, June 26. The task force will provide a

list of the amenities they want West Village to have, and

the consultants will use that to draw a sketch - the same

day - of what the task force wants the area to look like.

But at

Monday's meeting, some members of the task force said

they didn't think it was appropriate to take that step

without selecting one of the four radically different

annexation plans.

Lenox said

the model did not need to represent the task force's

final decision. He said the group should wait and see

what the development consultants come up with. The

consultants will be provided with information beforehand

to help speed up the process and make sure the plan

coincides with the task force's wishes, Lenox added.

"This

isn't the end of the process," Lenox said.

It was

suggested that the information not include a map that

shows the property lines and identities of the different

landowners who are seeking the annexation. The task force

members agreed to develop a list of amenities they like

in Peachtree City's neighborhoods so those elements could

be included in the sketch.

Some of the

task force members expressed concern that they might not

be ready to make a recommendation by the end of July

because certain topics haven't yet been covered such as

environmental and traffic impact that each of the four

annexation plans might have.

Lenox said

the city used this type of meeting with Wood and Partners

during planning stages for the commercial development at

Walt Banks Road and Highway 54, which has not yet been

completed.

"It

came out remarkably close to what we had in mind,"

Lenox said. He added that Wood and Partners specializes

in using public input to design development models.

Lenox also

said that council wants to look at the West Village

annexation potential as a way to annex, establish zoning

guidelines and approve the site plan for the development

at the same time.

After the

task force helps prepare the sketch, the next hurdle in

the process is getting the different property owners to

agree to it, Lenox said.

There were

several questions, though, as to what happens if the task

force members can't agree on certain issues.

"Council

will have the final say," Lenox said.