Voters on the

east side of Coweta County got a glimpse of their political future Wednesday

morning.

Candidates

from the Coweta County Commission, Senoia City Council and House of Representatives

gathered at the Senoia Senior Center for a political forum.

While most

of the questions from the audience were directed at the council candidates,

the commission candidates also made their positions clear on the issues.

Marvin McKoy,

who is battling incumbent Commissioner Vernon "Mutt" Hunter,

said it's time for a change.

"It's

time to get the people reinvolved in the government," McKoy said.

He favors returning

the Airport Authority to the citizens instead of having the commission

run the authority.

Hunter said

he felt foolish introducing himself to the audience, since he knew most

everybody and said residents should just look around to see how the county

has helped Senoia.

"This

building you're sitting in and the roads that are being paved came from

the county," he said.

The council

candidates all emphasized that growth was coming to Senoia and had to

be managed.

"I've

lived here all my life and Senoia is at a crossroads. We have to solve

the water and sewer problems," said Sonny Duke.

Pam Youngblood

urged residents to look at her qualifications for the post.

"We had

trouble with our subdivision and I started going to council meetings.

I served for a year on the Downtown Development Authority and I'm chairman

of the Planning Commission," she said.

Darren Ratajski

said he brings a unique perspective to the job.

"It's

time for a civil engineer to be on the council," he said.

Ken Gordon

cited his previous experience on the council and said voters would always

know where he stood.

"I vote

my conscience. I think it's time to get our water plant up and running

and the sewer system needs to be installed properly," he said.

The two candidates

with the highest vote totals will be the new council members in Senoia

this January.

The House candidates

emphasized their qualifications for the office.

"I've

served 10 years in the General Assembly and voted on over 10,000 items,"

said John Yates.

Griffin businessman

Lee Howell said he was concerned about the future of the district and

said it was time to have somebody in office who could work with others

towards solving the region's problems.

The election

is Nov. 7 and all the candidates urged residents to get out and vote.