So far, no

one has applied for a vacant position on Peachtree City's Water and Sewerage

Authority.

The city has

responded by extending the deadline for applications until Friday, Nov.

17, in the hopes that some candidates will step forward to serve. Applications

for the position are available at City Hall.

The city council

will choose one person to serve on WASA for a five-year term that begins

Jan. 1.

Council has

plenty of people to choose from for other vacancies which were announced

at the same time as the WASA vacancy, though. Ten people applied for a

seat on the Airport Authority and three applied for a seat on the Recreation

Commission, according to public information specialist Betsy Tyler.

WASA sets the

policy and direction for the city's sewer system, said General Manager

Larry Turner. That includes making budgetary and construction-related

decisions, he added.

But the day

to day operations of the sewer system are Turner's responsibility.

"Even

though they (WASA members) are appointed by city council, they make decisions

based on what is best for the authority," Turner said.

WASA's budget

hovers around $5 million per year, Turner added. The authority meets monthly

on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. and the meetings generally

don't last longer than two hours, Turner said.

In a statement,

Mayor Bob Lenox said the city depends on volunteers to serve on WASA and

other boards and authorities.

"These

volunteers provide a tremendous contribution to the community by overseeing

the system and making decisions regarding the system in a public venue,"

Lenox said. "Citizens with a knowledge of business and financial

operations would certainly be qualified. Comprehensive experience in sewer

system operation is certainly not a requirement for appointment."

WASA is about

to take an expansion project to increase the amount of sewage it can handle.

The project must be approved by state

For more information

regarding the application process, contact Gloria Reid at 770-487-7657.