Here are some

of the highlights, according to Corker:

A water contract

with the city of Atlanta was given preliminary approval by the board for

2.8 million gallons a day of drinking water by May 1, with a total of

22 million gallons possible within 20 years.

Design work

began on the B.T. Brown water treatment facility, designed to provide

six to eight million gallons of drinking water per day by the end of 2002.

Some 250,000

feet of water main were installed and about 1,500 customers added to the

county water system.

Major improvements

were made to wastewater treatment facilities in Shenandoah and Sargent,

providing significant improvements to discharges into White Oak and Wahoo

creeks.

The county

continued a close relationship with the Georgia Department of Transportation

on completion of Ga. Highway 34 into Peachtree City and other needed road

improvement projects.

A program

of improvements began at the airport, including a 500-foot runway extension,

development of adjacent industrial property and future development of

additional airport infrastructure to make the facility a vital asset to

the county.

The property

tax rate was reduced for the eighth straight year while services continued

to increase.

A tough adult

entertainment ordinance was installed to protect county residents and

businesses.

The Senior

Center in Senoia was completed.

Recreational

facilities across the county were expanded and improved.

Fire Station

7 on Fischer Road opened, while renovations began on Station 10 in Senoia.

A state-of-the-art

animal shelter opened.

Sullivan Road

was relocated to intersect with Baker Road at Ga. Highway 34 along with

the installation of a traffic signal, and Lower Fayetteville Road at Ga.

Highway 154 received turning lanes and a traffic signal.

RockHouse

Road's intersection with Ga. Highway 16 east in Senoia was realigned and

turn lanes added.

County assistance

was provided for utility relocation for improvements at Hwy. 154 and U.S.

29 north.

Major progress

was made on the bypass road from Lower Fayetteville Road to Turkey Creek

Road.

Work on the

new Pine Road Complex, a multiuse county facility, was 80 percent completed.

Marketing

and sales of industrial properties in Shenandoah and Creekside parks began

in an attempt to enhance the county's tax base with quality development.

Four properties closed in 2000 at a total sales price of $2.4 million.

The county

began the process of finding a solution to its courts needs, including

completion of a courts study and needs assessment and the beginning of

phase two feasibility study.

The county

received a $960,000 state Department of Corrections grant for prison expansion,

including the rebuilding and expansion of kitchen and laundry facilities,

reroofing of the entire building and replacement of heating and air conditioning

units.

A new roof

was installed on the administration portion of the sheriff's office.

A total of

26,686 people from 45 states and 16 foreign countries visited the Welcome

Center in 2000.