Fairburn's

planned new wastewater treatment plant may be moving to a new location.

During Monday

night's City Council meeting, Ann Miller, who lives near the site on

Bohannon Road, asked the council to slightly change the location.

Miller had

approached the council last month about the issue and said she believed

it was something that can be changed by the council.

Miller explained

the treatment plant will be situated just 250 feet from her property

line and said the city owns plenty of property to move it more toward

the center of the site and away from her home.

George Hart,

who represented the Line Creek Community Association, said he is proud

of the work the council has done so far on the plant, but believes the

city can do better.

"Whenever

you mention wastewater treatment plant, people see toilet paper in the

trees. But you've been accessible and I urge you to consider moving

the site," he said.

Councilman

Harvey Melear said he was ready to vote on the issue, but Mayor Betty

Hannah said the city would be receiving information from the engineering

firm at the next meeting.

City Administrator

Tony Cox said the city had studied four sites on the property to locate

the plants. The engineering firm of Keck and Wood said the site near

Miller's house was the best location, so the city accepted it.

"They

said it would be the most efficient use of the property," Cox said.

The wastewater

treatment plant is still winding down its initial phase of acceptance

In conjunction with House Bill 489, all municipalities

in Fulton County must agree to let the plant be built. Cox expects that

approval within the next couple of months, but doesn't expect the plant

to be operational until 2003.