Thirsty South

Fulton residents may soon be able to get a drink of water.

Coweta County

Commission Chairman Robert Wood announced during Tuesday's meeting that

he had a recent discussion with Fulton County Commissioner Bill Edwards

at a conference in Washington, D.C.

The commissioners

talked about the possibility of South Fulton tapping into the water

lines that Coweta County is running from the city of Atlanta through

South Fulton into Coweta County.

Wood alluded

to the fact that some disgruntled South Fulton residents who were not

happy with the recent Coweta County decision not to annex a portion

of the county into Coweta tried to stop the water lines.

Wood said

he would not have a problem with Fulton tapping into the water lines,

but just did not want Coweta's plan to be slowed down.

Wood also

said the final decision would not rest with Coweta.

"As

you realize, the water lines in discussion will belong to the city of

Atlanta and any approval for connections or taps would, of course, have

to come from them," he said.

Apparently,

Coweta County had not secured all the permits before starting construction

on the water lines. But County Administrator Theron Gay said the permits

are now in the process of being approved and there should be no delay

in the process.