Secrets could

finally be revealed at a June 12 public hearing on the zoning for Coweta

County's megasite.

The site is

two exits south of Palmetto just off Interstate 85 and could possibly

be declared a development of regional impact, requiring comment from South

Fulton representatives for final approval.

For months,

rumors have flown through Coweta that an automobile plant, perhaps Volkswagen,

wanted to build an auto plant at the 1,032-acre site near Interstate 85

in Moreland.

During Tuesday's

meeting of the Coweta County Commission, the board voted to set a public

hearing on changing the property's zoning category from Rural Reserve

to M-Heavy Industrial.

But the board

hoped the secrecy surrounding the project would finally be lifted.

"I'd like

to know what they intend to do with it," Commissioner Vernon "Mutt"

Hunter said.

In the application

packet for rezoning, Rick Lindsey, acting as attorney for the owners of

the property, said the site will be the location of a prominent international

company's manufacturing plant.

The site will

include two 250-acre sites that each feature a 2.2-million-sq. ft. manufacturing

facility.

Also planned

for the site are an interior loop road, a 40-acre lake and open wooded

space.

The application

states that 3,000 jobs would be created and construction costs would be

$500-700 million. Coweta County could be expected to reap between $5 million

and $7 million in property taxes each year.

The company

would build an on-site wastewater treament facility for pre-treatment

and produce 340,000 gallons of sewage a day, along with using 510,000

gallons of water.

Officials estimate

the 24-hour peak traffic volume to be 1,200 vehicles.

In his initial

take on the project, planning director Robert Tolleson suggests the county

deny the project.

Tolleson said

the future land use map calls for the site to be light industrial and

said the site also is the location of natural resources important to the

community.

The town of

Moreland, which is next to the property, also weighed in on the proposal.

Moreland officials

asked that an entrance/exit for the facility be placed on U.S. Highway

29 or Interstate 85 to keep thousands of cars off Bethlehem Church Road.

City officials

also want the large trees to remain in any buffer areas.

The public

hearing on the project is set for 7 p.m. June 12 at the County Administrative

Building on Perry Street in Newnan.