The Newnan-Coweta

Chamber of Commerce endorsed the bylaws creating the Coweta County Economic

Development Advisory Committee.

The action

came at the regular monthly meeting of the organization's Board of Directors

last week

"The Chamber

is pleased to announce its support of the revised bylaws for the advisory

committee, said chamber board Chairman Rod Drake, area manager for Georgia

Power Company in Newnan. "A great deal of time and effort went into

creating the framework for the county's economic development program,

and we are pleased that a version was developed that both the commissioners

and the chamber can support.

"The chamber

stands ready to assist Coweta County in any way possible to promote economic

development in the county, particularly in meeting the needs of our existing

businesses and industries, which create the majority of new jobs in the

county," he added.

Under the bylaws

approved by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the chamber's Board

of Directors and the chairman of the Industry Committee would serve on

the nine-member committee.

The Coweta

County Board of Commissioners will appoint five members, and the Coweta

County Development Authority and Development Authority of Coweta County

will each have two representatives.

Last month,

the chamber's board failed to endorse the proposal.

But, at its

meeting last week, the Coweta County Commission approved a revised draft

of the bylaws, which were presented to the chamber board.

In addition

to its support of the Coweta County Economic Development Advisory Committee,

the chamber will continue to support other economic development activities

in the county, particularly the work of 21st Century Coweta, the Coweta

County Development Authority, and the Development Authority of Coweta

County.