Fayette County commissioners

today will discuss a property owner's request to have his Fayette property

annexed into the city of Fairburn.

Fairburn's city limits currently

do not extend into Fayette County, so under state law the county's permission

is required before the city can move forward on the request.

During their May 24 meeting,

commissioners voted 3-1 with Linda Wells opposed to invite Fairburn officials

to today's meeting 3:30 p.m. at the County Administrative Complex to discuss

the proposal.

Heirs of Nannie C. Gladin petitioned

the city for annexation of their entire tract, which includes 20.3 acres

in Fulton County and 22 acres in Fayette. The land is on Milam Road between

the private Bedford School and the Landmark Mobile Home Park.

In voting against the motion

to discuss the request in a joint meeting, Wells said she has no intention

of voting in favor of the request, so there's no need to discuss it. "I

don't even care to dignify that kind of request with my time and effort,"

she said.

Fayette officials have threatened

to file to block an agreement in which Fairburn would provide sewer service

to the town of Tyrone, but Wells said that issue would be moot if Fairburn

became a Fayette County city, because the county would no longer have

any say in the matter.

If Fayette rejects the request,

the property owner would have no further appeal unless Fairburn officials

decide to press the question in court.

An annexation request across

county lines is rare in Georgia.

There are a few instances of

city limits extending across county lines, but most of those situations

came about when the counties were formed, rather than through annexation.

Palmetto, just to the southwest

of Fairburn, lies in both Fulton and Coweta counties. Part of Atlanta

lies within DeKalb County.

Palmetto's situation was created

through formation of Fulton County. The city was in Fayette County until

1828, when Campbell County was formed. Later, in 1932, Campbell was carved

up, with portions going into Douglas, Fayette, Coweta and Fulton counties.

Part of Palmetto's city limits

ended up on the Coweta side of the border.

In other business today, commissioners

will discuss a proposed emergency water restriction ordinance. The new

law would provide for graduated restrictions that would go into effect

automatically when water consumption reaches certain levels.

For instance, odd-even restrictions

would be in place virtually all the time, because use of seven million

gallons a day would trigger the restrictions, and that's a normal consumption

level for Fayette.

If consumption reaches 13 mgd,

outdoor water use would be restricted from 4 - 10 p.m. in addition to

the odd-even restrictions, and at 15 mgd a total ban would be in effect.

In the event the state imposes

statewide restrictions, such as those currently in effect, Fayette would

use the more stringent of its own or the state's restrictions.

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