A South Fulton

advocacy group is urging Commissioner Bill Edwards to ask for a more complete

environmental study from Williams Companies.

Williams wants

to build a power plant on a 288-acre site on Peters Road, and has faced

opposition in its efforts from several community groups.

Safeguard South

Metro President Mary Jo Paladino recently sent a letter to Edwards asking

him to remember his promise.

"On Aug.

7 at the meeting held by [state] Rep. Sharon Beaseley-Teague at the Burdette

gym you told the crowd that you would request of Williams Co. the completion

of an environmental impact statement to replace the previous self-serving

environmental impact report," she wrote.

In her letter,

Paladino said her group realized that it takes approximately six months

or longer to properly complete an environmental impact statement.

Her concern

is that residents have not heard whether the company is working on the

project.

"We are

anxious to find out when the result of this new statement may be available

for our review. We are hoping to have the results in advance of the zoning

meeting schedule," she said.

Paladino said

she wants Safeguard's environmental consultant to review the statement

before Williams applies for rezoning of the property at the beginning

of 2002.

Williams officials

have repeatedly stated that they are gathering information and want to

present it to the community leaders after they complete their research.

Commissioner

Edwards could not be reached for comment by presstime.

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