The changing

of the guard occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Coweta County Commission

chambers.

Outgoing Chairman

Robert Wood passed his gavel to new Chairman Jim McGuffey. Coweta County

is one of the few counties that has a rotating chairman each year.

McGuffey immediately

put his stamp on the commission by announcing the meeting schedule will

be changed.

The commission

will continue to meet first Tuesdays at 9 a.m. McGuffey said the meeting

on the second Tuesday would be eliminated and the public hearings on the

second Tuesday will be moved to the second Thursday after the first Tuesday

at 6 p.m.

The commission's

final meeting each month will be the third Thursday at 6 p.m.

The commission

also heard about accomplishments during last year's term, including:

Opening of

the Pine Road Fairgrounds facility. The facility later wins a national

Design-Build Award from American Buildings Company.

Completion

of connection to Atlanta Water System.

Purchase of

Brown's Mill Battle site using state funds and green space funding.

Construction

began on a new arts center.

Sale of $2.4

million in property in the Shenandoah and Creekside industrial parks.

Renovation

of facilities and beginning of runway expansion at airport.

Passage of

a special purpose local option sales tax.

Purchase of

Newnan Plaza shopping center for a new court complex.