Peachtree City

Mayor Steve Brown supports a proposal for the town of Tyrone to contract

with the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority to maintain the town's

fledgling sewer system.

"Tyrone

does not have the appropriate staff on board to provide this function

and this move will be a great help as well as provide a cost savings to

our neighbor to the north," said Brown.

WASA does not

need approval from City Council for the arrangement, but the authority

has not made a final decision on whether a deal can be worked with Tyrone.

WASA has given

General Manager Larry Turner approval to negotiate with Tyrone over the

town's request.

Tyrone officials

requested the arrangement to hold down costs of hiring additional personnel.

Tyrone's sewer

system, which came after several legal battles, will have just two pump

stations but no treatment plant since Fairburn officials have agreed to

treat the wastewater. The system will serve a 292-home subdivision, some

commercial parcels and a possible office complex.

The maximum

sewage capacity available for the system is 250,000 gallons.

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