It may soon

come down to brass tacks for the city of Senoia and some reluctant property

owners.

For the last

few months, city officials have been working at a feverish pitch to try

and get easements for phase two of the city's sewer system.

But deadlines

have passed, and Mayor Dianne Cleveland said the city may have to vote

for condemnation on up to 15 parcels to acquire all the easements.

"It's

been a frustrating process. We were told (former) city manager Leonard

Thompson would have this completed before he left in December, but that

didn't happen,' she said.

The city is

getting ready to embark on building phase two of its municipal sewer system.

The price tag for the project is pegged at $6.1 million.

The city is

building the project with a combination of loans and grants. Rural Development

of Georgia is loaning the city nearly $3.5 million

If the project

can be bid by April, rural development officials said construction could

start in late summer.

The city has

already requested an extension from rural development officials for obtaining

the funding. With a timeline of one year, the city could be fully hooked

up to the system by the summer of 2003 if the easements are obtained and

the project is bid by this summer, officials said.