Could Fairburn

become Fayette's sixth city?

That's the

question the Fayette County Commission will wrangle with at a called meeting.

The County

Commission wanted the meeting for May 22, but during Monday night's meeting

of the Fairburn City Council, the council said that date was unacceptable.

Mayor Betty

Hannah said she would be at a homeland security conference in Fulton County

and would not be able to attend the meeting.

The City Council

instructed city attorney Brad Sears to see if June 5 was an acceptable

date with the County Commission.

The issue started

last week when Fairburn officials requested that nearly 10 acres on Milam

road be annexed into the city.

The property

is part of a 47-acre site owned by the Bedford School, which wants to

expand its school and have it all in the city limits, said Fairburn City

Clerk Nancy Faulkner.

"The site

is 75 percent in Fulton County, but it would be Fayette's sixth city,"

said Commission Chairman Greg Dunn.

But county

officials said the move could set a precedent.

County Commission

executive assistant Carol Chandler said adjacent property owners could

also petition for annexation.

"The zoning

categories would be Fairburn's, so hig her

density development could occur," she said.

With higher

density, comes more stress on the county's infrastructure, such as schools

and roads, she added.

But Fairburn

officials say the annexation is done just to keep all the school's property

in one municipality.

Both sides

will present their cases when they can settle on a date at the Fayette

County Administrative Complex