Senoia's Planning

Commission is set to get a new task as part of its job description.

During last

week's meeting of the City Council, Councilman Bill Wood suggested the

commission be used as an advisory board on historical preservation.

The city has

seen a flurry of activities on residents fixing up historic homes. Any

changes made must come before the city's historic preservation commission.

The problem

is that the City Council has not named a commission and is acting as the

historic authority in the meantime.

The city has

had difficulty creating the commission, because there are state laws that

tell who can be on the committee, said city attorney Drew Whalen.

Wood said the

Planning Commission could look at the resident's request first and then

send a recommendation to the City Council for final approval.

But Councilman

Pat Tunnell said he could not support the motion because it would require

the citizen who wants to make changes to attend another government meeting.

The motion

to let the Planning Commission review any plans passed 3-1, with Tunnell

casting the dissenting vote.

City administrator

Murray McAfee said he does not have a problem with the Planning Commission

helping with evaluating changes to the city's historic homes. He plans

to ask them to accept the task at next week's Planning Commission meeting.