The new Citgo station on Senoia

Road is rapidly turning into a thorn in the Fairburn City Council's side.

During Monday night's City

Council meeting, City Councilman Harvey Melear said he would make a motion

at the next City Council meeting to take back the station's occupancy

permit.

"It's a junkpile. It looks

like Fairburn doesn't care," he said.

Melear has been highly critical

of the gas station's landscaping and doesn't like the appearance of the

station.

"It's the first thing

that people see when they come to Fairburn," he said.

City manager Jim Williams said

the station has not been able to secure an alcohol license, which is putting

the pressure on the company to correct the problems.

Williams said he had talked

to the developers and explained an erosion control plan had to be fixed.

For the past few months, the

City Council has questioned the intent of the developers building the

convenience store and gas station.

Williams believes the issues

can be fixed by the City Council's Sept. 9 meeting.