The Coweta

County Commission this week fired the latest shot in the war of words

over the extension of TDK Boulevard.

Commissioner

Vernon "Mutt" Hunter, who prefers to call the road the Coweta-Fayette

Connector, asked the County Commission to approve $1 million in funding

for the road.

"It's

part of our SPLOST program, and I have no problems with making this a

local project," he said.

The project

would extend TDK Boulevard into Coweta County via a bridge over Line Creek

and was originally envisioned as a way to free up traffic on Ga. Highway

54 West by rerouting employees to the city's industrial park.

But Peachtree

City Mayor Steve Brown has expressed concerns that Coweta officials may

allow rampant development of the area and create more of a traffic problem

than a traffic solution.

The city is

depending on funding from the Georgia Department of Transportation for

the project.

The total project

is estimated to cost $3.4 million, and Hunter said the county would seek

assistance in constructing the bridge from other funding sources

Brown has stated

in the past that he wants more priority to be given to the widening of

Ga. Highway 74 south since large industries located to Peachtree City

"based on that unfulfilled promise."

Hunter also

has disputed concerns about development in the area.

"That's

not a concern of theirs. It's far easier to build something in Peachtree

City than Coweta County," Hunter added.

The commission

unanimously approved the $1 million in funding for the road.