Future annexations

in Senoia will depend on the city's water and sewer capacity.

That's the

message the Senoia City Council delivered Monday night to Donovan Gossett,

who wants to annex 15 acres on Rockaway Road into the city.

The council

deferred making a decision on Gossett's request because an ordinance had

not been prepared for the annexation. The matter will now be voted on

Dec. 9, but the council had serious reservations about any more annexations

until water and sewer issues are addressed.

Gossett told

the council he wants to be annexed into the city because he can develop

at a higher density in the city than Coweta County.

County regulations

call for 1.6-acre lots, while the city allows half-acre lots, as long

as there is sewerage capacity.

Gossett said

much of the surrounding area was already in the city and that he had agreed

to preserve 25 percent of the development as open space.

He also said

he would pay for the costs of running water to the development and would

install deceleration lanes on Rockaway Road.

Mayor Dianne

Cleveland appreciated Gossett's overtures, but said his annexation was

one of many that could put extra pressure on the city's infrastructure.

"We have

your 15 acres, and then somebody else could want to annex 20 acres. It

all adds up," she said.