Coweta County

and its municipalities should try and consolidate some of their local

government services.

That's one

of the findings presented to the Coweta County Commission from this month's

grand jury session.

In a lengthy

list of presentments to the County Commission Tuesday night, the grand

jury urged local governments to form a committee to try and streamline

their operations. Specifically, the grand jury said the county's fire

department could be combined with Newnan's.

Other findings

included:

Urging government

officials to educate people on picking a contractor for home repairs.

Since there is no license required for general contractors, many examples

of fraud have come to the grand jury's attention.

Asking local

leaders to contact legislators about enacting a felony child endangerment

law that would punish parents who neglect their children's needs.

Working on

better enforcement of silt control issues around the Chattahoochee River.

The grand jury said much of the problem is from development north of Coweta

County, which has devalued the river.

Setting the

fees for grand juror and bailiff fees. Recommended fees are $50 a day

for jurors and grand jurors and $70 a day for bailiffs in 2004.