Developer Stan

Cameron got acceptance Monday night for a preliminary plat for his subdivision,

but not before the Senoia City Council questioned the lengthy process.

Councilman

Robert Belisle originally said the issue needed to be tabled because the

city had not heard from its engineer Ben Turnipseed.

But Cameron

asked the council to speak and said he had submitted everything to the

city seven weeks ago.

Cameron is

proposing to build a 121-home subdivision on Rockaway Road and had already

received approval for the conceptual site plan.

The city's

Planning Commission had approved the preliminary plat, but attached 10

conditions. Cameron dealt with each of the conditions in April, and said

there was confusion because of some soil erosion plans sent to Turnipseed's

office.

"We sent

them as a courtesy, because they're not required until the construction

plan phase of the project," Cameron said.

Belisle still

was not convinced the city should approve the plat.

"Who's

dropping the ball here? We have no safeguard without reports from our

professional consultants," he said.

Councilman

Bill Wood said the city had dropped the ball, since seven weeks had elapsed

since Cameron had sent a letter agreeing to the conditions.

As the discussion

dragged on, Mayor Dianne Cleveland defended the city and said city administrator

Murray McAfee should not be responsible for making follow-up calls and

determining who had received what document.

Finally, the

council voted 3-2 to approve the plat, with Wood, Councilmen Robert Hannah

and Pat Tunnell supporting the measure, while Belisle and Cleveland voted

against it.