Senoia City

Councilman Pat Tunnell put to rest Monday any notions that he might have

to leave the council for personal reasons.

At the end

of Monday night's meeting, Tunnell addressed the small gathering.

"I just

want to assure you that I am living in Senoia and that I plan on keeping

this my residence," he said.

Because of

Tunnell's impending divorce, rumors had been swirling in the east Coweta

town that he had moved out of the city limits and might have to vacate

his City Council seat.

After Tunnell

gave his brief address, the meeting was adjourned, but the drama continued.

Mayor Dianne

Cleveland slid a pad toward Tunnell and asked him to write down his phone

number in case city officials had to contact him about city business.

Tunnell ignored

Cleveland before finally snapping, "You have the number. It's the

Etzel's," he said. During his divorce proceeding, Tunnell has moved

in with friends in the Willow Dell subdivision.

In other news

from Monday's meeting, Cleveland welcomed two new members to the Planning

Commission. Rebecca Neill and Jim Preece took the places of Norman Hart

and Rick Jeffries. Hart resigned from the commission, while Jeffries term

expired June 30.