Residents should soon be seeing

a transformation as an old newspaper office in Senoia is turned into the

city's library this month.

But the process to get the

new space was not pretty as the City Council debated Monday night on whether

the police department or the library should occupy the newly-obtained

space on Main Street.

Councilman Bill Wood questioned

the $6,500 cost of refurbishing the building for the library.

"Why is there no detailed

material list and why didn't we get bids?" Wood asked.

City administrator Murray McAfee

explained county labor would be used to reconfigure the building, and

the materials estimate was based on the county's building supervisor

Tom Little's 30 years of experience in the business.

Wood was not happy the city

had decided to place the library in the building, after earlier deciding

to pursue the space for the police department.

"The library is in crucial

need of more space," said Mayor Dianne Cleveland.

Once the library moves into

its new space, the police department will expand into the old library

building, she added.

Councilman Robert Belisle suggested

the county place a cap on expenses for the libarary renovation. If the

project went over budget, the library would fund the cost overruns.

The council finally agreed

to place a $7,000 cap on city funds for the library renovation, and $8,500

for the police department.

The motion passed 4-1, with

Wood voting against it.