A dispute that has lasted a

decade may finally be coming to an end.

The Coweta County Commission

Tuesday night put the cities of Senoia and Grantville on a two week notice

that they would have to find a solution to their administrative radio

calls.

For years, the towns have been

using the county's 911 service to run tags and call for back-up vehicles,

in addition to real emergency calls.

"This is something that

I inherited and we're going to find a solution," said Commission

Chairman Vernon "Mutt" Hunter.

In November, the county gave

the two cities a two month deadline to set up another system to handle

administrative calls, but that deadline passed.

Hunter and the other commissioners

voted unanimously Tuesday the two cities would have to present a solution

in two weeks, or face being cut off the system.

Hunter wants to make it clear

that residents in the two cities can still pick up and call 911 for real

emergencies, but the administrative calls have to end.

"We're faced with

having a situation that somebody could be calling for a real emergency

and not be able to get through because somebody is doing a tag check,"

he said.

The debate started several

years ago when the county informed Senoia and Grantville they could no

longer handle administrative calls, such as tag checks, because the call

center was being overrun by non-emergency calls.

The city of Senoia looked at

options, such as starting its own call center, but found the costs prohibitive.

Hunter said if the officers

are concerned about being to get in contact with someone, there's

a fairly easy and low cost solution.

"They could by walkie

talkies or cellphones and have somebody in an office," he said.