Senoia city administrator Murray

McAfee huddled with contractors and officials from Georgia Rural Development

yesterday to try and get a handle on when the city's sewer system

will be completed.

For the last few months, the

East Coweta town has been a sea of mud as sewer contractors lay pipes

and build lift stations. During Monday's City Council meeting, McAfee

told the council that nearly 35 percent of the pipes had been laid in

the city, while nearly 83 percent of the spray field construction was

complete.

"We're having a frank

discussion about when we can expect to see this project completed,"

he said.

The project reminds on schedule,

as far as cost goes, but McAfee said the progress has been hindered by

some very large, unforeseen obstacles. The first line that was supposed

to be completed was the Martinwood subdivision, just off Rockaway Road.

But as the contractors have

discovered, the area is laden with rock, and they're having to rethink

their approach to the area.

"They're talking

about running a line in a different area to try and get away from all

the rock they have run into," McAfee said.

While the project has run into

problems in Martinwood, the news from other areas of the city is far more

positive. McAfee said the contractors have had success with running the

Clark Street line, and that line could be hooked up in just over a month.

The city administrator hoped

to come out of yesterday's meeting with a better feel for the timeline

on hooking up other areas of the city. The city's ordinance gives

residents 90 days to hook up to the system, after it's completed

in their neighborhood.

After the 90 days, residents

will have to pay a tap-on fee.