By JOHN THOMPSON
jthompson@TheCitizenNews.com

Coweta County Administrator Theron Gay confirmed Thursday that Senoia's latest efforts to expand its boundaries by more than 900 acres have been dropped.

Gay said he learned developer Steve Entrekin had withdrawn his petition for annexing the property near Lake Mcintosh after he learned county officials might night extend TDK Boulevard through the property if it was annexed into the city.

But on another issue, Senoia notified the county June 30 of its intentions to annex 101 acres on Rockaway Road into the city. In his letter to the county, city administrator Leonard Thompson said that the applicants, Margaret Brooker and Helen Staska, want R-20 open space zoning in the city.

The open space zoning category was approved by the Senoia City Council earlier this year and allows developers to build homes on quarter-acre lots. The developer must also reserve 25 percent of the total land as open space.

After learning of Senoia's intentions, County Administrator Theron Gay told city officials the annexation notice was not in compliance with the recently passed H.B. 489 requirements for governments working together on annexation issues.

Applicants are required to supply the intended use of the property, which Senoia did not do, said Gay.

“While the applicant has requested R-20 zoning, Coweta County is not sure of specific uses within that classification, or if it is Senoia's intent to place that zoning classification on the property once annexed,” Gay added.

Gay said the city is also required to allow for a 30-day response time, instead of the five days it requested.

If Senoia submits the information, Gay said the county would be glad to respond to the proposal within 30 days.