Friday, May 11, 2001

City hires firm to run water plant By JOHN THOMPSON jthompson@TheCitizenNews.com Senoia took another step Monday night toward opening its water plant. The City Council approved a two-year $116,000 contract to J and T Environmental Services to run the city's plant. City Administrator Leonard Thompson said the two-year term will give the city enough time to find and train water operators and eventually run the plant. J and T is owned by Rick Jeffries, who is also on the city's Planning Commission. The company was the low bidder with Newnan Utilities submitting a bid of $125,000. Currently, the city is purchasing all its water from Coweta County, but city officials have emphasized the water plant is necessary to provide for future growth. The city will still continue to purchase some water from the county after its plant is up and running. The water plant has been dormant since the late '90s when tropical storm Alberto blew through town and ripped through the dam at Hutchinson's Lake, which is the city's primary water service. What do you think of this story? Click here to send a message to the editor. Back to News Home Page | Back to the top of the page