Wednesday, June 6, 2001
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Wednesday, June 6, 2001 |
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County meets today with Fairburn about annexation By DAVE HAMRICK
Fayette County commissioners today will discuss a property owner's request to have his Fayette property annexed into the city of Fairburn. Fairburn's city limits currently do not extend into Fayette County, so under state law the county's permission is required before the city can move forward on the request. During their May 24 meeting, commissioners voted 3-1 with Linda Wells opposed to invite Fairburn officials to today's meeting 3:30 p.m. at the County Administrative Complex to discuss the proposal. Heirs of Nannie C. Gladin petitioned the city for annexation of their entire tract, which includes 20.3 acres in Fulton County and 22 acres in Fayette. The land is on Milam Road between the private Bedford School and the Landmark Mobile Home Park. In voting against the motion to discuss the request in a joint meeting, Wells said she has no intention of voting in favor of the request, so there's no need to discuss it. "I don't even care to dignify that kind of request with my time and effort," she said. Fayette officials have threatened to file to block an agreement in which Fairburn would provide sewer service to the town of Tyrone, but Wells said that issue would be moot if Fairburn became a Fayette County city, because the county would no longer have any say in the matter. If Fayette rejects the request, the property owner would have no further appeal unless Fairburn officials decide to press the question in court. An annexation request across county lines is rare in Georgia. There are a few instances of city limits extending across county lines, but most of those situations came about when the counties were formed, rather than through annexation. Palmetto, just to the southwest of Fairburn, lies in both Fulton and Coweta counties. Part of Atlanta lies within DeKalb County. Palmetto's situation was created through formation of Fulton County. The city was in Fayette County until 1828, when Campbell County was formed. Later, in 1932, Campbell was carved up, with portions going into Douglas, Fayette, Coweta and Fulton counties. Part of Palmetto's city limits ended up on the Coweta side of the border. In other business today, commissioners will discuss a proposed emergency water restriction ordinance. The new law would provide for graduated restrictions that would go into effect automatically when water consumption reaches certain levels. For instance, odd-even restrictions would be in place virtually all the time, because use of seven million gallons a day would trigger the restrictions, and that's a normal consumption level for Fayette. If consumption reaches 13 mgd, outdoor water use would be restricted from 4 - 10 p.m. in addition to the odd-even restrictions, and at 15 mgd a total ban would be in effect. In the event the state imposes statewide restrictions, such as those currently in effect, Fayette would use the more stringent of its own or the state's restrictions.
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