Friday, January 11, 2002
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Friday, January 11, 2002 |
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Cowta annexation of Rico residents may not be dead By JOHN
THOMPSON
Hope may spring for South Fulton residents who want to be annexed into Coweta County. During Tuesday's Coweta County Commission meeting, the board decided to ask local legislators to change a law governing annexation between counties. The County Commission would like to see the law allow a local referendum for citizens in the affected county to vote whether they want the new residents and property included in their county. Last year, hundreds of South Fulton residents petitioned Coweta County for annexation. The request was denied and Commissioner Lawrence Nelms said he would prefer the residents voting on the issue. If the legislation is approved, Nelms said, another petition would have to come from South Fulton County because the previous request was turned down. The other commissioners agreed with Nelms and said they would have no problem in allowing the citizens to decide whether it would be good business to welcome the South Fulton residents into the county. County Attorney Mitch Powell said he would draft a proposal and send it to the county's legislative delegation to have the issue brought before the General Assembly this term.
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