Friday, April 12, 2002
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Friday, April 12, 2002 |
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City may condemn property for sewer system By JOHN
THOMPSON It may soon come down to brass tacks for the city of Senoia and some reluctant property owners. For the last few months, city officials have been working at a feverish pitch to try and get easements for phase two of the city's sewer system. But deadlines have passed, and Mayor Dianne Cleveland said the city may have to vote for condemnation on up to 15 parcels to acquire all the easements. "It's been a frustrating process. We were told (former) city manager Leonard Thompson would have this completed before he left in December, but that didn't happen,' she said. The city is getting ready to embark on building phase two of its municipal sewer system. The price tag for the project is pegged at $6.1 million. The city is building the project with a combination of loans and grants. Rural Development of Georgia is loaning the city nearly $3.5 million If the project can be bid by April, rural development officials said construction could start in late summer. The city has already requested an extension from rural development officials for obtaining the funding. With a timeline of one year, the city could be fully hooked up to the system by the summer of 2003 if the easements are obtained and the project is bid by this summer, officials said.
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