Friday, May 17, 2002
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Friday, May 17, 2002 |
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City prepares to condemn property for sewer system By JOHN
THOMPSON The city of Senoia will begin comdemnation proceedings against reluctant property owners who don't want to turn over easements for the city's sewer system. 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 has warned 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. Last week, the city gave City Attorney Drew Whalen authority to draw up a condemnation resolution for the rest of the easements. 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. The city had hoped to start construction in June, but that's looking more and more unlikely. After all the easements are obtained, the city will still have to take bids on the project. 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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