Friday, December 19, 2003
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Friday, December 19, 2003 |
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Senoia public works building moving closer to fruition By JOHN THOMPSON After discussing a new public works building for more than a year, the Senoia City Council voted Monday night to take bids on the project. The new building will be located just off Howard Road, near the county’s ballfields, and will replace an aging structure that used to be the city’s school. “The public works department is stressed beyond stress. It’s time we do something,” said Mayor Dianne Cleveland. The City Council agreed that something needed to be done, but still voiced concern because access had not been worked out to the site with Winpak. The council then adjourned into executive session to discuss real estate acquisition. When they came back into regular session, the council voted to move forward with bids on the project. In other news, the City Council agreed to reappoint Lynn Wendt and Pat Thompson to the Planning Commission. Their terms were due to expire, but Cleveland recommended appointing them back to the commission. Councilman and soon to be mayor Bob Hannah didn’t question the member’s credibility, but wondered if a different process should be used to get more applicants for the city’s volunteer committees. Councilman Pat Tunnell agreed with Hannah, and the council decided to advertise vacancies much earlier to try and get as many people interested as possible in volunteering for the positions.
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