By JOHN THOMPSON
Coweta Editor
Senoia commuters looking to get off to a good start this week were stopped dead in their tracks
as the power went out to most of the city early
Monday morning.
Public Works Director Leonard Thompson said a dump truck working on the new bridge
on Rockaway Road slammed into a power pole and cut the power to most of the city.
Residents trying to buy gasoline for their
morning commutes were unable to, because the electric
pumps were shut down. Since it was a relatively cool
day, residents didn't suffer too much from the heat
and power was restored to much of the city by noon.
The area closest to the collision, including
the Martinwood subdivision, did not get their
power back until nearly 2 p.m., Thompson said.
After the accident site was cleared up, workers went back to completing the Rockaway Road
bridge project. Thompson is hopeful the bridge should
be completed in the next few weeks.
By the time the bridge is completed, the city should have a report back that will determine
the fate of the city's water system. During the floods
of 1994, Senoia's primary water source, Lake Hutchinson, was washed away. For the last
four years, the city has been purchasing water
from Coweta County while it evaluated if the
city's water plant could be salvaged.
During Monday night's city council meeting, council approved a water study for $3,500 to
determine what course the city should take in
delivering water to its customers.
Turnipseed Engineering in Fayetteville, who did the original work for the plant many years ago,
will do the study. Mayor Joan Trammell said she's hopeful the study can be completed before Sept.
1 so the city's water committee can make a final recommendation to the city.
Earlier estimates for getting the plant running again start at nearly $250,000, and Trammell
wants a final figure before any decisions are made.