A long-simmering feud over the issue of water in the Cumberland subdivision in Senoia boiled over at Monday night's Senoia City Council meeting.

Cumberland resident Barry Hulsey, who has been one of the harshest critics of the city's administration, maintained the subdivision does not have enough water pressure to put out a fire if one of the residences was engulfed in flames.

Last May, the subdivision was without water due to a mechanical part failure in the city's water service to the subdivision. Hulsey maintained that even though that problem was fixed, there's not enough water available in the hydrants and adjacent pumper trucks to put out a house fire.

Mayor Joan Trammell fired back at Hulsey by saying she had talked to Coweta County Fire Chief Dennis Hammond who said the subdivision had plenty of water to fight any fire that occurred. Hammond added that the fire hydrants in the subdivision were checked on a regular basis and that residents should not be worried if a fire happened.

Trammell said the water pressure at the subdivision was 40 pounds, which was adequate pressure. She realizes that many of the residents would like additional pressure and said the city is exploring several options.

Hulsey also took the mayor to task over the idea of placing speed bumps in the subdivision. Rockhouse Road is going to be realigned with the entrance to the subdivision and many residents are worried that the subdivision will now become a speedway with commuters zooming through the area..

Trammell said she was approached by a resident from the subdivision who thought speed bumps would be a good deterrent, but added she was not going to force anything the residents did not want.

Police Chief Ben Thomas said he was not a fan of speed bumps and said the most successful deterrent to speeding was a neighborhood watch group.

"Ninety percent of the speeders probably live in the subdivision," he said.