It looks like the eastern Coweta city of Senoia is slowly being discovered by residents wanting to call Coweta County home.

In figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau, Senoia's population was estimated at 1,545 for July 1, 1998.

In 1990, the city's population stood at 956, so the city has grown a whopping 61.6 percent during the last decade.

Neighboring Sharpsburg also experienced a surge in growth with its population jumping from 224 to 332, for a 48.2 percent increase.

The county seat of Newnan saw its population jumping from 12,497 to 14,027 for a 12.2 percent increase.

The population increases are evident to residents who travel the eastern part of the county on a daily basis. New shops and subdivisions are sprouting up like mushrooms and residents are slowly starting to experience some of the growth related problems, such as traffic, that residents on the north side of Atlanta have experienced for years.

Since taking office two years ago, Senoia Mayor Joan Trammell has warned residents that growth would come to the city and city officials had to be prepared to control it.

During her administration, Trammell imposed a moratorium that was just lifted this May on new subdivisions and commercial development until the town's Planning Commission could rework the city's zoning regulations.

The city might even surpass its current growth rate in the next few years, because the city recently approved negotiations to purchase the Southern Mills wastewater treatment facility and provide sewerage to its residents and downtown business area.

City officials estimate the entire city could have sewer service within five years, which could spark a commercial boom in the city that lies at the crossroads of two major state highways.

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