Could Senoia soon be the scene of Coweta County’s first pet parade?

On Tuesday night, the city’s Downtown Development Authority discussed possibilities of staging another big event in the city. Currently, the city holds a Memorial Day celebration, a car show on Labor Day and Light Up Senoia to kick off the holiday season.

Authority member Paul Lombardi said one of the biggest events that he experienced when living in California was a pet parade. Lombardi explained that kids would bring their pets to the town’s main street and hold a parade each year.

“When my kids were growing up, it was the highlight event of the year,” he said.

The parade would cost the city very little money, yet involve many of the new families that are moving to the city. Other possibilities for future events include an arts festival and a St. Patrick’s celebration.

Other issues discussed included:

• The selling of the historic Brantley Institute property. The Development Authority now has title to the parcel on Clark Street and decided to start accepting offers on the property beginning Feb.1. The authority wants to make sure the site is developed in a historic mode to match the rest of the town.

• The future of the new city park near Pylant Street and Ga. Highway 16. In 2005, the city of purchased 47 acres off Pylant Street for use as the city’s biggest park. The city had to pay for dam work to restore the lakes damaged, but now the park is ready to be used. Lombardi said city administrator Richard Ferry had showed him the park, and Lombardi hopes the city restores the rock building on the site.

“It would be great to use as a meeting room, or for community events,” he said.

He also added that there is a perfect area for an outside venue that could be used by the city’s residents for a number of activities during the warmer months.

“It’s just a beautiful piece of property,” he said.

The City Council will ultimately make the final decision on how the park is used, but Lombardi likes the ideas he’s heard.

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