Wednesday, August 22, 2001
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Wednesday, August 22, 2001 |
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consider 3 annexation proposals
By DAVE HAMRICK
Almost 150 acres are under consideration for annexation into the city limits of three Fayette cities. Fayette's County Commission Thursday will consider its position on the three annexation requests. John Wieland Homes is seeking annexation of 80.65 acres near MacDuff Parkway into Peachtree City. The property is part of the 350-home Centennial subdivision, and the county recently rezoned it to allow 14 homes at Wieland's request. The original plan was to put 336 homes on the portion of the property within Peachtree City and build only 14 homes on the county portion. Under plans being considered by Peachtree City, the total of 350 homes would be spread more evenly over the entire 150-acre tract. Plans are for the Wieland company also to donate land for a future school site and a Peachtree City fire station. Fayette staff have reviewed the plan and attached comments, and county commissioners will now add any comments they like after reviewing the plans at their meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the County Administrative Complex. Also under consideration are Wieland's plan to add 36.1 acres to Lakeside on Redwine subdivision and annex the land into the city of Fayetteville. The land is part of a tract of more than 200 acres owned by developer P.K. Dixon. The only way for future residents to get to the property, short of building an expensive bridge over wetlands, is through the Lakeside subdivision. Dixon's plans for a mixed use development on the entire tract were turned down two years ago. R.L. Jennings is asking the town of Tyrone to annex 32.41 acres on Trickum Creek Road into the town. County planners said the annexation request includes no information on planned use of the property, other than the request to bring it into the town with a zoning category of A-R (agricultural-residential), the same designation it holds in the county. But Tyrone's A-R category allows homes on three-acre lots, whereas the county's A-R requires a minimum of five acres. In other business Thursday, commissioners will consider SprintCom Inc.'s request to increase the height of a communications tower at Ga. Highway 54 and Broken Bow Drive by ten feet to allow an additional antenna for Sprint. A similar request on McDonough Road was approved recently.
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