Wednesday, September 19, 2001
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Wednesday, September 19, 2001 |
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Only incumbents run in Tyrone By JOHN
THOMPSON
Tyrone's citizens must be happy with their local government. When qualifying for two council seats ended Friday, only incumbents Lisa Richardson and Ray Bogenschutz had qualified for the posts. Since no one else qualified, Tyrone will not have a municipal election this year. In other news, the town's leaders face a busy agenda at Thursday's Town Council meeting. Items to be discussed include: ·A public hearing to rezone a 68-acre site on Ga. Highway 74 and Dogwood Trail from AR to Educational Institution from Braelinn Baptist Church. The church wants to build its new sanctuary at the site. ·An annexation request from R.L. Jennings for a 32 acre site on Trickum Creek Road. Jennings has not disclosed what type of development he wants on the property. ·A proposal by Bob Mooney of Cobblestone Development to build 65 homes on a 77-acre site near the Pendleton subdivision. Mooney originally asked the Tyrone Planning Commission last month to approve a rezoning from AR, which requires three-acre lots to R48, which allows one-acre lots. But Mooney said the development would work better if the commission would allow a clustering development on half-acre sites that would mimic the pastel-colored homes of Seaside in the Florida panhandle. The homes would be tightly packed together and the development would feature six pocket parks. But because Tyrone currently does not have a zoning category that allows half-acre lots, the commission decided to approve the rezoning to R-48 and said the Town Council would have to decide Thursday night if it wants to create an ordinance allowing smaller lots. Mooney said the development would feature homes a minimum of 2,600 square feet in size and priced between $350,000 and $500,00. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
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