Wednesday, January 28, 2004
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Wednesday, January 28, 2004 |
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County nixes Ebenezer Rd. zoning change By JOHN THOMPSON All Harry McNeil wanted to do was sell some of his property so a neighbor could use it for a horse pasture. But in the end, the Fayette County Commission decided Thursday night it was more important to maintain the rural flavor of the southern part of the county and stay away from a potential legal challenge than to grant McNeil’s rezoning request. McNeil wanted to rezone three acres of his lot on Ebenezer Church Road to R-80 from A-R and sell two acres to his neighbor. But several residents in the area opposed his request and let the commission know about it. “There is just no compelling reason to rezone it,” said Mike McClellan. “It would set a precedent for smaller lots in the area. The commission unanimously agreed with the residents. “I see some legal problems. This would create two zonings on one piece of property,” said Commissioner A.G. VanLandingham. Commissioner Linda Wells agreed and said if the property was rezoned it would be a “doughnut hole” in the middle of A-R. In other news, the county approved farming out their Web site maintenance and design to 11 Fingers. Previously, the county had an employee maintain the site, but finance director Mark Pulliam said by using an outside company the county could save over $18,000 this year. The company will also redesign the site this year. “I’m not in favor of voting on it tonight because I requested some information from the company and have yet to receive it,” said chairman Greg Dunn. Despite Dunn’s objections, the measure passed 3-2 with Dunn and Commissioner Peter Pfeifer voting against it.
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