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Tyrone passes resolutions in support of transportation plan and schools

By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

At last week’s meeting, the Tyrone Town Council approved two carefully worded resolutions in support of the Fayette County Transportation Plan and the Fayette County Schools. Not wanting to come right out and urge the citizens to vote in support of the SPLOST and the school bond referendum, the resolutions instead focused on why they supported each issue.

In the resolution regarding schools, the town stated that “the Fayette County Board of Education efforts have continuously set and met a quality of education standard that is the highest in the state.” The resolution also recognized the fact that the school system has a positive impact on the residents of Fayette County. The resolution concludes with the statement that “the mayor and council of the town of Tyrone reaffirm our complete support of the Fayette County Board of Education with their efforts to maintain the highest standard for education for the citizens of our county.”

The resolution regarding the transportation plan recognizes that traffic and congestion are major areas of concern for many citizens and that the Fayette County Transportation Plan when implemented will improve the flow of traffic within and through Fayette County.

In other news from last week’s meeting, two rezoning requests were denied by council. One request was for a piece of property at 1922 Ga. Highway 74 North to be rezoned from OI (Office Industrial) to LUC (Limited Use Commercial). Afraid of setting a dangerous precedent, especially with over 88 acres of property zoned OI on Hwy. 74, the council voted to deny the request. Councilwoman Lyn Redwood voted in favor of the request.

The other rezoning request was for a 10.48-acre property on the southeast corner of East Crestwood Road and Hwy. 74. The developers wanted the property, currently zoned AR, to be rezoned to LUC and R-48 (Residential). Having just voted down a rezoning request that would put more commercial on Hwy. 74, the council voted unanimously to deny this request.

Lastly, the Eckerd on the corner of Hwy. 74 and Tyrone Road got a variance to the sign ordinance approved. After getting a recommendation from the planning commission, Eckerd had put a sign which faced Hwy. 74 up.

They did not realize that it needed to come before council first, so a tarp had covered the sign until their request could be heard by council. The council approved the request because of Eckerd’s unique situation. Eckerd has frontage on three roads (Hwy. 74, Tyrone Road and Valleywood Road), and the sign ordinance only allows a sign on the side of the building where the entrance is located. In Eckerd’s case this meant the Valleywood sign. This would create a hardship for Eckerd and the council approved their request with the condition that the neon sign located indoors be turned off in the evenings, once the outside light comes on.

The next meeting of the Tyrone Town Council will be Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.