Tyrone Councilman William L. Stone proposed the development of a long range plan for town facilities and improvements at the Town Council meeting Sept. 17.

Barry Amos, town manager, began looking at the current services provided by the town on Monday.

He said he will show how the town can prepare for growth over a five-year plan by looking at the man power, equipment and buildings needed to expand current services.

Amos said the current land use program, historical analysises and population projections will show services that are needed the town currently doesn't provide.

As an example, he cited the maintenance department that was formed when the population soared from 300 to 3,700. Based on the today's population figures, the manager said he will be able to determine when to start building new buildings, how large they need to be and the number of people that will need to be employed.

All figures will be weighed against the amount of funding received from the state for the county and the Tyrone portion of the county.

The results of this study will be available at the second meeting in October.

Other items discussed on the agenda include:

· Approval of recommendations to add to the LARP list, the local assistance road program. The DOT program assists the city in resurfacing existing roads by funding materials, though it will not provided labor of equipment. The town will not know if the suggested roads will be approved by the DOT's evaluation until May of 1999.

· The council agreed to schedule a public hearing to discuss an impact fee ordinance. The town plans to spend $2,232,000 in improvements over the next five years, which will include a library acquisition, a tennis court, recreation land, a soccer field and a bike path.