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Residents sound off on Tyrone developmentMon, 12/03/2007 - 9:24am
By: Ben Nelms
The council chambers at Tyrone Town Hall were filled Thursday night as curious and upset residents wanted to weigh-in on two rezoning proposals by Olde Towne Tyrone that would land a total of 135 homes on 43 acres along both sides of Palmetto Road adjacent to Arrowood Road and Swanson Road. But the proposals did not make it to planning commissioners, being withdrawn earlier in the week. Town Manager Barry Amos told commissioners the the applications were withdrawn because attorneys for the town and the project thought they were technically defective. Amos informed commission members that the applications could be corrected and resubmitted. At issue, and the cause of such significant public outcry, were the number of proposed homes slated for the two sites on either side of Palmetto Road. The throng of residents at the meeting took exception to proposals that would, in their mind, compromise the current one house per acre status in place throughout the town. One of the proposals, situated between Swanson Road and Palmetto Road and immediately to the rear of the Olde Towne Tyrone commercial development now under construction, calls for 76 homes to be constructed on 21.88 acres with a density of 2.8 units per acre. The other proposal, a triangular shaped area situated on 21.06 acres between Arrowood Road and Palmetto Road, calls for 59 residential lots with a density of 3.5 units per acre. Though withdrawn from the agenda, more than a dozen residents made their way to the podium during the public comments portion of the meeting. There was no mystery in their position on the rezoning matter. Everyone voiced significant opposition to the developments, citing a litany of reasons to oppose them. One of those expressing concern was Nicole Roy, who said the builder should follow the one-acre standard already in place. “We don’t need high density,” Roy said. “Those wanting multi-family should move to Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Fairburn or Riverdale.” Another in opposition to the proposals was Earl Hansard, who said Tyrone does not need any more little houses. “We don’t want a family with 14 kids living in three rooms,” he said. Others, like Michael Cook, said they moved to Tyrone for for the small-town atmosphere. Still others cited a link between high density residential development and increases in crime and, like Candy Coo, voiced concerns over the quality of life they said would be sacrificed if high density development were ever approved. For their part, planning commissioners thanked residents for attending the meeting, adding that they, too, live in Tyrone and, like their neighbors, also care about the town and its future. login to post comments
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