You have your 1987 leadership to thank for the unbridled growth that has occured in and around Tyrone the past 5 or so years. Back then you had a clear choice between managing growth and denying that there would be growth. Your leaders, probably at the urging of the townspeople, went with the denial option and that resulted in the John Wieland lawsuit that got him residential and commercial zoning without restrictions. That is the root of your problem - not the developers who are creating what is a slighly dressed up commercial strip that caters to the Peachtree City commuters and the well-to-do refugees from DeKalb and South Fulton (and even New Jersey) who have chosen to live in Southampton or River Oaks.

Had you chosen the managing growth option, you could have controlled your own destiny by creating overlay districts and even new zoning categories and restrictions that prohibit certain businesses and size of buildings. You could have even used those controls to force the revitalization of the downtown area - back then - not now. Downtown is dead and you did it to yourselves by being stubborn about growth.

Of course your leadership and staff - then and now lacks the creativity and expertise to do all the things needed to manage and control growth, but perhaps you could have hired some consultants or a better staff back when either would have done some good. But of course you have to listen to these people - especially if they are professionals.

You all made your bed, now you'll have to sleep in it - if its not too noisy.

If you'd been here 25 years ago, you would much prefer the Tyrone you have now as opposed to what it was then...

I am not sure if conehead is joking or has never lived anywhere else. We moved to Tyrone 22 years ago. We swapped busy dirty city streets for quiet country roads. We gave up views of houses built on top of each other for views of rolling pastures with horses and cows. We enrolled our children in one of the best (uncrowded ) school systems in the State. The teachers not only cared for our childred but were our friends and neighbors. I did not have to show ID when I wrote a check at the local stores. I forgot my checkbook one time and Mr. Mundy at Mundy's Pharmacy laughted and told me to bring it back when I got a chance. No one ever had to go hungry as long as Jacks Market was open. Jack may not be a rich business man like the owners of Publix but he is a very good man. Cleo and Jerry at the Shamrock Kitchen have fed my family more than I have. I have counted on them for years. Many of the local merhcants would let you open an account with out ever filling out a credit application or charging interest. If you needed to raise money for anything you could always count on the local merchants, they did not turn their back and tell you to call the home office. They did this because they were your neighbors and friends. We have made many friends with different economical circumstances but every one treated each other with respect. You were judged by you charactor not by the size of your pocket book. You felt safe because your neighbor and the police looked out after you. Now the police are busy patroling taffic, chasing home invaders and dealing with domestic disputes. Most shameful of all is your neighbor is at town hall filing complaints against you.
No conehead you are wrong, we had all of this and all we had to sacrifice was not having sewer.