A small portion of Tyrone

is set to become a small portion of Peachtree City within

a couple of weeks.

Four separate families with

acreage just north of Greenwood Lane made an annexation

request concerning a combined 11.6 acres that is now

within the Tyrone town limits. Access to the property

comes solely from Greenwood Lane, a public street within

the city limits of Peachtree City.

The Hughes, Sanders, Care

and King families, which own the property in question,

brought the matter before the City Council in March,

expressing their concerns that the location of the street

in relation of their land causes potential problems with

mail delivery and emergency response. The council agreed

at that time to consider the request again after Tyrone

de-annexed the property.

Peachtree City development

director Jim Williams reported at last Thursday's council

meeting that Tyrone has begun the de-annexation process,

and if both municipalities approve the request, it would

become effective July 1.

He explained that this

property, if annexed, should be zoned ER (estate

residential), the city's least dense zoning

classification. Staff recommended this action for the

Hughes tract (3.7 acres), the Sanders tract (3.9 acres),

the Care tract (1.3 acres) and the King tract (2.7

acres).

Also recommended were

rezonings for portions of the Sanders and Care tracts

already in Peachtree City, a total of 8.9 acres, from AR

(agricultural-residential) to R-43 residential.

The request was approved

4-0 by the City Council of Peachtree City.

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