The fate of

cluster homes in Tyrone will probably not be decided

until the end of the year.

That's the

word from town manager Barry Amos after developer Bob

Adams brought the matter before the town council last

Thursday.

The issue

was originally brought up during the meeting when

planning commission chairman Tom Williams sought guidance

from the council.

Williams

said Adams had brought the idea of cluster homes up

during the public comment portion of the planning

commission meeting. Williams did not feel that was the

proper time to discuss such a weighty issue and wanted

direction from the council on when the cluster home

question should be discussed again.

Amos told

the council that a survey created by the Citizens'

Advisory Committee would be mailed to residents this week

and featured a question about the feasibility of cluster

homes in Tyrone.

Councilmen

Ronnie Cannon and Ray Bogenschutz indicated they want to

see the citizens' opinions on cluster homes before they

even discuss the issue again.

Adams spoke

to the council after the meeting had ended and asked the

town to make sure the survey includes a fairly worded

question about developing cluster homes in the town.

The

developer first broached the subject of a cluster home

development in January. Adams' original plan called for

238 homes on a 149.4-acre site. While the homes would be

single family homes, Amos said Adams was seeking a

duplex-type zoning to build the homes on smaller lots.

In his

remarks to the council last week, Adams said a

cluster-type development promotes land conservation and

provides a green belt in the development. The homes are

built on 50 percent of the land, which leaves the other

half as open space. He said a lot of people did not

understand how his development was to be structured.

"I got

tarred with a brush that I didn't deserve," he said.

After the

meeting, Amos said cluster homes would not be discussed

until the planning commission made a recommendation to

the council.

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