Garbage

collection just got a little cheaper in Tyrone.

Last week,

the Tyrone town Council gave unanimous support to

awarding a three-year waste removal contract to United

Waste.

The

citizen's new rate is $36 a quarter, or a 14 percent

reduction, said town manager Barry Amos.

Amos said

the county chose United Waste because of the company's

pricing and service record.

"We're

going to get a little bit more for our money," he

added.

United

Waste's Floyd Cherry told the Town Council that garbage

pickup would occur on the same days and he pledged to

work with the community on making a smooth transition and

providing exceptional service.

In other

news from last week's meeting, county water director Tony

Parrott asked the town to consider the whole town when

looking at the sewerage question.

The town is

currently in negotiations with the city of Fairburn to

provide 220,000 gallons a day of sewerage capacity for

two high-profile developments.

Sewer lines

would be connected to a John Wieland subdivision on the

north side of town and a proposed office park on Ga.

Highway 74.

But Parrott

asked town officials to eventually look at providing

sewerage to some of the homes in the older part of town.

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