If

Peachtree City decides to annex 900 acres on its

western border as the West Village, Tyrone

officials want to make sure the parcels stay at

their current low-density county zoning.

During

last week's Tyrone Town Council meeting,

Councilman Ronnie Cannon said it's time for

Tyrone to let Peachtree City know how it feels.

"This

would impact the quality of our life, especially

if it's zoned under Peachtree City's four homes

to an acre," he said.

Town

manager Barry Amos said the property is currently

zoned in the county for one- to three-acre lot

sizes. Cannon would like to see that zoning

stick, and said the quality of life issues could

become even bigger if Peachtree City decided to

zone it for apartments.

"That

would be 12 units to an acre. That's a lot of

cars on [Ga.] Highway 74," he said.

Cannon

recalled two years ago when Peachtree City Mayor

Bob Lenox had questions about a development in

Tyrone because the town was at "Peachtree

City's front door."

"I'm

concerned because Peachtree City is at our back

door. It's time to take a more proactive stand

and aim for high standards," he said.

If

higher density was allowed on the property,

Cannon said more cars would create more

congestion on Hwy. 74 and add to the region's bad

air quality.

The

entire Town Council agreed with Cannon.

"You've

hit the nail on the head," said Councilman

Ray Bogenschutz.

The

council members asked Amos to draft a letter to

Peachtree City voicing their concerns and asking

for the city to consider the impact any future

higher density zoning would have on Tyrone.

In

other news, the town approved a drug dog to aid

the town's police force. The drug dog will be

used strictly according to state regulations,

said police Chief Roger Spencer, and will be the

responsibility of the department.

The

measure to approve a contract for the drug dog

passed 4-1 with Cannon voting against it.

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