Palmetto

residents will soon have a new housing option.

At its

most recent meeting, the City Council voted to allow Clay Gilley to

develop a townhouse project on a 25-acre site on Carlton Road.

The homes

are priced from $80,000 to $110,000 and will be between 1,000 and

1,600 square feet.

In previous

developments, Gilley said he could get six homes on an acre tract,

but said he will have to have the property evaluated for buffers and

wetlands before he has an exact number.

The site

was previously zoned R-6 for rental apartments, but the council approved

changing the zoning to R-5, condominium-townhouse.

Gilley

said there will be a homeowners association to make sure the property

is maintained and added the community will offer more affordable housing

to Palmetto's residents.

In other

news, resident David Thomas wondered if the city has plans to extend

sewer service to residents on north U.S. Highway 29.

Mayor Clark

Boddie said plans were being developed to extend the line, but could

not provide an exact timeline.

"If

a major development were to come in there, it would move the schedule

up," he said.

Thomas

grumbled about not getting any services for his tax dollars to Palmetto,

but Boddie said he was getting numerous services.

"Any

time you need a policeman he's there," he said.