Tyrone officials

will meet with Publix developers tonight to try and hammer out final details

for Tyrone's first chain grocery store.

Last week during

the Town Council meeting, developer Bill Candler and council members went

over a grocery list of items the town would like to see in the court-ordered

development that is part of a John Wieland Homes planned development on

Ga. Highway 74.

The issue that

most troubled the council was the insistence by Candler of having a curb

cut on Hwy. 74.

Candler said

that Publix officials are adamant about the entrance, but council members

said the cut was only one-tenth of a mile from the ramp that leads into

Tyrone, adding that safety concerns would not let them favor an additional

curb cut.

Candler said

the entrance is basically in the hands of the state Department of Transportation.

"If they

don't think it's safe, they won't let us have it," he said.

Town officials

also expressed dismay over the number of site plans they were considering.

Candler had submitted a plan last Wednesday to the town, but showed another

plan Thursday night that showed an additional building in the parking

lot.

"I am

really confused about what the town is supposed to be approving,"

said Town Manager Barry Amos.

Amos had asked

the developers to look at 20 specific issues he gave them at a recent

Planning Commission meeting. After hearing Candler's proposal Thursday,

Amos said Candler had not satisfactorily answered Amos' questions.

Amos had requested

the number of parking spaces be dropped from more than 450 to under 400.

Candler said he had dropped the number to 420 by adding the extra building.

The council

also expressed dismay about the sea of asphalt the parking lot created

and asked Candler to consider more landscaping.

After nearly

two hours of discussion, both sides agreed to meet tonight to try and

work on the details surrounding the project. The meeting is set for 7

p.m. and town officials will consider the project again at their May 17

meeting.

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