Tyrone's proposed

budget for next year is going up, but taxes will remain the same.

That's the

news Town manager Barry Amos delivered to the Town Council Thursday night.

The proposed

budget is $2.42 million, compared to last year's $2.27 budget. The 6-percent

increase in the budget will be offset by the increased tax digest, he

added.

The biggest

share of the budget nearly $759,000 goes to the town's Police Department.

Tyrone Police Chief Roger Spencer currently has 11 officers in his department,

and plans to hire another one in January, along with purchasing two more

vehicles.

The town has

also identified five capital projects for the next year.

Nearly $80,000

is budgeted for patching streets before resurfacing is started.

The second

phase of the new baseball field complex will occur this year. Cost on

the completion is $97,000, with nearly $70,000 going for fencing.

The town will

also spend $30,000 for the beautification of Ga. Highway 74. Amos said

the town will do plantings later this year to help dress up the corridor.

Tyrone will

also continue building its multi-use path project by building a path along

Arrowood Road from Senoia Road to Palmetto Road at a cost of $114,000.

The final capital

project also involves another multi-use path from the end of the sidewalk

on Senoia Road to the new park on Handley Road at a cost of $35,000.

The town will

vote on the final budget at its June 22 meeting.

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