Tyrone's citizens

must be happy with their local government.

When qualifying

for two council seats ended Friday, only incumbents Lisa Richardson and

Ray Bogenschutz had qualified for the posts.

Since no one

else qualified, Tyrone will not have a municipal election this year.

In other news,

the town's leaders face a busy agenda at Thursday's Town Council meeting.

Items to be discussed include:

·A public

hearing to rezone a 68-acre site on Ga. Highway 74 and Dogwood Trail from

AR to Educational Institution from Braelinn Baptist Church. The church

wants to build its new sanctuary at the site.

·An annexation

request from R.L. Jennings for a 32 acre site on Trickum Creek Road. Jennings

has not disclosed what type of development he wants on the property.

·A proposal

site near the Pendleton subdivision.

Mooney originally

asked the Tyrone Planning Commission last month to approve a rezoning

from AR, which requires three-acre lots to R48, which allows one-acre

lots.

But Mooney

said the development would work better if the commission would allow a

clustering development on half-acre sites that would mimic the pastel-colored

homes of Seaside in the Florida panhandle. The homes would be tightly

packed together and the development would feature six pocket parks.

But because

Tyrone currently does not have a zoning category that allows half-acre

lots, the commission decided to approve the rezoning to R-48 and said

the Town Council would have to decide Thursday night if it wants to create

an ordinance allowing smaller lots.

Mooney said

the development would feature homes a minimum of 2,600 square feet in

size and priced between $350,000 and $500,00.

The meeting

starts at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.