Fairburn residents

will see 154 homes added to their community after the City Council decided

to annex 56 acres into the city Wednesday night.

The new homes

are set for Plantation Road and will be a minimum of 1,400 square feet

in size. The annexation passed unanimously after being deferred last week.

Councilman Harvey Melear wanted developer Jay Knight to increase the sizes

of his homes and Knight agreed.

Knight also

said the development would feature 21 percent green space and 90 percent

of the homes would feature an architectural accent, such as brick masonry.

But not all

the residents in Fairburn were happy about the proposed annexation.

During the

public hearing, Ed Mellon said Knight's development had been rejected

"It doesn't

meet with Fulton County land development standards. The school system

can't handle it," he said.

Knight countered

He had a larger project encompassing more property that would have added

more than 200 apartments to the community.

Other residents

supported the project, including Albert Harper who lives on Milam Road.

"We need

the police protection in our area that this development would bring by

being annexed," he said.

The council

approved both the annexation and a rezoning from Fulton County's R-4 residential

to Planned Development, which will allow 154 homes on the site.