The biggest

story in Tyrone this year is one that won't be actually finished until

next year.

Tyrone Town

Manager Barry Amos said the town's biggest accomplishment was finalizing

negotiations with Fairburn to provide sewerage capability to the town.

Fairburn's

excess capacity will provide sewerage to the 288-home John Wieland subdivision,

along with the commercial development at the front of the subdivision

and an office park on Ga. Highway 74.

But Fayette

County sued Tyrone and Fairburn after the negotiations were finalized

and a court date awaits the municipalities Jan. 8. Fayette officials worry

about Tyrone allowing residential development on the busy state highway,

but Councilman Ronnie Cannon has repeatedly said that has never been in

the town's plan.

"We've

always said that sewer is only going to be provided to those projects.

The only other project that was discussed was the Sandy Creek treatment

plant, but the school board maintains they cannot afford that. We do not

want to sewer any residential development," he said.

One of the

reasons the town wants to provide sewerage to the Wieland development

is that initial plans called for the homeowners association to have its

own sewer plant.

Cannon said

developers have approached Tyrone officials about residential development

on Hwy. 74, but they were turned down.

"We could

have let Truett Cathy and J.T. Williams develop 800 acres years ago, but

we turned them down," he said.

Amos said other

highlights during the year included:

Acquiring

a half-acre tract near downtown for green space.

Opening the

new Handley Park that provided more baseball fields for the town.

Approving

Braelinn Baptist Church's application to build a new sanctuary on Hwy.

74. Braelinn is moving its church from Peachtree City.

Having a major

grocery chain come to town. The town approved a site plan for Publix at

the Wieland development last summer and is waiting for the construction

to start.