There may be

a compromise between Fayetteville city officials who want a road built

to add a second entrance to a subdivision and the homeowners who don't

want the road at all.

The city has

proposed substituting an eight-foot wide multi-use path that would link

Highland Park subdivision to the adjacent Pecan Ridge subdivision. The

"path" would be built to road standards so it could be used

of planning and zoning.

The city council

postponed action on the compromise at last week's meeting so it could

wait for results of a poll on the matter that will be taken among homeowners

of the Highland Park subdivision. The city required the road to be built

back when it approved the rezoning for the subdivision several years ago.

A number of

Highland Park residents petitioned the council to reconsider the road

requirement, saying it wasn't necessary.

The road was

originally considered important so public safety vehicles could have a

second entry to Highland Park. It would also give them another way to

access Ga. Highway 54 West, avoiding the sometimes-crowded Jeff Davis

Drive.

Councilman

Walt White said the path might create safety problems, particularly if

young drivers choose to use it as a regular thoroughfare.

"We could

have an accident with somebody trying to cut through and be cute,"

White said.

But Mayor Ken

Steele said the safety issue shouldn't be the council's sole consideration.

"... If

they subdivision says overwhelmingly they don't need it, who are we to

enforce it?" Steele said.

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