Coweta County

officially put the town of Turin on notice last week that it was not happy

with an annexation request.

Turin officials

want to annex 120 acres on the east side of Reese Road and 10 acres on

the west side of Reese Road into the town with a RA-Rural Agricultural

zoning. Turin officials say the zoning would permit family farms that

are keeping in nature with the general area.

But County

Planner Robert Tolleson worried about special uses that were allowed under

the zoning, such as a clay target range. "That would increase the

traffic flow significantly," he said.

Tolleson was

told the owner of the property wanted to be annexed into the town so he

could vote in municipal elections.

The planner

suggested four measures that would mitigate the county's objections:

When a special

use is permitted, a 50-foot evergreen buffer should be installed along

any county property.

The county

will be notified if a special use permit is applied for.

When new development

is proposed down stream of Dossan Acres Lake, a dam breach analysis should

be performed.

Development

plans for any special uses shall be submitted to the county.

Tolleson said

the county had received a letter from Turin saying they agreed to the

measures. However, Tolleson interpreted the response as only applying

to one side of Reese Road.

If Turin agrees

to both sides of Reese Road, Tolleson recommended dropping the objection.