The residents

of Tyrone will only have one decision to make at the polls this November,

mainly because Councilman Ray Bogenschutz elected to step down from his

position this fall, leaving resident Lyn Redwood unopposed for his seat.

The vote, which

will take place Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the First Baptist Church in Tyrone,

will be on a referendum deciding whether liquor by the drink should be

allowed in town.

Bogenschutz,

a Delta employee, is retiring from both Town Council and his job at Delta

this year. He is looking forward to traveling and is planning a trip to

Australia. "It will be a year of rest and relaxation before doing

much of anything else," said Bogenschutz. "I think I'll be leaving

the town in good shape."

Bogenschutz

also gave high praise to Redwood. "She is very thorough and well-qualified

to hold this position. She is also very sensitive to environmental issues

that would affect the town and she knows what she is talking about."

Redwood, a

former Tyrone Planning Commission member and chairman, is looking forward

to getting involved again with town politics. She admits she is very concerned

about the environmental issues in town, as there are a lot of very sensitive

areas in town including small water supply watersheds, wetlands and flood

zone areas, among others.

She was a member

of the Planning Commission for six years and was chairman for the last

two years of that period. When she stepped down, she started to write

a book, which was eventually sold to a New York Times writer. Now that

she has no obligation to write the book, she is looking forward to getting

involved again.

She first became

interested in planning issues when the John Wieland Planned Unit Development

first came before the town. Around the same time that she joined the Planning

Commission, Redwood also became a member of the Fayette County Board of

Health. She is employed as a family nurse practitioner and also serves

as president of SafeMinds, a national nonprofit organization that is dedicated

to informing parents of the dangers posed by mercury-contaminated pediatric

vaccines. She has been very dedicated to this organization and this issue

and has testified before Congress and has also appeared on "Good

Morning America" to discuss this issue.

Redwood is

looking forward to focusing on Tyrone. She feels that the main issue for

the town will be growth issues along the Ga. Highway 74 corridor, especially

since Peachtree City is nearing buildout. "We're the next logical

place," said Redwood. "Development is unavoidable. We just have

to make sure we do it right."

Redwood lives

in Tyrone with her husband, Tommy, and her three children: Hannah, 19,

Drew, 16 and Will, 9.