There was hardly a seat to

be had at Palmetto's monthly City Council meeting Monday because of two

rezoning requests that met with opposition from several citizens.

Janice A. Willis wanted to

have her property at the intersection of Vine Street and the Atlanta &

West Point Railroad rezoned from R-3, residential to C-3, general commercial.

Willis planned to use the property

for mini-warehouse storage. Questions of noise, property value, traffic

concerns and the prospect of dealing with rats and rodents were put forth

"I strongly object to

it being rezoned. "Holloway said.

The council agreed with Holloway

and denied the rezoning.

A similar fate was avoided

property at 511 Toombs Street from R-2 residential to C-2 highway commercial.

Kopelman and Rakestraw intended to make the single family residence on

the property into a special events facility. Parking problems and capacity

concerns brought the council to a standstill.

Councilman John L. Farr made

a motion to deny the request, but did not receive a second. A motion to

approve the rezoning was made by Councilman James Harper, but also went

without a second. It was then Councilman Thomas Morrow's turn to motion

that the plans be studied over the next thirty days and reconsidered at

the December 1 meeting.

Gregory Rush of 520 Main Street

stood up before the meeting was adjourned to champion the special event

facility which he described as being "upscale" and "a great

asset for Palmetto" which would bring in new tax dollars to the community.