Maybe they were buoyed by the

holiday season or perhaps they were trying to get things done before they

lost City Councilman Harvey Melear for good, but whatever the reason the

Fairburn City Council unanimously passed every proposal Monday night at

their last meeting for 2003.

Monday was Melear's last

meeting as a City Councilman. He lost his bid for reelection In November.

The second monthly meeting

scheduled for December 22 was canceled because of the holidays.

H.E.H. Paving, located at 337

Bay Street was the first to receive approval for M-1 conditional use of

their property.

With requirements for a paved

parking lot, landscape planning to be installed within 60 days of approval

and agreement to the site plans for any changes, the request met with

only one other objection.

Troy Harrison who lives adjacent

to the paving company at 301 Bay Street suggested that a wooden fence

be erected between the commercial property and the residential area of

the neighborhood. He was not opposed to the company.

"We would just like it

to look a little nicer." Harrison said.

Hobson Milner, owner of H.E.H.

Paving was agreeable to the suggestion. Harrison thanked him and said

he may want to use Milner's services one day.

Next, the City Council moved

on to a rezoning request for Plantation Estate Subdivision. The 27 acre

development proposed along Plantation Road was previously zoned 19 acres

RM-1 multifamily residential and 8 acres AG-2 agricultural. The property's

new zoning will be R-CT residential condominium townhouse.

With a density of 8 units per

acre, the property will have 201 individually owned townhouse units. Several

conditions were added by the planning commission at their November 6 meeting

including ample tree placement, landscaping plan requirements and parking

allotment restrictions.

Property on West Broad Street

which is for sale by St. John's AME Church was rezoned