The following is a pass-on from the Fayette County Public Works Department:
TEMPORARY SANDY CREEK ROAD CLOSURE
October 4th – 8th, 2010
Effective Monday, October 4th, 2010 the portion of Sandy Creek Road located between Hood Road and the Piedmont Fayette Hospital will be closed to through traffic. The road will remain closed, day and night, for approximately five days. The purpose of the closure is to complete the tie-in of the West Fayetteville Bypass project to Sandy Creek Road.
As part of the Tyrone Police Department's Community Policing initiative, Officer Andrea Johnson attended Millbrook Village's block party on Saturday September 25 to interact with residents and show off one of our new Dodge Chargers.
A recent article in The Citizen highlights the low violent crime rates of Peachtree City and Tyrone in 2009 based on Uniform Crime Report Data released by the FBI.
Tyrone's rate was .58 incidents per 1,000 residents.
The FBI defines Part I, or violent crime, as those including murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
NOTICE
The regular scheduled Town of Tyrone Town Council meeting for Thursday, September 16, 2010 has been cancelled.
The next Town Council meeting will be held on Thursday, October 7, 2010 @ 7:00 p.m.
Citizens,
I want to take a few minutes to stress the importance of proactive crime prevention in light of a serious incident that occurred over the weekend.
The Town of Tyrone is soliciting proposals from qualified financial institutions to manage the cash reserves of the Town. The Town requests proposals to be submitted in accordance with the Town of Tyrone Investment Policy. The Investment Policy shall guide financial institutions in the preparation of their proposals. Proposals shall be addressed to Town Manager, Richard Newbern at Tyrone Town Hall, 881 Senoia Road, Tyrone, GA 30290. The Town will open sealed proposals on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Town Hall.
On Saturday, November 6, 2010, the Town of Tyrone and the Fayette County Stormwater Department are partnering up to hold their annual Rivers Alive Clean-Up Event. Volunteers will meet at Tyrone Town Hall, 881 Senoia Road, at 10:00 AM. From there, supplies will be distributed and we will have a brief safety meeting.
Learn more at http://www.tyrone.org/riversalive.
The Town of Tyrone launched a new web-based software program today that will automate, track, and store code enforcement complaints and other service requests from the public.
From the Fayette County Website:
Fayette County’s one-percent local sales tax passed by a referendum in 2004 will come to an end on March 31. Approval of the tax was passed by the voters in November of 2004 and has been collected to raise funds for transportation improvements. Collection of the tax, specified to be for a five year period, began on April 1, 2005 and will end on March 31, 2010.
Visit www.fayettecountyga.gov to learn more.
From the Fayette County Website:
The Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services would like to remind all residents and developers that the outdoor burning ban will go into effect beginning May 1. No outdoor burning will be allowed until the ban is lifted on October 1. Until May 1, residents should call the automated burn permit line at 770-305-5468 to obtain a permit to burn. Developers wishing to burn debris from land clearing before May 1 should contact the department at 770-305-5414.
Visit www.fayettecountyga.gov for more information.
