The Tyrone Police Department held a sergeant promotion test and assessment panel on Wednesday April 14, 2010 to fill two open sergeant positions. The assessment consisted of a written test covering policy, law, and technique along with an oral review board made up of three lieutenants from outside agencies who interviewed the candidates and rated their responses to video based scenarios.
Contrary to a recent report in the 03/02/10 issue of The Fayette County News, the Town of Tyrone is not considering an increase in the Town's millage rate.
Like other communities in Fayette County, Tyrone is projected to face a revenue shortfall for FY 2010-11. The Town is considering budget cuts, postponing hiring, delaying capital improvements and other measures to
balance the budget for FY 2010/11.
The Town is not planning to raise millage rates for FY 2010/11.
Richard Newbern, Town Manager
March 2, 2010
In December 2009, the Mayor and Council voted to change the names of two Town streets for safety purposes and honored the late Chief Roger Spencer while they were at it.
Our 2009 Annual Report has been completed and published for public review. Please visit http://www.tyrone.org/node/220 to download the document.
Inside, you will find answers to important questions like:
The Town of Tyrone will be participating in Earth Day on Saturday April 17, 2010. Please visit our Earth Day page to learn more.
A Public Information Session will be held before the Town of Tyrone Mayor and Council Members on Thursday, February 4, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, located at 881 Senoia Road, Tyrone, Georgia.
South Tree Enterprises wrapped up their work on our basement renovation last week and our staff is now in the process of moving into their new offices.
This project provided our staff with 2,000 sq. ft. of much needed work space and added years of service life to our facility and we are very pleased with the outcome.
Below you will find a document containing a few before and after shots of the area - the outcome is truly amazing!
The police chiefs from Tyrone, Fayetteville and Peachtree City were on hand at the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday January 12, 2010 to receive drug seizure checks from Sheriff Wayne Hannah. Tyrone received $25,104.94 - funds seized by the Fayette County Tactical Narcotics Team while participating in “Project Coronado”, the “Largest Single U.S. Strike Against Mexican Drug Cartels” according to the DEA.
The State legislature passed what is now commonly referred to as the "Super Speeder" law back in March. The new law provides additional financial penalties for those convicted of speeding under certain conditions. The new law goes into effect January 1, 2010. More information may be found in our earlier Nixle post at http://local.nixle.com/alert/948/.
