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Minutes of a joint public hearing of the Pulaski
Town Council and the Town Planning Commission, held October
21, 1968, at 4:00'P. M., in'the Municipail`office.
There were present: Mayor C. Robert Edens,
Presiding.
Councilmen: William A. House, T. J. McCarthy,
S. G. Frye, J. H. White, Andrew L.
Graham
Members of the Planning Commission: Mrs. Chas.
Settle, ~obert Ingram, A. D. Clark,
Geo. A. Hillsman
Also present: Town Manager: J. E. Marshall
Clerk: Gladys R. Dalton
Building & Zoning Admr: J. C. Slack
Visitors: J. B. Warner, W. M. Wolfe, D. E. Kegley,
Jack Stewart, Harry Biggs, James E. Hyatt,
Charles McDowell, D. D. Taylor, Claude
Yelton, C. W. Barker
The invocation was given by Councilman Graham.
Mayor Edens presided and opened the meeting by
stating this was the time and place, as advertised in the
local neespaper, for holding a joint public hearing by the
JOINT PUBLIC Town Council and the Town Planning Commission, on the petition
HEARING: COUNCIL
& TOWN PLANNING of Mr. Thurman T. Cook to rezone from residential to business
COMM. RE: REZONING
COOK TRACT ON classification a five-acre tract of land on the west side of
PEPPERS FR. RD.
Peppers Ferry Road and south of Oakhurst Avenue, commonly
known as the F. M. Kinnaman Tract of land.
Inasmuch as Mr. John R. Powers, Chairman of the
Town Planning Commission, had disqualified himself because of
his interest in the purchase of the land should it be rezoned,
Mr. Robert Ingram was appointed Chairman of the Planning Commiss-
ion to preside at the hearing.
At this point the visitors were given permission to
speak either for or against the rezoning of this land. There
VISITORS
appeared to be no one present in favor of this rezoning. Mr.
HEARD ON
J. B. Warner was the first visitor to be heard, and he
REZONING presented a petition, signed by approximately twenty-seven
property owners, which stated they were opposed to the re-
zoning because this tract of land lies in an area which has
been established as R-1. Mr. Warner further stated that he
and these property owners resent this intrusion of business in
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a residential. area; that the majority of the homes in
this area range in priIIe from $16,000.00 - up, and that
for this area to be rezoned would be setting a precedent,
theref ore, they would like to see the Commission refuse
this proposal.
Mr. W. M. Wolfe advised that he was of the
opinion that this property could not be rezoned; that Mrs.
Smith from whom they purchased their lots, looked far enough
VISITORS ahead and put in their deeds that it could not be rezoned,
and their properties adjoined the Thurman Cook property.
Mr. D. E. Kegley stated that he felt there was
HEARD ON already a traffic problem on the narrow Peppers Ferry Road, and
if this tract of land is rezoned, there would be a greater
PETITION problem because of additional traffic.
Mr. Claude Yelton stated that Mr. Cook had stated
FOR REZONING this tractof land was not condusive to developing as a
residential area, but he felt this to be untrue, as there are
ON PEPPERS many beautiful homes in this area at present. Mr. Warner
FERRY RD.
stated that the tract of land would be ideal for a recreational
park for the children in that area, and that this should be
pursued further.
Also heard from was D. D. Taylor, James E. Hyatt
and Jack Stewart to the effect that this would contribute to a
traffic hazard; that a grocery store so very near their property
would mean unsightly debris almost in their yeards, as well as
the fact that to rezone this tract to business now, there would
be no control over the future development.
Council adjourned its meeting at 5:15 P. M.
Approved:
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Attest: Mayor
Council