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SPLOST project voters approved in 2023.
Unlike larger amphitheaters in other metro
Atlanta communities, Tyrone chose an
approach right for their town.
“We feel like Tyrone, as a small town,
didn’t need something on that scale,”
Trocquet said. The multi-use “passive
park” is a better fit. Trocquet said the
space will include an integrated PA,
power for bands, “and a louvered backing
which allows sound reflectivity.”
Tyrone has a standing, quarterly
meeting with the community outreach/
pre-construction team at Microsoft.
The tech giant is completing projects
in Palmetto and Fairburn. According to
Trocquet, Microsoft’s planned data center
in Tyrone is still an “active project” that is
simply a matter of time.
Upon completion of the two current
projects, Tyrone will embark upon the
Tyrone gathering space where the community
“full renovation of Shamrock Park,”
Phillip Trocquet, Assistant Town can kick back, connect, and chow down.”
as detailed in the town’s master plan.
Manager for the Town of Tyrone, shared Fall 2025 is the anticipated opening. Not
Starting at the end of the next fiscal
updates on “two big, flashy projects.”
yet officially named, “Station #3 Food
year, construction will occur in phases
When plans to renovate the old Station
Truck Park” is being considered, an from mid-2026 through 2027. Trocquet
Three firehouse proved too costly,
homage to the site’s history. said the work includes a new parking
Trocquet said they had to “pivot and
The Town of Tyrone is also at work on its area, re-landscaping the entire park, and
provide an amenity in an achievable way
new Shamrock Park Pavilion and Stage, a improvements near the library.
within our capabilities.”
The Fayette County Development
Authority (FCDA) and Tyrone’s Downtown
Development Authority (DDA) worked
together on the “purpose built” concept
that would replace the old Station Three
building. The FCDA awarded matching
grant funds to the DDA for this project.
High on the cool factor, Tyrone’s
new food truck park is in the planning
stages! With room for up to six food
trucks, Trocquet noted it will be the only
one in Fayette County. It will feature
“shore power,” which means no
generators needed.
Tyrone anticipates always having two
or three food trucks on site, using all six
spaces during big events. The concept
plan shows seating areas, restrooms, a
lawn area (artificial turf which means no
mud, according to Trocquet), fencing, and
Shamrock Park
a platform. The FCDA calls it, “a welcoming
32 Fayette County SOURCE Magazine • Issue 2 • 2025