The Murfreesboro Planning Commission voted to recommend approval to rezone 116.7 acres of land along Veterans Parkway despite criticism from Blackman community residents at last Wednesdayâs public hearing.
Principal Planner Margaret Ann Green presented the City Administration Departmentâs request to rezone 101.7 acres from Park District (P) to Commercial Highway District (CH) and Gateway Overlay District 3 (GDO-3) and 15 acres to be zoned P and GDO-3.
The properties noted within the application are along Veterans Parkway, south of Burnt Knob Road, west of Blackman Road and north of Vaughn Road.
The city-owned property was zoned P in 2017 with the intention of adding a park on the west side of Murfreesboro, according to Green. The area was commonly referred to as the West Park site.
KENDALLVILLE â Kendallvilleâs solar field project is moving full steam ahead.
The Kendallville Common Council took the next step Tuesday night in approving a funding mechanism for the project on second and third reading. Rules were suspended to help expedite the project.
Before that approval, Tuesday night the council welcomed a new firefighter and supported a recent promotion at the Kendallville Police Department.
Robert Isaacs, the cityâs newest firefighter, took his oath of office from council President Jim Dazey in front of family and friends. Dazeyâs second oath of office came with the swearing in of Detective Doug Davis. Davis started with the Kendallville PD 16 years ago as a dispatcher, two years after that he became a full-time police officer.
The Pella City Council held two public hearings for two key infrastructure projects on the construction season calendar at their meeting Tuesday evening.
Two resolutions were on the agenda and approved contracts for Oost Poort Alley infrastructure upgrades and the 218th Avenue and Neil Drive Reconstruction project.
Council approved a contract with TK Concrete for $940,854 to reconstruct full sanitary sewer, storm sewer, underground stormwater, and paving improvements as well as downtown parking updates, and repaving with brick near the end of the project. A contract with Wicks Construction of Decorah for $1,282,721 was approved for complete conversion of gravel to hard surface for the road near the Shady Brook development, projected to cost $1.52 million.
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Workforce housing could become more expensive in St. Johns County as officials point to the rising cost of home construction.
The St. Johns County Commission approved the Workforce Housing Zoning designation in July 2020 with the hope of attracting developers to create housing that is priced within reach of early career professionals, such as teachers and first responders.
The zoning category offers incentives ― such as increased density and flexible design standards ― to developers for building developments where at least 40% of the houses are offered for a maximum of $210,000. That s the threshold that is still affordable to people of moderate income in the area, according to the county.