Polk County Commission rejects relocation of private WonderHere school
The 4-1 vote by the commission reversed an earlier vote by the county’s planning commission and went against a staff recommendation to approve the project. “This is a residential area,” said Bill Braswell, who joined Rick Wilson, Martha Santiago and Neil Combee in a vote against the concept. “It sounds like the school is a fantastic school, a great program, but it’s still a business. This would be a non-residential use dropped into a residential area. I don’t see it as compatible.” Commissioner George Lindsey cast the lone vote to approve the project. "When all else fails read ...
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