Posted: 7/12/07
CJC hits major snag with city variance requests
By Charlie Warner
Argus News Editor
Progress on the 82,000 square foot criminal justice center (CJC) Houston County has proposed to locate in downtown Caledonia hit a 60-day speed bump Wednesday, July 11 when the Caledonia City Council indicated no decisions on the four zoning variance requests would be made until late September or early October.
Mayor Mike Morey made that announcement to a crowd of about 150 persons attending a public hearing at the city auditorium on the variance requests. Morey said no action would be made concerning the CJC variance requests until a traffic study could be made and reviewed after public and parochial schools are back in session this fall.
The August 4 variance and street vacation request deadline was extended 60 days and the continuation of the public hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the city auditorium.
Current CJC plans require variances for four zoning ordinances and the vacation of portions of two city streets.
See the next issue of the Caledonia Argus for the complete story.
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