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County board approves special-use permit for Second Story Foundation recovery program at Crete horse farm
Summary
The board approved a special-use permit to allow the Second Story Foundation to operate a rural retreat-style residential recovery program at a Crete Township horse farm; board and land-use bodies attached seven conditions before approval.
The Will County Board voted to grant a special-use permit on Sept. 18 allowing the Second Story Foundation to operate a residential recovery program at a horse farm in Crete Township, a project described by supporters as a rural-retreat model for men in extended recovery.
Zoning case ZC-25-063 requested a special-use permit for a use “similar or compatible to a rural retreat” at 2400 Bemis Road. The county’s Planning, Conservation and Development Committee recommended approval 6–0; the Land Use and Development Committee recommended approval with seven conditions (4–1). On the board floor, Chair Pretzel moved the measure and the board approved it 17–0.
Nate Washburn, attorney for the applicant, told the board the project combines private donations, grant funding (including an opioid‑fund award the county has recommended), and ongoing fundraising to pay for…
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