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Commission approves Step Toward Home rehabilitation housing plan after brief public opposition
Summary
The commission approved a concept plan and development plan for Step Toward Home, a post‑incarceration rehabilitation housing project, after opponents requested a postponement and raised safety and oversight concerns. Staff recommended approval; both motions passed without roll‑call opposition.
The Knoxville‑Knox County Planning Commission on Sept. 11 approved a concept plan (subject to six staff conditions) and a development plan for four duplexes for the Step Toward Home residential program after a brief period of public concern.
Lee Ellis, representing the applicant (the housing provider working with the Lazarus Project service partner), described the program as housing designed for people completing rehabilitation and returning from…
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