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Kokomo council rejects rezoning for drive‑through convenience store at 501 James Drive, 5‑4
Summary
The Kokomo Common Council voted 5‑4 to defeat Ordinance 71‑86, a rezoning request to allow a drive‑through convenience store at 501 James Drive after residents raised concerns about safety, drainage and traffic.
The Kokomo Common Council voted 5‑4 to defeat Ordinance 71‑86, a rezoning request to change 501 James Drive from R‑3 (medium‑density single‑family) to C‑1 (small‑to‑medium general commercial), preventing a proposed drive‑through convenience store from moving forward at the site.
The vote followed a 20‑minute public comment period in which several nearby residents pressed the council to keep the lot residential, citing concerns about crime, student pedestrian safety, drainage and trash pickup. Casey Harrington, a resident at 505 James Drive, told the council she found “eight calls to a nearby convenience store within the past two months” on a local…
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