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Monroeville council approves Pyramid Healthcare conditional use despite resident objections
Summary
Council granted conditional-use approval to Pyramid Healthcare Inc. to operate a substance-abuse treatment facility at 279 Center Road. The vote passed after a Planning Commission recommendation; residents in public comment later expressed concern about the operator's track record and placement near neighborhoods and schools.
The Monroeville Council approved a conditional-use request from Pyramid Healthcare Inc. to operate a substance-abuse treatment facility at 279 Center Road at its April 8, 2025 meeting, following a prior Planning Commission hearing and staff recommendation. The approval passed on a roll call vote with Councilmember Adams and Councilmember Williams recorded as voting no.
The application was considered under Article 5, Section 504ccc (substance-abuse treatment facility) of the Monroeville Zoning Ordinance No. 2779. Planning Commission recommendations and conditions were included in the packet presented to council; staff said the application had been heard at the Planning Commission and in the agenda-setting meeting the prior week.
The vote drew public comment both at the conditional-use hearing the prior week and during the council meeting’s public-comment period. Albert Lardo, who identified…
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