Planning commission approves conditional use for Love and Bright Beginnings daycare at 4328 Northern Pike

The Monroeville Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a conditional-use permit for Love and Bright Beginnings to operate a childcare center at 4328 Northern Pike.

The applicant, Laura Bartwimichi James, owner of Laura Land Company, told the commission she intends to combine three office suites on the building’s right side to create the childcare facility and to operate infant-through-school-age care at the Boulevard Zoning District address. "I've owned [the building] for 11, 12 years now," James said, adding that the building has had substantial vacancy and that the applicant approached her…