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Council approves special‑use permit for small private elementary school at Memorial Baptist Church
Summary
City council approved a special use permit allowing a private elementary school (Acton Academy Blue Ridge) to use part of Memorial Baptist Church at 224 Taylor Street, with conditions capping enrollment and specifying drop‑off location.
Staunton City Council on May 8 approved a special use permit for a private elementary school to operate at 224 Taylor Street (Memorial Baptist Church), following a Planning Commission recommendation and staff analysis.
Planning Manager Tim Hartless summarized the request as seeking use of approximately 3,250 square feet of the church’s Sunday‑school space and described the initial proposal as two staff and 12 students. Hartless said the church…
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