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Greater Centennial AME Zion presents concept for Belvie and Shirley Jackson Family Life Center
Summary
Greater Centennial AME Zion Church presented a concept plan to the Mount Vernon Planning Board for a 24,000‑square‑foot single‑story community center with gymnasium, multipurpose rooms and classroom space at 318 South Eighth Avenue. The board provided generally positive feedback and noted variances will be required.
Greater Centennial AME Zion Church presented a concept plan on Feb. 5, 2025, to the Mount Vernon City Planning Board for a proposed Belvie and Shirley Jackson Family Life Center at 318 South Eighth Avenue that would include a gymnasium, multipurpose rooms and classrooms for youth and community programs.
At the meeting, architect and engineer Capi Sabir of SRWs described the proposed single‑story, roughly 24,000‑square‑foot building with a full basement. Sabir said the team found the existing structure on the site was structurally unsound after years of exposure and that the proposal calls for demolition of the above‑grade building, reuse of portions of the foundation where feasible and construction of a…
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