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Polk County approves rezoning for Center for Hope recovery facility near Erskine school
Summary
Polk County commissioners rezoned a 5.69-acre property formerly used as Pioneer Memorial Care to a commercial district to allow a private residential treatment and recovery center. Approval carried with one commissioner opposing; the county required a detailed operational plan and background checks to exclude violent and sex-offense convictions.
Polk County commissioners voted to rezone a 5.69-acre parcel formerly occupied by Pioneer Memorial Care to the county's commercial district to allow the Center for Hope to operate a residential substance use and behavioral health treatment facility there.
The property, located along U.S. Highway 2 and U.S. 59 northbound exit near Erskine, contains a roughly 50,000-square-foot building and connects to the City of Erskine municipal sewer and water systems. Planning staff and the applicant said the site's size and infrastructure make it suitable for a residential treatment program and related job-restoration services.
County planning staff told commissioners the requested land-use change aligns with Polk County's comprehensive plan because medical and clinic uses are permitted in the…
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