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Pecan Lake residents press board to reopen vote after sale of site tied to Garden group-home approval
Summary
Residents from the Pecan Lake neighborhood told the Little Rock Board of Directors on Nov. 4 that they remain opposed to a conditional-use approval allowing a group-home operator — referred to in public comments as the Gardens — to locate near their neighborhood and a school bus stop.
Residents from the Pecan Lake neighborhood told the Little Rock Board of Directors on Nov. 4 that they remain opposed to a conditional-use approval allowing a group-home operator — referred to in public comments as the Gardens — to locate near their neighborhood and a school bus stop.
Vice Mayor Weyrick said the board had been notified in advance of an intent to "rescind the Gardens application," but that the applicant had closed on the property on Oct. 31, which raised procedural questions about whether a rescission motion could be heard. City staff and the city attorney explained that closing the sale can change the circumstances and render a rescission motion not ripe for board action.
City staff and the city attorney described the available petition route for…
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