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Little Rock board upholds Planning Commission approval for proposed therapeutic community after lengthy public hearing
Summary
After more than an hour of public testimony both opposing and supporting the project, the Little Rock City Board of Directors voted Oct. 21 not to rescind a Planning Commission approval allowing a therapeutic community facility at 9621 Tall Timber Blvd; the rescind motion fell short of the six votes required to overturn.
The Little Rock City Board of Directors on Oct. 21 declined to rescind a Planning Commission approval for a proposed therapeutic community facility at 9621 Tall Timber Boulevard, meaning the Planning Commission’s prior conditional‑use permit stands.
The vote followed a lengthy public hearing in which neighbors raised concerns about crime, traffic and property values while the applicant and supporters presented legal and programmatic defenses. The rescind resolution received five affirmative votes and three opposing votes; city attorney Tom Carpenter explained a motion to rescind requires six affirmative votes to succeed, so the Planning Commission’s decision was upheld.
Why it matters: The proposal, advanced by an operator known in the hearing as the Gardens, would convert a vacant 6‑acre former church into a heavily regulated residential program for people with intellectual, developmental and behavioral‑health diagnoses. The…
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