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Grand Island board backs church's one-acre cemetery and recommends rezoning of main parcel

Grand Island Planning Board · November 13, 2025
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The Grand Island Planning Board recommended that the town board grant a special use permit for a one-acre cemetery behind Bridal Fellowship and advised rezoning the church's larger parcel to R-1A to accommodate accessory church uses while limiting subdivision pressure.

The Grand Island Planning Board voted to recommend the town board approve a special use permit for a one-acre cemetery behind Bridal Fellowship on Baseline Road and recommended rezoning the larger church parcel from R‑1D to R‑1A.

Board members heard from Pastor Calvin Ben, who said the church intends to set aside only one acre for burials, not the entire property. "It's only that one…

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