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Fenton aldermen hear a dozen supporters for Adventure Unknown; vote tally ends in procedural confusion
Summary
Dozens of club members and business leaders urged the Fenton Board of Aldermen to approve a special-use pathway for Adventure Unknown; the board debated safety, parking and precedent and a roll-call count produced conflicting announcements about whether the motion passed.
A public hearing that drew a dozen speakers into Fenton City Hall on Sept. 26 focused on Adventure Unknown, a shared-workspace business seeking a zoning designation tied to a proposed private business club rule change.
Supporters described the site as a generator of local spending, networking and charitable activity. “While those tax dollars don't add up to a lot when one individual does it, they do add up to a lot when there's 60 individuals,” said Corey Schonhorst, who said members frequent nearby restaurants and services. Former state representative Jim Avery told the board the venture "wasn't done right" at first but argued the applicant had since sought to correct mistakes: "We…
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