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Texarkana planning commission backs rezoning request for U‑pick berry operation on Tennessee Road
Summary
The Texarkana Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend rezoning a 4.423‑acre parcel at 6212 Tennessee Road from R‑1 residential to A1 limited mixed use to permit a low‑intensity U‑pick berry operation; the recommendation goes to the Board of Directors on the first Monday in August.
The Texarkana Planning and Zoning Commission voted July 8 to recommend rezoning a 4.423‑acre parcel at 6212 Tennessee Road from R‑1 residential to A1 limited mixed use to allow a proposed U‑pick berry operation.
Applicant Jessica LaForce, who said she and her husband David will live on the property, told the commission they plan to plant blackberries and blueberries and operate “a kind of a U‑pick where people can come and pick fruit” during summer months. She said they do not intend to harvest and sell fruit wholesale but may charge a fee for patrons to pick berries.
Several nearby residents opposed the rezoning at the Planning Commission hearing. A…
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