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Green Level Council tables permit appeal for proposed family care home after distance and ordinance questions
Summary
Lesley Carter appealed a denied permit for a proposed family care home, saying it would provide 24-hour geriatric care; the council tabled the appeal to verify distances and consider whether ordinance language should distinguish facility types.
Town Administrator Barrett Brown presented an appeal from Lesley Carter after a permit application for a family care home was denied because the property fell just under the town’s half-mile separation requirement. Carter told the council her proposed family care home would house geriatric patients over age 65 in a four-bedroom house and provide 24-hour care, and she argued the nearby facility is a different type of operation.
Councilmembers pressed for factual clarity and legal context. Councilmember…
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