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Pierce County commissioners deny rezoning request for Sunflower Childcare Center
Summary
Pierce County commissioners voted June 3 to deny a rezoning request that would have allowed Sunflower Childcare Center at 4023 Meadow Circle to expand; supporters said the program was worthwhile but several commissioners said the parcel is not the right location.
Pierce County commissioners on Tuesday voted to deny a request to rezone parcel #045A-033 at 4023 Meadow Circle in Blackshear from Single‑Family to Commercial, a change the applicant said was needed to keep more children at the Sunflower Childcare Center.
Commissioner David Lowman moved to deny the rezoning; Commissioner Troy Mattox seconded the motion and the board voted to carry it. Mattox said the childcare concept was “a good idea, but it is just not in the right location.”
The rezoning was discussed as part of the night's agenda item 9. The transcript records concerns about the parcel’s location and suitability; no alternative sites or follow-up plan for the childcare operator were recorded in the meeting minutes.
Public comment that evening also included a separate, unrelated presentation by Nefí Herrera about a Liberty National Insurance worksite program and a referenced road-width/erosion concern from Christopher Thomas, who was listed among public commenters but was not in attendance. Chairman Neal Bennett said Herrera’s materials would be passed to human resources for consideration.
The commission took no further action on childcare zoning at the meeting. The record does not show a vote tally by name or whether the applicant intends to appeal the denial.
