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Hearing on Allendale Rehabilitation expansion continues after testimony on parking, fencing and EMS calls
Summary
The board continued the public hearing on a proposed addition and operational changes at Allendale Rehabilitation and Health Care. Engineers and operations witnesses described site revisions and interventions to reduce 911 calls; the hearing was carried to Sept. 17 for further evidence and public cross-examination.
The Allendale Land Use Board heard extended testimony on June 17 about a proposed 8,541-square-foot addition to Allendale Rehabilitation and Health Care and numerous operational concerns raised by neighbors and board members.
Applicant counsel Michael Rubin presented revised plans and called operational and engineering witnesses. Engineer Neil Jeffress described site changes meant to address neighbor concerns: removal of 12 parking spaces in a northern lot to widen the landscape buffer by roughly 20 feet, the relocation of an internal fence to the property line with an option for a 5- or 6-foot privacy fence subject to board approval, added evergreen plantings and a reconfiguration of employee…
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