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Article: Forks group protests grocery store plans: In appeal, band of 15 residents claim zoning change is illegal.
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- The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
- Article date:
- September 7, 2006
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Byline: Joe Nixon
Sep. 7--A citizens group has appealed a recent zoning change in Forks Township that added a grocery store as a development option in an area in the municipality's north end. The group, Residents Who Care, filed the appeal Tuesday, alleging the July 20 approval by township supervisors to allow a large grocery store as a permitted use in the employment center zoning district amounted to unlawful "spot zoning." Fifteen township residents in the group are appealing the zoning change, though the group itself isn't listed separately. The change was approved in a 3-1 vote, with Supervisors David Hoff, David Howell and Donald Miller voting in favor. ...