A Wright City church's plans to rezone a portion of its property has some neighbor's worried.Officials with Twin River Baptist Association, located at 100 Twin Rivers Lane, have asked Wright City to …
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A Wright City church's plans to rezone a portion of its property has some neighbor's worried.Officials with Twin River Baptist Association, located at 100 Twin Rivers Lane, have asked Wright City to rezone part of its property from agricultural to light commercial. If approved, the new C-1 designation could allow such businesses as bakery, doctor's office, daycare centers and dentist offices to move into the agricultural area. According to Alderman Jim Schuchmann, these would be small businesses that do not generate a lot of traffic."These businesses if backing up to your home won't have a big impact," he said. "There won't be any large trucks at night or street lights pointed in your direction."Church officials say they currently have no plans for any changes in the use of the property, but did not rule out a possible change in the future.Ron Jurgesmeyer, a representative with Twin Rivers Baptist Association, told the Wright City Board of Aldermen on Oct. 24 that the main reason for the request in zoning was because agricultural does not allow for a second entrance to the church property."We're not thinking of selling the property and no one has offered to buy it, but we were told it would be easier to sell if it were zoned commercial.," Jurgesmeyer said. "Our intent is not to change the use. We can't promised you that down the road that we might might make it into something else."Residents in the nearby Turkey Run subdivision expressed concern over the rezoning during the October Planning and Zoning meeting, telling city officials that there was a promise made never to change the property's zoning from agricultural."A developer will sometimes tell you what you want to hear,” said Jurgesmeyer.The request will be taken up by the Planning and Zoning Board at its Nov. 18 meeting.Wright City Neighbors Object to Rezoning