Rezoning, and sex offenders
The Greensboro City Council has a jam-packed agenda Tuesday night.
On the top of the list of issues that might draw residents' interest: three rezoning requests and an ordinance regarding sex offenders.
The requested zoning changes include:
-- a new events center on New Garden Road. The planning department staff recommended against it, but the zoning commission gave it a thumbs up. Some neighbors were concerned about noise from such a facility.
-- 32 condos on Dolley Madison. Staff and the commission recommended approval.
-- 72 multi-family units on Penry Road. Staff and the commission said no to this one.
As for the sex offenders: Councilman Mike Barber is pressing his fellow council members to join ranks with public officials around the state to ban registered sex offenders from city parks.
The ordinance is a business item, and could come late in the evening (depending on how long the hearing items last.) It could bring an interesting debate about the safety of children versus the rights of ex-offenders who have already served their time and are duly registered.
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