Marion development moratorium passes first City Council reading

Proposal would cover portions of Tower Terrace Road, Highway 13, and Central Corridor business district
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    Seeking a strategic pause on new projects in some of Marion’s fastest-growing areas, the Marion City Council Oct. 5 approved the first reading of an ordinance that would impose a one-year development moratorium on most commercial developments in those areas.

    Broadly speaking, the moratorium would apply to portions of Tower Terrace Road, Highway 13, and the Central Corridor business district in Marion, and according to the council’s agenda, “aims to…

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