ASHEBORO — The Asheboro City Council has given the green light for the construction of a faith-based rehabilitation facility for women.
At the council’s March meeting, the council held a public hearing for a rezoning request for 24 acres of property located north of the northern termination of Oakland Avenue for the development of a congregate living facility for those with drugs and alcohol addiction problems.
The applicant, Pierced Ministries and Rehab Services, is a 501(c)(3) faith-based recovery ministry.
“We have a very strenuous application process,” said Bob Wilkerson, executive director of Pierced Ministries. “We don’t take people off the streets and we’re not transient.”
The site plan calls for the construction of three dormitories, two multi-purpose facilities, an office, a kitchen and seven single-family dwellings intended for staff, with an additional single-family dwelling proposed on a separate parcel of land to be subdivided.
According to the applicant, the plan is to have the office and dormitory finished within a year, but the remainder of the project could take between five to 10 years.
The property is undeveloped and will have a 50-foot vegetation buffer.
Following the hearing, the council approved the request.
Special hearing
The council also held a quasi-judicial hearing for a special use permit for around 10 acres of property located at 727 Jaeco Caudill Dr. for the construction of a 10 foot by 30 foot digital LED billboard on the northwest corner of the property.
“There is already manufacturing, processing and assembly use on the property, which will remain,” said John Evans, Community Development director.
New council member
The council also swore in newest council member Camden Young Mills, who was appointed last month to fill the vacant seat left by Joey Trogdon after he resigned his seat to be sworn in as the new mayor.
Mills was selected by the council after it reviewed applications for the vacant seat.
The Asheboro City Council will next meet April 9.
