{"id":3237,"date":"2010-04-01T10:53:49","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T16:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2010-04-01T10:53:49","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T16:53:49","slug":"day-care-center-denied-by-city-council-by-6-3-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=3237","title":{"rendered":"Day Care Center Denied by City Council by 6-3 Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Carol Arnett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Florissant City Council voted 6-3 to deny a rezoning of property at 13041-13141 New Halls Ferry Road (Plaza Madrid Shopping Center) to allow a daycare to open at the site. The daycare would be open 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Councilmen Andrew Podleski, Mark Schmidt, and Tom Schneider voted for the rezoning.<\/p>\n<p>The site is in Schmidt\u2019s ward. \u201cI\u2019ve gotten a lot of calls about this,\u201d he said. He said that although the city\u2019s Planning and Zoning Commission (P and Z) had turned down the request, he still supported it. \u201cThe state Licensing Bureau has signed off, the fire marshal has signed off, and the Building Commissioner is OK with this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the issues he had with the drop-off and pick-up procedure at the site were addressed. \u201cThis is a good fit for the Plaza,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTonight on the agenda we have an application for a liquor license in that center,\u201d said Councilwoman Karen McKay. She said a day care would not be a good fit, and mentioned that several neighbors were against the center. \u201cPeople have a right to be heard,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Several of the council members who opposed the center said they were impressed with the center and with the owners, but they did not like the location.<\/p>\n<p>Councilman Keith English said he went by to see the center, and was impressed with it. \u201cI almost feel compelled to support it, but it\u2019s still the wrong location,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think long and hard before flipping a Planning and Zoning vote,\u201d said Councilman Keith Schildroth. \u201cI think the concept is good, but not there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI firmly believe it\u2019s in the wrong location,\u201d Mayor Robert Lowery said.<\/p>\n<p>Podleski said there was a need for this type of daycare. It appeals to hospital and nursing home workers, and anyone who works second or third shift, he said.\u00a0 \u201cThis is definitely needed, whether in this location or somewhere else,\u201d Podleski said. \u201cPeople need a safe place for their children, especially in this economy when they might be working two jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try to put children first,\u201d said Schneider. \u201cI\u2019m sad there was so much opposition to a safe place for kids.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council voted 6-3 to deny a rezoning of property at 13041-13141 New Halls Ferry Road (Plaza Madrid Shopping Center) to allow a daycare to open at the site. The daycare would be open 24 hours. Councilmen Andrew Podleski, Mark Schmidt, and Tom Schneider voted for the rezoning. 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