Zoning Requests Receive Positive Recommendations

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Zoning Requests Receive Positive Recommendations

Residents on the west end of St. Croix could see a new bakery, a new church building, and a new Sister Emma cottage at the Queen Louise home if the three zoning requests heard at the Committee of the Whole Friday keep moving forward. The Senate will make a final vote on the requests on June 14.

Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

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