Lighthouse to move forward after denial of permit; says city mislabeled operation
by Melissa St. Aude | Casa Grande Dispatch
Proponents of a plan to install shower services for the homeless and less fortunate say they hold no grudges after their request for a special use permit was denied by the Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission.
Lighthouse Ministries purchased two self-contained shower-bathroom units that it planned to install in its facility at 465 W. Gila Bend Highway. The showers were in addition to the slate of other services the ministry already provides for the homeless and less fortunate at the facility.
But after several business owners and managers expressed concern about the plan, the commission on Jan. 7 denied the conditional use permit needed to make renovations necessary to accommodate the new shower units.
