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Planning approves TC elementary project
Commissioners applaud repurposing of building, traffic solutions
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The Turlock Planning Commission approved a permit for Turlock Christian to convert the old MedicAlert offices into an elementary school, despite neighbors' concerns about increased traffic congestion to the area of Colorado Avenue and Tuolumne Road. - photo by CANDY PADILLA / The Journal
Turlock Christian School can now move forward with plans to convert the old MedicAlert offices into an elementary school campus, following the Turlock Planning Commission's approval of a Minor Discretionary Permit for the project on Thursday. The Planning Commission approved the project despite protests from local residents, whose main concerns were the increased traffic the school would bring to the area around Colorado Avenue and Tuolumne Road. "I realize the MedicAlert building will need to have an occupant, however, allowing a school means twice a day for a one hour period the entire area will be inundated with auto as well as pedestrian traffic.
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