"This is something we reiterated to the city over and over and over again," Phillips said. "And we didn't get anywhere."
FOX 13 News reached out to the Salvation Slavic Baptist Church earlier Monday. The church responded and said they have no further comment to give at this time."Since we have built our church in Edgewood, most of the members moved closer to the church. At one point, the church realized that we are getting close to exceeding our capacity in Edgewood. We spent several years looking for a piece of land around the region and finally found it here in Milton. The Milton site is less than 1.
While this is zoned as a residential area, the city says the church has a right to be there, as religious institutions are allowed. But there’s a slight loophole. "There wasn't anything that defined the size of a church, or what type/size of a school, for that matter," said Angelie Stahlnecker, planning manager for the City of Milton."Basically, if they were over a certain size, they'd be in more business districts," Stahlnecker said. "If they were of smaller size, then they'd continue to be allowed in residential districts.
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