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The Sweet Home Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday, March 16, to grant the Linn County Parks and Recreation Department a conditional use permit for a four-lane public recreational vehicle wastewater disposal facility with a potable water fill station.

The facility would be located off 24th Avenue, south of the railroad tracks and west of the Family Assistance and Resource Center's managed outreach and community resource facility for the homeless. The proposed 4.62-acre site was previously used for industrial purposes as a wood products mill.

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