It will be September before the Benton County Commissioners decide whether to allow the Northside Christian Church to build a campus in a rural residential zone outside the city limits in North Albany.
An Albany church’s plan to build a worship center has stirred up residents who think the plan would irreparably alter their semi-rural neighborhood. Signs opposing the development have popped up along neighborhood roads.
Benton County has set a date for the board of commissioners to hear the appeal by Northside Christian Church, which wants to build a worship building and parking lot in a North Albany field.
As expected, Northside Christian Church has not given up on its plan to build a church complex in a rural residential neighborhood outside the city limits in North Albany.
On March 17, the Benton County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing before deciding whether to allow a church, gymnasium and 269-space parking lot to be built on a 19-acre property in rural North Albany.

Benton board approves Northside permit
The Benton County Board of Commissioners today voted 2-1 to approve a conditional use permit for the Northside Christian Church to build a worship and event center on Powers Avenue in North Albany.
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