The Walker County Planning Commission has voted unanimously to recommend denial of a rezoning request for the Gateway at Rossville affordable workforce housing development.
The vote Thursday was the second time the commission has recommended denial of the project for land on Happy Valley Road across from Ridgeland High School.
A required second hearing was never held on the project before it was approved by Shannon Whitfield, then the county’s sole commissioner.
Whitfield, now chair of the Board of Commissioners, later acknowledged his approval was a mistake, leading community members to call for his resignation last month.
The development would include a 156-unit family apartment complex featuring 18 one-bedroom units, 90 two-bedroom units and 48 three-bedroom units, as well as a covered pavilion, playground, computer center, exercise room, swimming pool and dog park.