A plan for affordable housing for seniors in the Brainerd area drew opposition from some neighbors Monday and approval to rezone the site was deferred.
About a half dozen people showed up at a meeting to speak against the proposed 63-unit development on North Moore Road across from Brainerd High School.
Greater Tucker Missionary Baptist Church sought rezoning of an adjacent 3-acre parcel from the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission for the project estimated at $12 million to $15 million.
Gary Hathaway, the church’s pastor, said the senior housing fits with the vision of the congregation. Rental rates are rising, and a segment of the community is being left behind, he told the panel.
“Seniors should be able to maintain their dignity,” he said.