Neighbors Line Up To Support Garage Variance

Neighbors in the 1700 block of Kansas Avenue came out in full support of a variance request filed by a young Huron couple wanting to add a three-stall garage in their back yard. Derek Layher says the garage would help alleviate parking issues for them and others on the tight curves of Kansas Avenue…

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Layher is the Huron Police Department’s K-9 officer. The department’s drug control vehicle, which Layher keeps parked in the front drive of their home has had windows shot out by vandals numerous times. Layher’s wife Brittany operates a pet grooming business out of the couple’s modified single car garage. Ken Linblad says he agrees with the traffic issues having cars parked on Kansas creates…

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Steve Swisher has lived in his home, directly north of the Layher’s since 1976 and called the stretch of Kansas he resides on a race track….

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Layher’s boss, Public Safety Director Gary Will, Jr. had a different take on why the City should approve the request…

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The Layher’s also got support from two businesses across the alley from the proposed garage. Ace Realty wrote a letter of support for the variance, while a representative of Performance Radio, spoke in favor of approval. The variance was unanimously approved.