Church daycare, zoning issues
Issues of county zoning and regulations for church-run daycares were in the spotlight this year and last year. Ebenezer UMC's application for a special use permit to go from a half-day to a full-day daycare program was voted down by the Board of Commissioners and the church won an appeal to Rockdale Superior Court. Seventh Day Adventist's application for a special use permit for a day care was approved a month after Ebenezer UMC's was first turned down.